Electrical costs to run a home web server

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Had not thought of that.  My home office is warm unless it is cold 
outside.

On 2021-07-21 13:00, James Mcphee via PLUG-discuss wrote:
> don't forget to factor in that a computer is a pretty efficient space
> heater.  cost isn't all in power.  a datacenter averages 40% of its
> costs (total costs) in cooling.  I'm sure that doesn't translate well
> for homes, but something to keep in mind if you're trying to get
> numbers at this level.
> 
> On Wed, Jul 21, 2021 at 11:28 AM Matthew Gibson via PLUG-discuss
> <plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
> 
>> Anime and Linux = a nerds best friend
>> 
>> 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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