Electric Bills

[Mr. Elmo]

becuz as of current, my parent electric bills is like $200 a month...so im thinking if i dont have my comp on 24/7, would that lower it by much? or would it not matter...


P.S. Btw, how much is your electric bills.....200 usd a month for me sound a little high

[zapjb]

My guess is having your computer on 24/7 is costing an extra $30-40 USD a month.

[lynx]

Originally posted by Mr. Elmo@29 December 2003 - 18:15
my electric parents
Turn them off at night, you'll save a fortune. :P

[Mr. Elmo]

Originally posted by lynx+29 December 2003 - 19:24--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (lynx @ 29 December 2003 - 19:24)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Mr. Elmo@29 December 2003 - 18:15
my electric parents
Turn them off at night, you&#39;ll save a fortune. :P [/b][/quote]
:P :P edited it...wow 30-40...guess they wont be on 24/7 then....so how much do you guys get charge for electric?

[Mad Cat]

I get electric cheap (real cheap) because I have a dodgy meter. You can put a magnet near it to make it start going again, so I clock the readings on the meter up a little so the electric people won&#39;t think my meter is dodgy, so they won&#39;t replace it. And since it only looks like I&#39;m using a fifth of normal I only have to pay a fifth of normal.

I have about 3 electic heaters running 24/7, and they really eat power, yet I pay hardly anything compared to what it would cost with them all on :P

[Mr. Elmo]

meh, so what do you pay? &#036;200 seem too much for electric to me....we dont even have our heater on that much....

[Mad Cat]

I don&#39;t really know what I pay, I think it must be like £60 per quarter at most.

PCs usually do not use much power at all so I doubt that it would kick up your bills much.

[Mr. Elmo]

whats taht in usd? 60 seem so low.....i wish i had that number on the billing...parent wil stop yelling at me

[cwctv]

Nice read about getting your bill down
http://www.potters.org/subject68011.htm

Niffty online energy calculator don&#39;t forget the monitor mind uses 135 + 450 machine power supply, I turn my monitor off at night also cheaper besides can&#39;t see it form my bed. :D

http://www.nhec.com/energycalculator.html

Program to use on your machine http://www.movieking.co.uk/free/electricbill.html

[Robert00000]

Originally posted by Mr. Elmo@29 December 2003 - 21:06
whats taht in usd? 60 seem so low.....i wish i had that number on the billing...parent wil stop yelling at me
£60 is about &#036;90.

I get that much every month, which is still high for the UK for a single guy (with girlfriends :D) and no kids.

[DWk]

my bill was 200 dollars this month :angry:

[Mr. Elmo]

my bill was 200 dollars this monthwelcome to my world.....well, actually my parents world

[DWk]

lol i&#39;ve been in "this" world for a long time.... and just fyi.... I am the one that pays the bill ;)

[balamm]

Your PC costs approximately &#036;11.88 per month to operate at full load 24/7

{300 watts avg full load consumption} .33 x .05 (5 cents per kilowathour) x 24 hours x 30 days = &#036;11.88

[DWk]

uhhh lemme check the bill.... well here its about .12 cents for KW/h.... hence why i have to pay more......

[balamm]

You&#39;re getting screwed royally at that rate. What&#39;s your power source, crude oil?

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by balamm@30 December 2003 - 03:06
You&#39;re getting screwed royally at that rate. What&#39;s your power source, crude oil?
south american power i think...

[DWk]

central america....guatemala is the country just below mexico....

and yes i know we&#39;re getting screwed.... its a 2nd-3rd world country, what u want me to say? :ph34r:

[johnboy27]

I pay about 40 canadian dollars a month.It would be about 30 bucks if it wasn&#39;t for my computer and the wifes computer being on all the time. We live in an apartment with hot water heat that is why our bill isn&#39;t very high though

[Mad Cat]

Originally posted by Robert00000+30 December 2003 - 03:02--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Robert00000 &#064; 30 December 2003 - 03:02)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Mr. Elmo@29 December 2003 - 21:06
whats taht in usd? 60 seem so low.....i wish i had that number on the billing...parent wil stop yelling at me
£60 is about &#036;90.

I get that much every month, which is still high for the UK for a single guy (with girlfriends :D) and no kids. [/b][/quote]
Per quarter, IE 3 months. Actually it might be less, haven&#39;t really checked the bills in a while, I get them quarterly, IE every 3 months.

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by cwctv@29 December 2003 - 18:18
Nice read about getting your bill down
http://www.potters.org/subject68011.htm

Niffty online energy calculator don&#39;t forget the monitor mind uses 135 + 450 machine power supply, I turn my monitor off at night also cheaper besides can&#39;t see it form my bed. :D

http://www.nhec.com/energycalculator.html

Program to use on your machine http://www.movieking.co.uk/free/electricbill.html
my estimated cost is &#036;60, but i pay &#036;25 a month

[Neo 721]

The methods they use to take your bills in the UK are really lax if you are out they will just post a card and ask "you" to write down your power consumption via the metre.