Re: Energy cost to power an alarm system?

["Mark Leuck" <mleuck@xxxxxxxxx>]

"Cwatters" <colin.wattersNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Frank Olson" <use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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>> G. Morgan wrote:
>>> Frank Olson wrote:
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>>>> G. Morgan wrote:
>>>>> CWatters wrote:
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>>>>>> <mbbaker@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>>>>> On Jun 1, 8:53 am, "Bill" <billnomailnosp...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>> What is the monthly cost (electricity) to power an alarm system?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> For a 24VDC 2AMP system, it costs about $1.25 per month in my state
>>>>>>> (Oregon) where electricity costs roughly $0.07 per kilowatt-hour.
>>>>>> Wow only $0.07 per kilowatt-hour!
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>>>>>> Here in the UK it's about $0.20
>>>>> I'm paying 16.9¢ here in Texas, USA.
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>>>> We're at 6.1 cents according to my last BCHydro bill.
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>>> Damn that's cheap.  What does gas cost?  Here it's about $3.79/gal.
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>> Gas prices suck.  We're at $1.33 a liter..
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> Practically giving it away....:-)
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> I'm paying $2.52 a liter for diesel for my car. Regular gas is a bit less
> at about $2.25

Sucks to be you, we spoiled US folks are only spending $1.05 per liter