In a message dated 8/29/07 11:40:24 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Yes, but you are basing this on your "assumptions". Your math may be > correct > but, you are setting up the conditions of the problem which may or may not > be > accurate. I think my assumptions are pretty accurate. If anything, they err on the high side. Here they are in a nutshell: Typical power requirement of a device on standby: 5 W Typical number of such devices in a household: 20 Typical duty cycle of such devices: 760 hours per year of use, 8000 hours standby. The rest is calculation. How much does a kilowatt hour of electricity cost? 13 cents here in EPA. 25 cents in HB9. How much do *you* pay? > > The word collectively was used. Not by me. So, let's say your assumptions are correct. > > Multiply that by millions of households. That seems to be quite a bit to > me. Of course. But consider it as a percentage of your total use. > I don't really enjoy just giving my money to the local utilities. I'd > rather > spend $104 on ham radio toys. ;-) > Me too. 73 de Jim, N2EY ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
