From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 7 16:01:39 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BB24216A4CE for ; Mon, 7 Feb 2005 16:01:39 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp11.wanadoo.fr (smtp11.wanadoo.fr [193.252.22.31]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7046643D46 for ; Mon, 7 Feb 2005 16:01:39 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from atkielski.anthony@wanadoo.fr) Received: from me-wanadoo.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mwinf1109.wanadoo.fr (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 252831C0009A for ; Mon, 7 Feb 2005 17:01:38 +0100 (CET) Received: from pix.atkielski.com (ASt-Lambert-111-2-1-3.w81-50.abo.wanadoo.fr [81.50.80.3]) by mwinf1109.wanadoo.fr (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 04C911C000BE for ; Mon, 7 Feb 2005 17:01:37 +0100 (CET) X-ME-UUID: 20050207160138197.04C911C000BE@mwinf1109.wanadoo.fr Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 17:01:37 +0100 From: Anthony Atkielski X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Message-ID: <1008235984.20050207170137@wanadoo.fr> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <20050207083428.GA22714@logik.ath.cx> References: <200502051745.25937.hindrich@worldchat.com> <20050205225512.GA78786@falcon.midgard.homeip.net> <20050207091209.D71459@maren.thelosingend.net> <20050207083428.GA22714@logik.ath.cx> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Electricity bill [was: Re: Leaving a Computer Running ?] X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2005 16:01:39 -0000 markzero writes: m> Actually, I've found that five machines, each with two disks, onboard m> graphics and sound, an average 700mhz P3 with a 250w power supply m> haven't really made a dent on my electricity bill. My bills have been unusually high lately and it prompted me to do some calculation to see if the computers were responsible for the bills. I have three computers running continuously, but the calculations showed that they still don't make much of a dent in my electricity bill, even in my small apartment. The total is about 500 kwh per month, out of some 1400 kwh. I don't know where the rest is going, but I suspect that an aging electric water heater is consuming more than all the computer equipment combined. There's no other explanation (I run A/C in summer which ups the bill considerably, but that doesn't apply at this time of year). Since the computers are necessary for both work and play, I consider running them to be electricity wisely used. I do turn the monitors off when I'm not home, but since they are all flat panels now, that represents only a trivial amount of electricity. -- Anthony