Blake, what device do you use to measure the plug? > On Jul 21, 2021, at 8:19 AM, blake gonterman via PLUG-discuss wrote: > >  > I have a system running 24/7 pulling about 19kWh according to the plug I have it on. The PSU is about 1650watts in total with about 950w used. > > > > >> On Wed, Jul 21, 2021, 8:08 AM Retro64XYZ via PLUG-discuss wrote: >> My SRP bill is $293.65 and we run our AC hard, have fans going, and my >> wife leaves the blinds open all the time so I know we could save money >> there too. I am running a 24core ThreadRipper, 4bay NAS, 1 POE router, 1 >> non-POE router, HAM radio, laser printer, and 4 raspberry PI in a >> cluster with 2 running pi-hole plus an entertainment NUC in the front. >> Our bill goes down a lot in winter. I pay about $75 per month from Jan - >> May and then in June it ramps up hard and then goes back down again. >> >> I don't know the figures but I doubt that a 250W desktop costs $22 per >> month in electricity. But if you are REALLY worried about it, switch to >> a raspberry pi or beaglebone cluster over POE. If your workload is >> capable of taking advantage of parallel processing, it would probably >> save time and money (and look cool which is what really matters right...?) >> >> If you need to be exact, you can buy a device that measures at the plug >> and you can monitor your computer to get exact figures. >> >> On 7/21/21 7:33 AM, Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss 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. >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------- >> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss