diff --git a/morph/grid/hro-cloud/storage003-hardware.nix b/morph/grid/hro-cloud/storage003-hardware.nix
index 0ebbf232e6c09f05dd85548f4eb4c1a6de95462b..82028c1c79f016f176b587fb7265db83b3f43513 100644
--- a/morph/grid/hro-cloud/storage003-hardware.nix
+++ b/morph/grid/hro-cloud/storage003-hardware.nix
@@ -33,4 +33,5 @@
   } ];
 
   hardware.cpu.intel.updateMicrocode = lib.mkDefault config.hardware.enableRedistributableFirmware;
+  powerManagement.cpuFreqGovernor = lib.mkDefault "powersave";
 }