[rescue] Recycled P4 machines - Re: Fixed LCD's?

Phil Stracchino phils at caerllewys.net
Fri Feb 14 18:44:24 CST 2014


On 02/14/14 19:08, Scott Newell wrote:
> At 01:17 PM 2/14/2014, Peter Corlett wrote:
>>> I generally estimate annual cost of 24x7 loads as $1/watt (8760 hours in a
>>> year, so I'm assuming power is about $0.11/kw-hr). Stick a kill-a-watt on
>>> some old computers and you might find new stuff looks attractive!
>>
>> Is that $0.11/kWh from a recent bill? Energy prices have been rocketing over
>> the last few years and you might be working from out-of-date figures.
> 
> Nope, that was back in the summer. Right now it's $0.06 for the first 
> 600 kWh, $0.05 after that (winter rates).

Where is that?  Here in New Hampshire we're paying four times that.
Most expensive power I've ever had.


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