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The numbers I used are from WD's spec sheet. The Storage Review discrepancy is too large to easily explain. Either something is wrong with that test, or WD has
by jws 15y ago
The numbers I used are from WD's spec sheet. The Storage Review discrepancy is too large to easily explain. Either something is wrong with that test, or WD has posted fictitious numbers.
The $1/year/watt rule is for the United States with a $0.12/kwHr cost. Even in the US the cost varies wildly, but just getting people within one order a magnitude on their electricity reasoning is worthwhile.
I had no idea German electric rates were so high, but it does help explain why large solar power projects are feasible there despite the less than exciting insolation.
- morsch 15y agoI agree that the discrepancy is unusually high. The idle power consumption for other drives reviewed by them is lower and more in line with expectations. Everything is more expensive in Germany, energy in particular. A rather high VAT (19%) in addition to taxes specific to energy, including gasoline and eletricity, cause this. Part of this is due to a conscious political decision to encourage energy conservation and investment into renewable energy; in fact, of the 0.2 EUR/kWh, about 0.03 EUR are a flat tax/allocation towards renewable energy. This has spurred photovoltaics, but particularly wind energy, which in 2010 accounted for 6.2% of the total electricity.
- alexchamberlain 15y agoUK residents pay at least $2.80 per Watt per year according to my quick Google calculations. On a different note, my last litre of petrol cost $2.12 (£1.33) - that's $8/gallon.