[TriLUG] Power requirements

[Jim Ray]

you can tweak the sleep to optimize power savings in the BIOS as well as 
in certain operating systems.

Jim Ray, President
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Cristobal Palmer wrote:

>Do the PCs "sleep" automagically? If so, you might toss that into your
>calculations.
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>-CMP
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>On 1/23/06, Jim Ray <jim at neuse.net> wrote:
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>>looks good to me.  you could get by with 22 days/month with 8 hr/day if
>>it is a business and folks turn PCs off outside business hours.
>>
>>regards,
>>
>>jim
>>
>>Jim Ray, President
>>Neuse River Network, Inc.
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>>tel: 919-838-1672 x111
>>toll free: 800-617-7652
>>cell: 919-606-1772
>>http://www.Neuse.Net
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>>Ask about our Clean Technologies.  Established in the Carolinas 1997.
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>>Shawn Hood wrote:
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>>>Estimated this when installing several machines on a tele-sales floor.
>>>
>>>( Consumption (wattage) X 24 hrs X 30 days ) / 1000 * Rate (kWh)
>>>
>>>Say my computer consumes 100 watts on a constant basis for one month.
>>>The rate here is .071/kWh.  This would equate to $5.112/month.  You
>>>could use a wattmeter or decent multimeter to get accurate readings
>>>for your computer.
>>>
>>>Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
>>>
>>>On 1/23/06, Mark Freeze <mfreeze at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>>Does anyone have any figures on estimated electrical costs to run one PC for
>>>>a month?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks,
>>>>Mark.
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