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Article #171Re: Computers use 7W when SWITCHED OFF!
From: Rod Speed
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:13
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:13
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Conor wrote: > In article <20090317183849.3c265632@realh.co.uk>, Tony Houghton > says... >> >> On Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:26:05 -0000 >> Conor <conor_turton@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >>> As I said, the govts energy saving is all bollocks. Take low energy >>> lightbulbs. They bleated on about them as the saviour of the planet >>> but forgot to take into account that in a cold climate like ours, >>> any savings from the bulbs are negated by the increase in heating to >>> compensate for the lack of heat the bulbs give off. >> >> I suspect most of that energy's wasted making the ceiling hot rather >> than the whole room warm. > > It still needs to be heated whether it's with central heating or the bulb. Not in the summer.
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