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From: wtm@uhura.neoucom.EDU (Bill Mayhew)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att,unix-pc.general
Subject: Re: 3B1 Electric bill!
Summary: Just the facts ma'am
Message-ID: <1990Oct02.152302.6903@uhura.neoucom.EDU>
Date: 2 Oct 90 15:23:02 GMT
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In normal operation, taking my 3b1/2meg/voice-power/monitor as an
example, the machine draws about 75 watts.  If you get brave, you
can install a power switch on the monitor and reduce the quiescent
draw to just over 60 watts with the above configuration.

I know these are real figures because I measured them with an
honest to goodness watt meter (VI*cos(phase-angle) type meter), so
that is the same as your watt-hour meter outside sees.

Figuring 12 cents (US) per killowatt hour, which is on the high
side of things. you've got 55.8 KWH of consumption in a 31 day
month, if you leave the monitor on with the screen blanked.  That is
$6.97.  12 cents per killowatt hour is probably on the high side
for most areas, but you know that prices are going to be going up
this winter with the US's monkeying around in the middle east.

Even throwing in an external modem is only going to increase the
cost of operation about a buck a month.  $20.00 is too much; you
must have bought something else recently too, nicht wahr?

I noticed about a $5/month increase in my electric utility bill
when I installed by Unix PC and TB+ modem several years ago.  You
gots to pay to play.
  
==Bill==

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