[TriLUG] Power requirements

Cristobal Palmer cristobalpalmer at gmail.com
Mon Jan 23 10:44:40 EST 2006


Do the PCs "sleep" automagically? If so, you might toss that into your
calculations.

-CMP

On 1/23/06, Jim Ray <jim at neuse.net> wrote:
> looks good to me.  you could get by with 22 days/month with 8 hr/day if
> it is a business and folks turn PCs off outside business hours.
>
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>
> jim
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> Shawn Hood wrote:
>
> >Estimated this when installing several machines on a tele-sales floor.
> >
> >( Consumption (wattage) X 24 hrs X 30 days ) / 1000 * Rate (kWh)
> >
> >Say my computer consumes 100 watts on a constant basis for one month.
> >The rate here is .071/kWh.  This would equate to $5.112/month.  You
> >could use a wattmeter or decent multimeter to get accurate readings
> >for your computer.
> >
> >Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
> >
> >On 1/23/06, Mark Freeze <mfreeze at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Does anyone have any figures on estimated electrical costs to run one PC for
> >>a month?
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>Mark.
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