Power consumption of Time Capsule in standby

Hi
Just wondering if there is some kind of standby mode on the Time Capsule, which stops the harddrive when it's not in use - in other words, when I'm only using the route functionality of the Time Capsule?
Furthermore: what's the power consumption of the Time Capsule in standby mode? I know that apple stats a max of 30Watts, but at the end of the day that turns out to be quite a lot of money if you only use the harddrive while home playing music or making a backup.
Kind regards
Jens

I've spoken to Apple support regarding these questions.
If you are using Time Capsule to back up the data on your computer(s), the hard drive is only spinning during the back up process. If you are listening to music or watching video stored on the Time Capsule, the disc will of course be spinning during this time.
When the Time Capsule disc is not spinning and the unit is providing router and wireless functions, the Time Capsule is using approximately 10 Watts of power.

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