RE: {OTish} Power consumption

["Rodney Hall" <rmh@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I have a spreadsheet showing just this:-

At 5.94p/KwH my computer + monitor cost me =A358.07 a year running 24/7.
My=
HP
printer likewise costs me =A35.62 a year 24/7. Those figures are
calculated=
by
*measuring* the consumption with an ammeter. The PSU is 350W and monitor
Iiyama 17" CRT.
--
Rodney HALL=20
Heywood, Lancashire
Suaviter sed fortiter
Agreeably but powerfully=20

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matthew Miles [mailto:m_miles@xxxxxxx]=20
> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 12:39 PM
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] {OTish} Power consumption
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> Hey all,
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> I have never had a problem with leaving my PC's on 24/7 (the HA=20
> system NEVER gets turned off [except for maintainance]).  However,
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> was wondering how much this impacts on my leccy bill... I was=20
> horrified to find that 100W of power costs 15.6p/hr!  That means a=20
> 400W powerpack costs =A314 a day to run!  PLEEEASE tell me that this
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> wrong! That was for 1 PC and I run at least 4 at all times
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> some Compaq SCSI enclosures with 750W powerpacks!)
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> Can anyone clarify?
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> Cheers,
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> Matt
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