# Poll: Do you turn your PC off at night?

> An electrician once told me that turning your computer off and then on again uses more electricity than just leaving it on for hours, an oversimplification if not an outright lie that I believed for years.

- **Source:** [Pcgamer](https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/poll-do-you-turn-your-pc-off-at-night/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a815597566c45f29077cad4)
- **Published:** 2026-08-16
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #gaming #hours #leaving #turning #night #poll #turn #adding
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a815597566c45f29077cad4

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