[TriLUG] Home PC power usage

[matt at noway2.thruhere.net]

I would love to have Duke's rates.  I live in High Cost Point which has
the highest electric rates in the state.  Having Duke's rates would knock
$50 to $100 off my electric bill each month.

http://www.highpointnc.gov/cityofhighpoint/custsrv/uploads/residential.pdf

> My home media server in my living room runs mythtv frontend & backend
> as well as xbmc and general file serving. It has an Intel Core2 Quad
> CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz with 2 HDD. I have a kill-a-watt power meter
> measuring the power usage of the whole system which includes the TV
> and speakers. The computer runs 24/7.
>
> * 225 Watts - TV On, System playing live TV
> * 100 Watts - TV Off, System "idle"
>
> Cost
> ======
> Duke energy prices electricity at 9.3587 cents per kWh
>   http://www.duke-energy.com/pdfs/NCScheduleRS.pdf
>
> * 100 Watts running 24/7 should cost $82 per year.
> * 154 Watts running 24/7 should cost $126 per year ($10/mo)
>