EcoPower
by CNXiaozhiy
EcoPower switches a Windows host's system power plan according to how many players are online on a Minecraft server.
What it does
The mod watches the online player count and selects a Windows power plan for each configured range, such as Power Saver when few players are connected and High Performance when the server is busy. Range boundaries are inclusive, and the plan GUIDs can be customized. Changes are announced to players through broadcast messages. Players are kept out of the count if their names carry bot suffixes or other prefixes matched by a regular expression, so fake players do not raise the load level. The plan GUIDs can be read from the output of powercfg list in Command Prompt.
Plans can also be switched by hand through commands, which is useful when the server is about to start a heavy task. Configuration files reload without a server restart, and a status view shows the current configuration in real time. Taken together, the mod is meant to reduce power use on a host during idle periods. EcoPower works with Windows only and needs no mod on the player side. Only the server needs it, and players join without installing anything. The code is published by CNXiaozhiy and is not open source; all rights are reserved, and the source and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Player-count power plans
Each configured player range maps to a Windows power plan, and the switch happens automatically as the count changes.
Bot filtering
Fake players matched by name prefixes or suffixes, such as bot tags, are excluded from the count using a regular expression.
Manual plan switching
Administrators can change the active power plan with commands, independent of the player count.
Hot-reloadable configuration
Config files take effect without restarting the server, and a live status view shows the current settings.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x9 of 9 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Carpet Bot Limit is a Fabric server mod for 26.1.2 under the MIT License and is open source, so it targets a different version. DisKordel is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and covers 1.20.1 – 1.21.10, with a Discord bridge rather than power control. Server Discord Bot is open source under the MIT License for 26.2 and also handles Discord messaging. All of these are server-side only, like EcoPower, but none changes a system power plan.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EcoPower | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.8 | Server-side only | 2025-07-20 |
| Carpet Bot Limit | Fabric | 26.1.2 | Server-side only | 2026-06-13 |
| DisKordel | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.10 | Server-side only | 2025-10-21 |
| Server Discord Bot | Fabric | 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-08-13 |
Questions
Does EcoPower need to be installed on player machines?
Which operating systems does EcoPower support?
Which Minecraft versions does EcoPower cover?
In the catalog
EcoPower is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,930 Management mods for Fabric. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
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What the author says
EcoPower is an energy-saving plugin for Minecraft servers on Windows. It dynamically switches system power plans based on predefined online player ranges, reducing power consumption during idle periods. EcoPower 是一款专为 Windows 平台 Minecraft 服务器设计的节能插件。通过监测在线玩家数量范围,自动切换系统电源计划,显著降低服务器闲置时的电力消耗。
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/ecopower
- Owner
- CNXiaozhiy
- Published
- 2025-07-20
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-07-20
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
