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Re: Energy cost to power an alarm system?

Subject: Re: Energy cost to power an alarm system?
From: Matt Ion <soundy106@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:56:31 -0700
Newsgroups: alt.security.alarms
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CH®IS wrote:
> "Mark Leuck" wrote...
>>> Wow only $0.07 per kilowatt-hour!
>>>
>>> Here in the UK it's about $0.20
>> The increased cost you pay is due to taxes
>
> I can't imagine being on 220v in the UK helps much either.

Twice the voltage requires half the current.  Theoretically it should
make no difference, but in reality there should actually be a small
savings with 220 because of reduced losses in the wires.  Probably not a
noticeable amount, but...

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