Think I'll turn it off then.
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From: Eddie on 8 Jun 2010 09:15 To all repiers, Thanks. The comp' in question is an AMD2.4g with 1gig Ram and an average to good video card,, it also has a CRT monitor. Sounds like I might be wasting quite a few bucks. The monies that you guys were quoting, was that in US $$'s? were any in AU $$'s? (would give me a rough idea how much I been paying.) Ed
From: No Mo on 8 Jun 2010 09:49 And, since you changed the subject line and didn't quote any of your previous message, who knows what you're talking about. "Eddie" <albert(a)greenacres.far> wrote in message news:OHwEbywBLHA.5464(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... : To all repiers, Thanks. : : The comp' in question is an AMD2.4g with 1gig Ram and an average to good : video card,, it also has a CRT monitor. Sounds like I might be : wasting quite a few bucks. : The monies that you guys were quoting, was that in US $$'s? were any in : AU $$'s? (would give me a rough idea how much I been paying.) : : Ed
From: John John - MVP on 8 Jun 2010 09:58 A kilowatt-hour is a kilowatt-hour regardless of where you are in the world. Just look at your power bill and you will see your cost per kWh, add applicable taxes, if any, just do the math. 1 kWh = using 1000 watts for 1 hour. Using 10 100 watt light bulbs for 1 hour = 1 kWh. Computer usage 24 hours/day, monthly cost: Assuming 300 watt power draw: (300 watts x 24 hours x 30 days)/1000 = 216 kWh Where I live residential power is about 10 cents/kWh + 15% tax which equals about 11.5 cents per kWh. Running the above 300w computer would cost me about $24.84/month, if I turn it off 12 hours/day I would save about $12.42/month... or $149.04/year. Of course, if you use your power saving options to turn off the monitor or other components in your computer your usage won't continuously be 300 watts/hr. Also keep in mind that many utilities have staggered power rates, the first x kWh might cost more than the next x kWh. John Eddie wrote: > To all repiers, Thanks. > > The comp' in question is an AMD2.4g with 1gig Ram and an average to good > video card,, it also has a CRT monitor. Sounds like I might be > wasting quite a few bucks. > The monies that you guys were quoting, was that in US $$'s? were any in > AU $$'s? (would give me a rough idea how much I been paying.) > > Ed
From: Eddie on 13 Jun 2010 04:20 John John - MVP wrote: > A kilowatt-hour is a kilowatt-hour regardless of where you are in the > world. Just look at your power bill and you will see your cost per kWh, > add applicable taxes, if any, just do the math. > > 1 kWh = using 1000 watts for 1 hour. > Using 10 100 watt light bulbs for 1 hour = 1 kWh. > > > Computer usage 24 hours/day, monthly cost: > > Assuming 300 watt power draw: > > (300 watts x 24 hours x 30 days)/1000 = 216 kWh > > Where I live residential power is about 10 cents/kWh + 15% tax which > equals about 11.5 cents per kWh. Running the above 300w computer would > cost me about $24.84/month, if I turn it off 12 hours/day I would save > about $12.42/month... or $149.04/year. > > Of course, if you use your power saving options to turn off the monitor > or other components in your computer your usage won't continuously be > 300 watts/hr. Also keep in mind that many utilities have staggered > power rates, the first x kWh might cost more than the next x kWh. > > John > > Eddie wrote: >> To all repiers, Thanks. >> >> The comp' in question is an AMD2.4g with 1gig Ram and an average to >> good video card,, it also has a CRT monitor. Sounds like I might be >> wasting quite a few bucks. >> The monies that you guys were quoting, was that in US $$'s? were any >> in AU $$'s? (would give me a rough idea how much I been paying.) >> >> Ed Thanks john,, I'll check my next bill using your info as a guide. Ed ps:: to No Mo,, sorry about changing subject line.
From: Bill in Co. on 13 Jun 2010 13:38
Also, if you're reading the computer power supply specs to get that figure of 300W, that only means it is capable of supplying that amount of power under full rated load. And I believe a computer normally draws much less power than that. John John - MVP wrote: > A kilowatt-hour is a kilowatt-hour regardless of where you are in the > world. Just look at your power bill and you will see your cost per kWh, > add applicable taxes, if any, just do the math. > > 1 kWh = using 1000 watts for 1 hour. > Using 10 100 watt light bulbs for 1 hour = 1 kWh. > > > Computer usage 24 hours/day, monthly cost: > > Assuming 300 watt power draw: > > (300 watts x 24 hours x 30 days)/1000 = 216 kWh > > Where I live residential power is about 10 cents/kWh + 15% tax which > equals about 11.5 cents per kWh. Running the above 300w computer would > cost me about $24.84/month, if I turn it off 12 hours/day I would save > about $12.42/month... or $149.04/year. > > Of course, if you use your power saving options to turn off the monitor > or other components in your computer your usage won't continuously be > 300 watts/hr. Also keep in mind that many utilities have staggered > power rates, the first x kWh might cost more than the next x kWh. > > John > > Eddie wrote: >> To all repiers, Thanks. >> >> The comp' in question is an AMD2.4g with 1gig Ram and an average to good >> video card,, it also has a CRT monitor. Sounds like I might be >> wasting quite a few bucks. >> The monies that you guys were quoting, was that in US $$'s? were any in >> AU $$'s? (would give me a rough idea how much I been paying.) >> >> Ed |