markzero writes: m> Actually, I've found that five machines, each with two disks, onboard m> graphics and sound, an average 700mhz P3 with a 250w power supply m> haven't really made a dent on my electricity bill.
My bills have been unusually high lately and it prompted me to do some calculation to see if the computers were responsible for the bills. I have three computers running continuously, but the calculations showed that they still don't make much of a dent in my electricity bill, even in my small apartment. The total is about 500 kwh per month, out of some 1400 kwh. I don't know where the rest is going, but I suspect that an aging electric water heater is consuming more than all the computer equipment combined. There's no other explanation (I run A/C in summer which ups the bill considerably, but that doesn't apply at this time of year). Since the computers are necessary for both work and play, I consider running them to be electricity wisely used. I do turn the monitors off when I'm not home, but since they are all flat panels now, that represents only a trivial amount of electricity. -- Anthony _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
