diff --git a/etc/default/grub.d/cpufreq-powersave.cfg b/etc/default/grub.d/cpufreq-powersave.cfg
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+# Default to powersave CPU governor.
+# Remember to check `cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_available_governors` or `tlp-stat -p`
+# Prefer schedutil or conservative in that order if available.
+GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="$GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT cpufreq.default_governor=powersave"