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I see. Thanks a bunch, definitely bookmarking your comment. I have a bit more requirements for hardware but your setup might actually turn out awesome for a ser

I see. Thanks a bunch, definitely bookmarking your comment. I have a bit more requirements for hardware but your setup might actually turn out awesome for a server. > Last time I stuck a Kill-a-watt on it, I think it draws around 140W at idle Another tangent (sorry!): do you know of good power meters that don't have to sit right at the outlet? I really need several but I want them to have extensions because I want to glue them on my wall and monitor them in real time, not having to stick my ass in the air while trying to crawl under my desk (where all the outlets are), just so I can see the measurements.

mindslight 5y ago
I'd probably just get an appropriate power strip and some Kill-a-watts. Alternatively you could look at smart devices with energy monitoring. The TP-LINK HS110 connects to wifi and measures current, power, and total energy with a community-documented local-network protocol [0], but they have been discontinued and prices shot through the roof. The replacement is KP115 but I have no idea if it still uses the same protocol or not. And I have no idea how accurately any of these devices handle weird (eg non-resistive) current waveforms. [0] it wants to connect to "cloud" as well, but works fine without giving it Internet access.