Electrical costs to run a home web server

[Matthew Gibson]

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On Wed, Jul 21, 2021, 10:40 AM Retro64XYZ via PLUG-discuss <
plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:

> Anime? A LOTTTTTTT of anime?
>
> On 7/21/21 10:34 AM, Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss wrote:
> >
> > I am curious... what could you be doing at home that might require a
> > R730xd?
> >
> >
> > On 2021-07-21 07:55, Snyder, Alexander J wrote:
> >> I run a Dell R730xd, a switch, a hardware FW, a NAS and a 3000VA UPS.
> >>
> >> On 24/7, obviously.
> >>
> >> I barely notice the extra power on my monthly bill.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Alexander.
> >>
> >> Sent from my Samsung S20+ 5G
> >>
> >> On Wed, Jul 21, 2021, 07:34 Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
> >> <plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> I just read this quote about the electrical costs to run a web
> >>> server
> >>> from home:
> >>>
> >>> Cost: While it may sound cheaper to use that computer lying around
> >>> doing
> >>> nothing when creating your web server, when you factor in the cost
> >>> of
> >>> powering an old computer 24 hours a day, it can get very expensive.
> >>> A
> >>> 250W desktop computer running 24 hours per day at 12 cents per KW/h
> >>> is a
> >>> whopping $262.00 per year!
> >>>
> >>> ---
> >>> I think their math is wrong.
> >>>
> >>> The average residential electricity rate in Chandler is 10.85¢/kWh.
> >>>
> >>> I'm thinking a low traffic PHP web server running on an old Dell
> >>> with a
> >>> 400 watt power supply is not using but maybe 100 watts on average.
> >>> I've
> >>> read that the computer should use no more than half the power supply
> >>>
> >>> capacity.  Is this correct?
> >>>
> >>> If my home web server is using 100 watts an hour that mean 100 watts
> >>> *
> >>> 30 days * 24 hours or 72K watts.
> >>>
> >>> I'm thinking 72 * .1085 = $7.81 a month.
> >>>
> >>> Any thoughts are much appreciated.
> >>>
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