Chiptech Products Power Consumption

How Much Power Do Chiptech Devices Use?

At Chiptech, we design our products to be highly efficient, providing peace of mind while keeping running costs very low. Here’s an overview of the mains power consumption for two of our key products: SEVEN and GO.

(Updated April 2025)

Chiptech devices are designed to deliver essential safety services while using very little power, helping keep your home energy bills low. Here’s how little power they use:

Product	Energy Usage	Equivalent
SEVEN	1 kWh every 3 months	Less than one kettle boil per fortnight
GO 3G and GO 4G	1 kWh every 5 months	Extremely low power
GO 3G and GO 4G - Charger off	1 kWh every 7 years	Minimal energy

SEVEN Power Consumption

The SEVEN base unit consumes approximately 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) of electricity every three months — that’s about the same energy it takes to boil a full kettle of water once every two weeks.

While in normal operation, SEVEN is primarily in an idle state, listening for events.
Typical daily usage includes:

Sending cloud and test signals (under 5 minutes per day, or just 0.35% of the time)
Handling alarm calls (averaging one call per month, 0.14% of the time)
Charging its internal battery (about 1 day every 90 days, or 1.1%)

1kWh every 3 months

1kWh to boil 1L 10 times¹

GO 3G and GO 4G Power Consumption

GO 3G and GO 4G are designed to be extremely low power. They consume about 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) of electricity every five months — when the charger is left plugged in.

Most of the time, GO devices are not connected to mains power and only charge for about 4 hours once per month.

1kWh every 5 months

1kWh to boil 1L 10 times¹

References

Boiling 1L of water in a 2200W jug.

How Much Power Do Chiptech Devices Use?

SEVEN Power Consumption

GO 3G and GO 4G Power Consumption

References

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