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On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 3:45 PM Brian Cluff via PLUG-discuss < [email protected]> wrote: > I think you'll find that server of yours used closer to $500 than $120. > Based on the 600watt number that you gave your usage would look like this > on SRP right now under their normal flat rate plan: > Months Number of Days Kwh Cost Machine Load in Kilo watts Cost per > hour(KWH cost times wattage) Cost per day(Cost per hour time 24 hours) Total > Cost (Cost per time period) > May, Jun, Sep, Oct 122 0.1091 0.6 0.06546 1.57104 191.66688 > Jul,Aug 62 0.1157 0.6 0.06942 1.66608 103.29696 > Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, April 182 0.0782 0.6 0.04692 1.12608 204.94656 > > > > > > Grand Total 499.9104 > Even if you machine used half the power you specified it would still be > about twice what you thought it was. > > I always recommend that people don't use their old computers when it comes > to use cases like using them for routers because it's MUCH cheaper to buy > something like a PI or a dedicated router than it is pay for power to feel > a machine that uses waaay more than you need to. > With a raspberry pi under worst case useage with it being use to 100% > capacity you'd only get charged $6.32 per year, but it would most likely be > closer to it's idling cost of $2.82 for power: > Months Number of Days Kwh Cost Machine Load in Kilo watts Cost per > hour(KWH cost times wattage) Cost per day(Cost per hour time 24 hours) Total > Cost (Cost per time period) > May, Jun, Sep, Oct 122 0.1091 0.0076 0.00082916 0.01989984 2.42778048 > Jul,Aug 62 0.1157 0.0076 0.00087932 0.02110368 1.30842816 > Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, April 182 0.0782 0.0076 0.00059432 0.01426368 > 2.59598976 > > > > > > Grand Total 6.3321984 > > Brian Cluff > > On 7/21/21 3:50 PM, Eric Oyen via PLUG-discuss wrote: > > Back when I ran a home server on my Athlon X2 with 1500 W supply, the machine > never drew that much. Even with several disks spinning, 8 VMWare instances > going and a few other goodies, that machine never drew more than 600w at > maximum. I kept it live 24/7 for a few years and it added less than $120 > yearly to the electrical bill. These days, that machine is out of service and > is only good for parts. My Mac mini, which draws at most 100 W under full > load is on 24/7 and I don’t even see it add that much to the electrical bill > here. There are really only 3 high draw appliances in this house now: > 1. The refrigerator > 2. The stove/oven > 3. The master cool evaporative cooler. Everything else either runs on wall > warts or only gets used occasionally. In fact, we spend less than $150 a > month here for electric. Now, if I put that Athlon X2 back into service, we > might see $10 a month in extra use. I am still contemplating putting it back > up and using it as my go to linux development machine. > > -Eric > From the Central Offices of the Technomage Guild, Utilities Dept. > > > On Jul 21, 2021, at 7:33 AM, Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss > <[email protected]> <[email protected]> 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. > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail > settings:https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail > settings:https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen
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