would i save on my electric bill if i unplug my computer, router, monitor, and modem from outlets each day?

Question

or would it be too little to really make a difference?

Answer 1

too little to make a real difference.

Answer 2

Yes. Anything that is left on and plugged into an outlet is using electricity and you pay for that usage.

However, keep in mind that turning computers on and off can create sparks and surges that can shorten the life of the equipment. It costs more to replace most electronic equipment than the cost of the electricity they use.

For computers, there are a few common practices. One says, turn the the computer off when you finish using it. At IBM, the custom was to turn the computer off at the end of the day. I leave the computer on all the time.

Charges are about $.10 for each kilowatt hour (one watt used for 1000 hours). A desktop computer uses about 65 watts. If you left your computer on for 14 hours a day, it would be about 100 hours a week and amount to 6500 watt hours or 6.5 kw hours costing about $.65. Be conscientious and turn it off every minute you're not using it, and you could get an extra Starbuck's coffee every couple of months.

Answer 3

What I would do is get an electric clamp or hire an electrician to come out to your house and put the clamp on the breaker box of your house. Plug up your computer equipment and have him take a measurement. Next, unplug the computer equipment and have him take another measurement. This will determine whether it will make enough of a difference for you to unplug it. I typically just set my power settings to turn the monitor off after 10 minutes of inactivity and to have my system sleep after 30 minutes. You can download utilities to better manage your computer's power if you'd rather go the third-party route.

Hope this helps,
John aka tau_zeppelin

Answer 4

Hi there.

Connecting your power cords to a power bar, and turning that off at end of each day is a good idea. That's what I do, altho I have a UPS and not a powerbar. In my honest opinion, saving little energy incrementally ALWAYS makes a difference, even if it's little at a time. I'm glad that someone's thinking about protecting the enviroment and thinking ways to preserve it thru not by wasting precious resources. Over time, saving bits and pieces of energy (translated to $$) will overall save you quite a bit of money at the end.

Hope this helps.

Answer 5

You want to save money If you are not in the room dont have the light on. You would be amazed like say if your kitchen and living room are connected and your in the living room don't have the kitchen lights on. My dad doesn't watch tv so this is kind of cheating but he got his electric bill down to $15 one month and that is just the fridge pretty much. Well good luck.

Answer 6

It wouldn't save you at all. If your turning them off, that's the best you can do. Most of the equipment today is geared to conserve electricity anyway.

Answer 7

Too little!