Re: Computers use 7W when SWITCHED OFF!

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From: Zod
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 06:06

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Let me do the sums. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
24 times 365 days is 8760 Hours in a year
1000 Watt/Hr  costs 17 cents
1 Watt/Hr costs .017 cents
8760 times 1 Watt  times .017 cents is 148.92 cents
1 Watt costs $1.48 per year
7 Watts costs $10.36 per year


"NotSure" <DoNotReply2Here@gmx.net> wrote in message 
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> Re:Computer Power Consumption
>
> Did you know...
>
> Computers use 7W (seven watts) of power
> even if SWITCHED OFF!!
>
> measure it for yourself!!
>
> $20 meter at DickSmih
>
> Manual:
> http://www-2.net/misc/elto-power-meter-INDEX.html
>
> MONEY???  rule of thumb:
> 1 watt = 2 dollars per year
>
> when on:
>
> Computer:  50Watts
> Screen: 50 Watts
> Laptop: 25 Watt
>
>

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