Re: Electrical costs to run a home web server

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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@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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