Re: Electricity bill [was: Re: Leaving a Computer Running ?]

From: Anthony Atkielski (atkielski.anthony_at_wanadoo.fr)
Date: 02/07/05

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    markzero writes:

    m> Actually, I've found that five machines, each with two disks, onboard
    m> graphics and sound, an average 700mhz P3 with a 250w power supply
    m> haven't really made a dent on my electricity bill.

    My bills have been unusually high lately and it prompted me to do some
    calculation to see if the computers were responsible for the bills. I
    have three computers running continuously, but the calculations showed
    that they still don't make much of a dent in my electricity bill, even
    in my small apartment. The total is about 500 kwh per month, out of
    some 1400 kwh. I don't know where the rest is going, but I suspect that
    an aging electric water heater is consuming more than all the computer
    equipment combined. There's no other explanation (I run A/C in summer
    which ups the bill considerably, but that doesn't apply at this time of
    year).

    Since the computers are necessary for both work and play, I consider
    running them to be electricity wisely used. I do turn the monitors off
    when I'm not home, but since they are all flat panels now, that
    represents only a trivial amount of electricity. 

    -- 
Anthony
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