Google Play Services has been up to some strange stuff lately. Over the past day or so, the normally innocuous app/service has been juicing batteries. With no apparent provocation, users with a myriad of devices are reporting that the service has been up to no good when it comes to battery life.
via Pocket http://androidcommunity.com/play-services-is-suddenly-a-severe-battery-drain-but-nobody-knows-why-20131120/