$28 for electricity?! Where the heck do you live, and do you not use
your air conditioning, or watch t.v., or have a refrigerator? That is
seriously low, unless everything in your house is gas, and that bill is
high. I'm lucky when my electric bill is under $100...
Joe Heaton
-----Original Message-----
From: Terry Dickson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 8:18 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Workstation Power Off Policies
Jacob, good info, but not always accurate. My sister sent me an
interesting article last month that said the average home computer used
around $50 a month in electricity when on 24X7. This article was
stating the same reasons about conserving power. I agree we should all
do our part, but I told her the article was wrong. And the reason I
knew was that I have one computer at home that is on 24X7 for remote
access when I am not there. I also have a second computer that is on
only part time, and is a backup to the first. My electric bill in march
was $26 and change and May's was $28 and change. That is the entire
electric bill for my apartment. So you can see how I dispute all the
findings. However I do have power conservation turned on both
computers. They do aggressively power down monitors and even hard
drives when not in use. The primary does not totally power down so I
can still have remote access, but the secondary one does.
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Strader - NCBPAC Systems Administrator
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 8:46 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Workstation Power Off Policies
Good points Jacob!
How do you handle updates then?
________________________________
From: Jacob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 9:18 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Workstation Power Off Policies
Shutdown your workstation and turn off the surge protector at the end of
every day.
The issue of leaving a workstation on all the time because turning it on
and off on a daily basis does more harm is absurd. With some
workstations running with a 300w power supply, that is a waste of
electricity.
8760 (hours per year) - 2000 (hours at work) = 6760 (hours not at work
per year)
6760 * 300 watts = 2028000 watts (2028 KWh)
2028 * .12 KWh (give or take on the cost of the KWh) = $243.36 year
$243.36 * 40 workstations = $9700 a year in electricity for workstation
not being used.
How often do I replace a hard drive in a workstation, maybe 4 or 5 times
a year. Does not cost use more than $9700 a year to replace hard
drives.
From: Tom Strader - NCBPAC Systems Administrator
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 1:34 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Workstation Power Off Policies
I've been ask to evaluate the possibility of powering off our
workstations when not in use.
I'm just curious what this group of fine young men and women are doing
to "BE GREEN" in your environments?
Appreciate any and all constructive responses.
SHOOK and TVK that means no wise-cracks, ok?
Thanks,
Tom Strader
NC Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
Server/Network Systems Administrator
130 N. Tryon St.
Charlotte, NC 28202
O: 704.379.1285 | F:704.444.2098
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