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Back of envelope suggests he was stealing $20k per year in power, probably not more than that. Considering this was 2011, the return on that $20k could have bee
by sevenfive 9y ago
Back of envelope suggests he was stealing $20k per year in power, probably not more than that. Considering this was 2011, the return on that $20k could have been gigantic. Reimbursing them would have been a drop in the bucket, if he could do it without outing himself...
- jacobush 9y agoYou need a new envelope. One server does not pull $20k worth of electricity a year.
- to3m 9y agoI'd say $2000 would seem more likely, assuming it's some monster thing that draws 2KW when running flat out. 1 watt-year in the US costs around $0.75-$2.
- where_do_i_live 9y agoYour envelope is more inflated than bitcoin itself. I am a miner, and i was a miner back in 2011. One of my rigs right now uses 923W with 6 high end graphics cards. That rig costs me ~$3/day * 365 = $1095. Do you really think you can hide the amount of heat from anyone - my rigs are basically a furnace - and in 2011, I think I could probably melt steel =P The guy may have had a few cards in there, but $20k is absurd.
- sevenfive 9y agoWell, he said a lot of graphics cards. I plugged in 20 at 1kwh each. Trying to charitably interpret OP's tone of outrage, which seemed misplaced to me.