Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 08:34:28 +0000 From: markzero <mark@darklogik.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Electricity bill [was: Re: Leaving a Computer Running ?] Message-ID: <20050207083428.GA22714@logik.ath.cx> In-Reply-To: <20050207091209.D71459@maren.thelosingend.net> References: <200502051745.25937.hindrich@worldchat.com> <20050205225512.GA78786@falcon.midgard.homeip.net> <20050207091209.D71459@maren.thelosingend.net>
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--17pEHd4RhPHOinZp Content-Type: text/plain; charset=unknown-8bit Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > * Erik Trulsson [2005-02-05 23:55 +0100] > > Also keep in mind that if you leave the computer running all the time > > it will show up on your electricity bill, so if you wish to save power > > you should shut down your computer over night. >=20 > Given that your house needs to be warmed up (a presumption I think is=20 > correct for Sweden as you appears to be sending from; it sure does for=20 > Norway, I don't know about the OP), it does not matter where that heat=20 > comes from. If your other heating is termostatically controlled, then=20 > running your computer all night long uses no less electricity than leavin= g=20 > your heating on. Eventually, all those kWhs ends up as heat. You might=20 > just as well use it for something usefull in the way from electric to=20 > thermic energy, and not just send your electrons through an electric=20 > resistance for nothing (except heat-generation)! >=20 Actually, I've found that five machines, each with two disks, onboard graphics and sound, an average 700mhz P3 with a 250w power supply haven't really made a dent on my electricity bill. In the summer of last year, however, I bought an air conditioner and this added =A340 (roughly $75) to my bill. I see I'm not the only one that thought of using the servers AS the heating!=20 Mark --=20 PGP: http://www.darklogik.org/pub/pgp/pgp.txt B776 43DC 8A5D EAF9 2126 9A67 A7DA 390F DEFF 9DD1 --17pEHd4RhPHOinZp Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (FreeBSD) iQIVAwUBQgcoE6faOQ/e/53RAQKNfBAAsiBrzb1hjqhTplaxSgZOwLdgyVSBXRV2 hQI/Mb/uyJRAeME1WodyTJ+9ZSDXeQu5m6k5E8/uz8/nIexcdTb4X6LDoUMv4UtG 7/9iQbBn90AiUL5ygJMaq4W2BH4gFtXoLUA0DozfJk/zWThQkyVtXc6ojbQIsErz +E29hPIE90gTdedi1TE6KO4VsJdza8uZsH43VejknOC4UAwMMF1h16c0JaISFiYS uvQv/Mnlgrg9iE+Ni7YNLeWPod9jTVQwBL2/BGE2Wyl7mTSCUhzkTq042bOhLa6x p3h/2O6DljtpXY6neBn9d0TOMUItM8ci3KgTM33Umcqhdk4bbZeLu5OTte0a9IIp MeUq+Tp8OCzSTjBLaWLXSRr1sA/gTdNtLobnECEO6mVxMhKPLxjBPQug5FoJkWYj fb9mryAuNug3T8H7AyHBTh7+31gvkoybk+c2XBulRJBffLYA91f9MAIva1DWj9Y3 gff1Bz4meFJQn2uAZznaJ7qRVhYx9e717BeEXiuOwiBcyVrjsrOHqnnAbhnIizGk ZaqA/gEquvF7yswthK/Thoex/VNjnUrGhI7J7ircL6lYFhc2r8vOWdn1u8TaVE4e izGvcc4U1rlEJ4nS/QEQBA2Lmus3A1Chzl5bH9J1NFX7d5tYNrmkmSGcdnOZgH8V wklBoZGEzVA= =scCv -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --17pEHd4RhPHOinZp--
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