What does the OS X Activity Monitor’s “Energy Impact” actually measure?

[Update: this post has been updated with significant new information. Look to the end.] Activity Monitor is a tool in Mac OS X that shows a variety of real-time process measurements. It is well-known and its “Energy Impact” measure (which was added in Mac OS X 10.9) is often consulted by users to compare the … Continue reading What does the OS X Activity Monitor’s “Energy Impact” actually measure?