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The phrase "waste power" is correct and can be used in written English.
It can be used to refer to using electricity or energy inefficiently, or using more than is necessary. Here is an example sentence: We need to be conscious of our energy usage and not waste power by leaving lights on in empty rooms.
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Graphic-intense screen savers can actually waste power.
Leaky transistors that don't turn off completely waste power.
Grate operated wood waste power plants produce immense volumes of bottom-ash, not studied to date.
Consumers waste power not just because they cannot regulate their spending very precisely, but also because it often does not cost very much.
I don't have enough money to buy a computer that I might then leave on overnight and waste power, she snarls at her chagrined inquisitor.
You are right that it's entirely possible that civilizations might decide not to waste power and energy in an effort to contact others.
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Unlike weapons waste, power-station waste generates lots of heat which might, in the long term, destabilise geological formations.
Don't waste power-ups.
What's wasting power at home?
All of this wasted power was costing me money and pumping unnecessary CO2 into the atmosphere.
This leakage current wastes power, raises the temperature and, if excessive, can cause the device to fail.
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