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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
My guess is having your computer on 24/7 is costing an extra $30-40 USD a month.
Turn them off at night, you'll save a fortune. :PQuote:
Originally posted by Mr. Elmo@29 December 2003 - 18:15
my electric parents
Turn them off at night, you'll save a fortune. :P [/b][/quote]Quote:
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
: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?
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't think my meter is dodgy, so they won't replace it. And since it only looks like I'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
meh, so what do you pay? $200 seem too much for electric to me....we dont even have our heater on that much....
I don'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.
whats taht in usd? 60 seem so low.....i wish i had that number on the billing...parent wil stop yelling at me
Nice read about getting your bill down
http://www.potters.org/subject68011.htm
Niffty online energy calculator don't forget the monitor mind uses 135 + 450 machine power supply, I turn my monitor off at night also cheaper besides can'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
£60 is about $90.Quote:
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
I get that much every month, which is still high for the UK for a single guy (with girlfriends :D) and no kids.
my bill was 200 dollars this month :angry:
welcome to my world.....well, actually my parents worldQuote:
my bill was 200 dollars this month
lol i've been in "this" world for a long time.... and just fyi.... I am the one that pays the bill ;)
Your PC costs approximately $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 = $11.88
uhhh lemme check the bill.... well here its about .12 cents for KW/h.... hence why i have to pay more......
You're getting screwed royally at that rate. What's your power source, crude oil?
south american power i think...Quote:
Originally posted by balamm@30 December 2003 - 03:06
You're getting screwed royally at that rate. What's your power source, crude oil?
central america....guatemala is the country just below mexico....
and yes i know we're getting screwed.... its a 2nd-3rd world country, what u want me to say? :ph34r:
I pay about 40 canadian dollars a month.It would be about 30 bucks if it wasn'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't very high though
£60 is about $90.Quote:
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 @ 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
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't really checked the bills in a while, I get them quarterly, IE every 3 months.
my estimated cost is $60, but i pay $25 a monthQuote:
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't forget the monitor mind uses 135 + 450 machine power supply, I turn my monitor off at night also cheaper besides can'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
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.