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1kW is less than a toaster, fwiw. I draw 1-1.5kW for my servers in a spare bedroom. It’s not a lot of spindles/cores, just a few dozen.
by sneak 1y ago
1kW is less than a toaster, fwiw.
I draw 1-1.5kW for my servers in a spare bedroom. It’s not a lot of spindles/cores, just a few dozen.
- padjo 1y agoNot many people run their toaster 24/7/365
- nicolaslem 1y agoIt is always surprising to me but small loads that are on 24/7 end up consuming a ton of energy. My 55W idle "homelab" consumes as much energy as my dishwasher, fridge and washing machine combined.
- jaapz 1y ago1kW continuously is 8760kWh per year. To compare, my house used 6200kWh in total over 2024, including heating. Your toaster draws 1kW for maybe 5 minutes a day, which is maybe 30kWh per year. The power in this comparison is not important, it's the total energy consumed (which is what you are billed for in the end).
- sneak 1y agoyes, computers use a lot of energy, and spinning disks in my 40 hard drives use even more.
- 9dev 1y ago> 1kW is less than a toaster, fwiw. Odd argument. A cheetah can run up to 110kmh, but that doesn't mean they can cross 110 kilometres in an hour.