-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Weather and Elec bills.

I ALWAYs use the sleep feature at night. Can;t see any sense in entertaining 
my brood of felines with a busy screen all night..
ml
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jo Ann Weaver" <bookworm54@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 9:50 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Weather and Elec bills.


> Does this include monitor Too? I've heard they use the most power. Do most
> of you use the sleep feature for your computer?
>
> Jo Ann
>
> -------Original Message-------
>
> From: Dorie Crews
> Date: 02/26/06 10:18:34
> To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Weather and Elec bills.
>
> Yes....I was told it is the same as a 100 watt light bulb.
> Dorie
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: Dr. Benway
>  To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>  Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 5:48 AM
>  Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Weather and Elec bills.
>
>
>
>  Rose writes: Does anyone know what it costs to run a
>  computer as far as electric is concerned?  Just
>  curious?
>
>  Hi Rose,
>
>  In my last place of residence we had little boxes on
>  the wall that took a credit card sized piece of
>  plastic. When you ran out (it always told you when
>  that was going to happen) I would run to my local 24
>  hour 7/11 and get the card "re-charged" - it was neat
>  because if all you had was 60 cents you could get that
>  put on the card and bingo another 24 hours of hydro.
>  Anyway another feature of the box on the wall was it
>  told you per appliance how much that appliance used in
>  an hour (if you were to run it for an hour).
>
>  Monitor plus computer used 1.38 cents an kilowat hour.
>  Electric kettle 15 cents an kilowat hour (I don't
>  recommend leaving it on that long :).
>  "Green fridge" 5 cents an hour.
>  Electric space heater 25 cents an hour.
>  My TV used the same as the computer.
>
>  The device was called a power stat. The neat thing was
>  you could shut it off if you went away thereby not
>  using any hydro - also if you ran out there were no
>  re-connection fees - and of course no deposits
>  necessary.
>
>  I ran my whole house on about 90 cents a day in the
>  summer and in the winter it cost $3.10 for a 24 hour
>  period (electric space heater by the computer adding
>  the most).
>
>
>
>
> --
> <Please delete this line and everything below.>
>
> To unsub or change your email settings:
> http://www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk
>
> To access our Archives:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/
> http://www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/
>
>
>
>
> -- 
> No virus found in this incoming message.
> Checked by AVG Free Edition.
> Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.1.0/269 - Release Date: 2/24/2006
>
> 

--
<Please delete this line and everything below.>

To unsub or change your email settings:
http://www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk

To access our Archives:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/
http://www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/

Other related posts: