Re: Electrical costs to run a home web server

All the things

Thanks,
Alexander.

Sent from my Samsung S20+ 5G

On Wed, Jul 21, 2021, 10:34 <techlists@phpcoderusa.com> 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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