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Laptop operating systems need to start keeping tabs on what's using your battery, like Android does (with mixed success but that's another story).

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OS X 10.9 does show battery use per app in the Activity Monitor. It also shows a short list of battery-draining apps right in the battery menu at the top of the screen.

Powertop has been available on Linux for a looooong time.

Powertop doesn't do that though.

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