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

Yes...it includes the monitor.
Dorie
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: ML 
  To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 3:06 PM
  Subject: -=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).
  >
  >
  >
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