{...}: {
  # see this for reference: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/211345
  services = {
    # conflicts with tlp
    power-profiles-daemon.enable = false;
    thermald.enable = true;
    tlp = {
      enable = true;
      settings = {
        CPU_BOOST_ON_AC = 1;
        CPU_BOOST_ON_BAT = 0;
        CPU_SCALING_GOVERNOR_ON_AC = "performance";
        CPU_SCALING_GOVERNOR_ON_BAT = "powersave";
        SATA_LINKPWR_ON_AC = "max_performance";
        SATA_LINKPWR_ON_BAT = "min_power";
      };
    };
  };
}