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The problem is running it 24x7, then a small 50w is still 438 Kwh each year. That's more than a 10% increase in yearly use for a typical two person household...
by t0mas88 5y ago
The problem is running it 24x7, then a small 50w is still 438 Kwh each year. That's more than a 10% increase in yearly use for a typical two person household...
- manbash 5y agoNow it's up to the person to decide whether increase in living cost is worth it, which... is kinda normal. I think I spend more money on other things that I take enjoyment from.
- t0mas88 5y agoSure, it's just that many people don't think about this impact because 50W sounds low.
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- true_religion 5y agoThen like another poster said, it all depends on how much you pay for electricity and some people have quite low cost electricity. For me that would be a $49 cost per year, or a cost of little over $4 per month.
- mirekrusin 5y agoMaybe having single bulky, but efficient server means other laptops/whatnot will be used less which will cancel out and be electricity negative at the end of the year.
- quaintdev 5y agoHow about people power this stuff with renewalbles like solar?
- JCharante 5y agoAren't 60w lightbulbs still around?
- labawi 5y agoDo you run your lightbulbs 24/7? If so, you should get a LED alternative.
- maccard 5y agoThat's very roughly $100/year, which is < 1/6th of the cost of the _network cards_ in this build. My workstation bursts to 600w+ for 15-20 minutes at a time when compiling, for comparison.