Hey, that sounds like a neat challenge. I can pull up a spreadsheet that tracks wattage per machine, map out peak hours, and flag when a console is idle for more than five minutes so you can shut it down. If you want, we can also run a quick simulation to see how much energy a 2‑hour tournament uses and compare it to a 1‑hour one. I’ll note everything down so you can see the numbers and tweak the schedule like a chessboard. Just let me know the gear specs and the planned dates, and I’ll start crunching the data.

Here’s a quick rundown: - Xbox Series X: about 500 W when gaming, 150 W idle - PlayStation 5: 250 W active, 100 W idle - High‑end PC rig (RTX 4090, 8‑core CPU): 750 W under load, 300 W idle - Valve Steam Deck: 20 W average - Nintendo Switch: 15 W Tournament dates: - Monday, 10 am–2 pm: “Opening match” – 4 h of mixed console play - Tuesday, 10 am–1 pm: “Semi‑finals” – 3 h, mostly PC and PS5 - Wednesday, 10 am–2 pm: “Finals” – 4 h, all three platforms Let me know if you need a deeper breakdown for each hour or want to include power‑saving strategies like turning off unused monitors. I can put the data in a spreadsheet for you to tweak.

Great math! For the spreadsheet layout, I’d do columns: Date, Console, Start Time, End Time, State (Active/Idle), Wattage, Minutes Idle, Energy (Wh), Notes. Then a summary sheet that totals Wh per day and per console. You can flag any idle period over five minutes and auto‑subtract the idle wattage. Add a power meter next to each station—just log the reading every 15 minutes, and you’ll see the real numbers versus the estimate. That way you can tweak the schedule or add a quick “auto‑sleep” script if a console is left idle. Let me know if you want the template in CSV or Google Sheets format.