I thought I once remember reading that a computer doesn't waste that much electricity..and tried telling my dad that, but after doing a simple calculation here we found that it's really damn expensive from what I originally thought.
Computer uses say..500 watts, PC + monitor. Is that a valid estimate?
Electric company charges $0.20 Kw/hr, I think that's about right.
That would work out to $0.10 an hour..leave it on for 4 hours day that's $0.40 a day..*30 days $12 a month just for computer use. 8 hours a day equals $24/month..and 24 hours a day is $72 a month! That's like twice your DSL bill.
Computer uses say..500 watts, PC + monitor. Is that a valid estimate?
Electric company charges $0.20 Kw/hr, I think that's about right.
That would work out to $0.10 an hour..leave it on for 4 hours day that's $0.40 a day..*30 days $12 a month just for computer use. 8 hours a day equals $24/month..and 24 hours a day is $72 a month! That's like twice your DSL bill.