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Jun 5th, 2006, 11:48 PM
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Computer VS. Electricity Bill
How does leaving a computer running 27/7 (with one restart on sunday) have an impact on the electric bill?
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Jun 5th, 2006, 11:51 PM
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I haven't noticed any change. Figure it's about 5 100 watt bulbs worth. A couple more if you include the monitor.
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Jun 6th, 2006, 12:21 AM
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for the home situation I can't imagine the increase is anything significant. where we hear about power consumption and all that is where people have the datacenters, where it costs them tons more money if the cpus aren't energy efficient.
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Jun 6th, 2006, 12:24 AM
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My mid-tower with 100% dual core cpu utilization, uses about 255 watts, not including the monitor. One hard drive was turning (but not reading or writing). One DVD burner was part of the system, but also not being used at the time. Adak |
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Jun 6th, 2006, 12:33 AM
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Shouldn't really make a big difference at all... I leave my computer running pretty much unless it needs to be restarted or I leave for a extended period of time...
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Jun 6th, 2006, 12:39 AM
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I think it's around €10/month to run a computer. That's what I've read is average. It depends on the computer though obviously.
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Jun 6th, 2006, 12:48 AM
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i wouldn't know, i use a "mr. fusion" (ala "back to the future") UPS. i power it with my beer cans.
no seriously, very little. just leave it on, or put it on hibernate if you want. for dorks like us, that's like worrying about the power consumption of your pacemaker.
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Jun 6th, 2006, 12:57 AM
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Pacemakers take up more energy if you count in all the food consumption that you have to pay for each month...
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Jun 6th, 2006, 1:00 AM
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Why bother leaving your computer on at night anyway?
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Jun 6th, 2006, 1:04 AM
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