How much will it reflect on my electric bill?
2006-10-23 13:35:56 · 6 answers · asked by william b 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
someone told me to keep your computer on all year round costs something like $200 additional on your electrify bill
2006-10-23 13:39:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a killawatt meter (Radio Shack sold them in 2003 and 2004) and monitor my circuits here... The average computer and monitor are using enough energy to cost about $1 to $2 per month.
I have 12 Un-interruptible Power Supplies, to protect my computers, TVs,Video games, settop boxes... so, it is about $40 per month for all my devices, including the 8 Mac and Linux computers left on 24/7/365.
There is an energy estimator on the web, look in a search engine, but, I just use the figure of $1 per device, per month.
Now those tiny walwarts that you all leave plugged in all the time, suck about a quarter each month, each. I plug all mine into multi-tap outlets, and turn that off when I leave the house.
LCD (20 watts asleep, 50 watts on, for my 19" monitors) instead of a CRT monitor (40 watts asleep. 300 watts when on, for my 17" CRTs) means a savings of about $6 to $21 per month, as I do turn them all off when not in use, even the LCDs, when I leave home.
2006-10-23 21:07:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Guessing that it uses approx. 250 watts, and saying that you left it on 24x7, and that each kilowatt hour cost $0.10, then it would cost between $15-18 a month.
But that's an overstatement.... it's probably more like $10 a month leaving it on 24x7. so maybe $120 a year.
2006-10-23 20:41:43 · answer #3 · answered by Dell PC 4 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look in the manuals for the technical specifications.
Find the watts for each unit
Add together.
multiply by the hours turned on per month.
this gives the watt-hours used.
divide by 1000
this gives kilowatt-hours used.
look on electric bill, or ask power company cost per kilowatt-hour.
multiply times hours.
That is your answer.
2006-10-23 20:45:39 · answer #4 · answered by f100_supersabre 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not alot maybe 30-50bucks depending on how long there on , i leave mine on 24-7 and with a 450watt psu in my case i believe mine jumped up $20-30 usd that includes everything computer-monitor 19inch samsung lcd 960bf cable modem-wireless router 6 speaker surround sound
2006-10-23 20:41:53 · answer #5 · answered by halicon2000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A computer uses about as much electricity as a light bulb. Less when in Standby mode. :-)
2006-10-23 21:01:32 · answer #6 · answered by Army Of Machines (Wi-Semper-Fi)! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋