2007-07-12 22:20:47 · 10 answers · asked by jaygirl 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
A standard desktop computer, on for 12 hours a day uses the same amount of electricity as boiling the kettle 5 times. Its hardly anything, but if your worrying about your carbon footprint, turn it on when u need it.
2007-07-12 22:59:00 · answer #1 · answered by boz 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Argh, why do people give AMERICAN answers to UK questions?!?
It depends how many peripherals you have connected to the PC. A normal PC/notebook uses very little, but add a CRT monitor, surround speaker system, printers, scanners, copiers, webcams, external disks, etc, etc, etc and it will add up.
Can't say exactly how much, but if I've left my PC on overnight consistently for a month or so, my electricity bill is a couple of quid more expensive.
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Just to add, most Pentium 4/AMD Athlon 64 class PCs will have power supplies of around 400-600 watts - your power consumption will be somewhere below that
2007-07-13 05:29:53 · answer #2 · answered by Mr_Digger 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
More than a fridge, but much less than an electric cooker.
2007-07-13 05:24:55 · answer #3 · answered by Gophur 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A modern PC uses about 400 watts, if you include the monitor, when it's working. A fridge about 325, and an oven 3500 at maximum temperature.
www.newnanutilities.org/power_usage.html has a calculator for a number of household appliances.
2007-07-13 05:28:59 · answer #4 · answered by Frankie F 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Between 40 - 80 watts per hour. Like a TV.
2007-07-13 05:40:09 · answer #5 · answered by Swamy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
a typical PC uses about 120-180 W of power per hour
thats all i know
2007-07-13 05:25:03 · answer #6 · answered by 526F686974 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
http://www.ienergyc2006.com/papers/EnergyBooklet.pdf
2007-07-13 05:26:16 · answer #7 · answered by J Jacob 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2,3,to 5 cents a day
2007-07-13 05:24:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
it depends on what type of computer you use
2007-07-13 05:58:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hardly any
2007-07-13 05:23:12 · answer #10 · answered by James Ed 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋