On Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:03:15 -0500 Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> My biggest expenses, refrigeration and heating/cooling. I have a > large fridge, two deep freezers, two window A/C's for summer and a > large heater for the winter. Compare any of those to my computer, the > computer is a rounding error. My main rig, monitor, router, DSL modem > and printer pulls about 150 watts at most. At most would be while it > is compiling or something. When idle, ~100 watts. I figured it up > once and I think it costs about $12.00 a month to run. Heck, when I > have a $200.00 power bill, rounding error comes to mind. Heck, taxes > and fees on the power bill is more than my puter uses. I would much > rather fuss about the taxes than my puter. I use my puter. lol > > I think you hit it pretty good tho Alan. It's perspective. And my gasoline bill for two cars and two bikes is double my power bill :-) I account for two thirds of the price and one third of the mileage (I have a heavy foot and an even heavier wrist). I should probably put some attention on that :-) -- Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com
