On Fri, 23 Jun 2000, Suzanne Hillman wrote:
> > Well, I'd just assume leave them on too, but you have to admit leaving
> > 1000 computers on 24x7 does consume a lot of power. This argument makes
> > no sense from a security perspective, but certainly from a cost savings
> > one.
>
> Wouldn't just turning off the monitors count for most of that power
> useage? That's not exactly difficult, and doesn't require one to wait for
> reboot in the morning.
>
> Or am I mislead about believing that most power usage w/workstations is
> the monitor?
Well, if I have this right.. my Dell workstation draws 6 Amps, and the
power supply is 115V, and we're talking about 1000 workstations.
6 x 115 x 1000 = 690,000 Watts x 24 hrs x 30 days /1000 =
496,800 kWatt Hrs. /month.
I don't know about you, but I don't want to pay that bill.
--
Derek Martin
System Administrator
Mission Critical Linux
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