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Originally Posted by Great68
We only pay roughly 7 cents per kWh here (at least that's what my last bill said).
A PC pulling 500watts for 24 hours a day only works out to about $26 a month.
0.5kW x 24hours x 31days x 0.07c/kWh = $26.04
So by Tos'd's estimate of $17 every five days, you could post a profit of roughly $75 a month. That's better than a sharp stick in the eye.
The IT guys in my company have been supplying GTX460's and HD5770's in all the new PC's at work, I kind of want to install this on everyone's computer. It's not like anyone would notice a performance decrease since most people just use word and excel.
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Hmm I used their stupid "power saving" calculator, since I couldn't find the rate (finally found it on
a pdf buried deep within their site). Naturally, they grossly over-rate how much you can "save" by lowering power consumption. It should be more like "how much surplus can we sell at a higher rate if you use less power by buying shitty expensive ugly CFLs and low performance appliances?"
I wouldn't suggest installing it without prior consent, that could lead to some major issues (and has in the past, with it leading to jail time IIRC)