3D printers are increasingly becoming popular for both personal and commercial use, due to their ability to create physical objects from digital designs. While 3D printing is an exciting hobby, it comes with a cost: electricity usage. How much electricity does a 3d printer use? 3D printers consume …

My Ender 3 Pro runs about 260W when bed and end are heating, in use, 120-150W or so, depending on what it’s doing at that moment. My power factor is about 0.6 - not great (not that it matters a whit in a home :slightly_smiling_face:), but not too bad.

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That’s what I measured with my Ender 3 S1 Pro.
Around 200W at the beginning. A bit below 100W while printing. (PLA)