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I use $1 USD per watt per year, with electric prices around $0.10/kWh. Good enough to inform decisions like whether to leave a light on all the time ($5/year)
by aaronax 4y ago
I use $1 USD per watt per year, with electric prices around $0.10/kWh. Good enough to inform decisions like whether to leave a light on all the time ($5/year) or whether to purchase a NAS vs. used server ($40 vs. $300 per year).
I guess my prices are actually a little over $0.10 and a watt over a year is a little under 10,000Wh as shown in your calculations, so those offset to make the estimate even more accurate (than necessary).
- bushbaba 4y agoIn sf electricity is closer to 4x that rate.
- reaperducer 4y agoI just signed a new contract at 18.9¢/kWh + delivery. That's up from last year's contract rate of 8.1¢/kWh. With the way the world is today, we'll all be paying SF prices soon.
- simfree 4y agoCalifornia's power market is heavily distorted by the private utilities needing to make a profit, extreme cost of living, and a need to import power from other states.
- happyopossum 4y agoif you're a PG&E customer, at top tier it's well over 4x, and closer to 5x, and since so many people WFH now, many more are paying in the top tier.