Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and apparatus for adjusting energy loss of a wireless network system. The method comprises: acquiring first access information, first backhaul information and first working state information of a first base station, and acquiring second access information, second backhaul information and second working state information of a second base station; and according to the first access information, the first backhaul information, the first working state information, the second access information, the second backhaul information and the second working state information, determining a third access working state and a third backhaul working state that the first base station is to enter. Access information is information corresponding to a user equipment accessing a base station, backhaul information is information about the base station and a backhaul link, and working state information is used for indicating a current access working state and a backhaul working state of the base station. In the embodiments of the present invention, a working state to enter is determined by means of access information, backhaul information and working state information, so that energy loss of a system can be adjusted.。