[mythtv-users] Re: Energy Usage of MythBoxes
Phill Edwards
philledwards at gmail.com
Mon Mar 21 01:25:42 UTC 2005
> On Sunday 20 March 2005 14:33, Brad Templeton wrote:
> > The power is growing. Even the CPUs are taking up to 80 watts to run. But
> > anyway, 100 watts is over $120 a year in California, less in some places,
> > more in others.
>
> The whole thread has been about debunking that myth.
>
> California prices are not that far from the national average:
> http://www.coaleducation.org/Ky_Coal_Facts/electricity/average_cost.htm
>
> 100 watts per year at average California prices is
> about $83 bucks, and that ASSUMES it draws 100
> watts 24/7/365, which is not a valid assumption.
>
> CPUs do not take 80 watts to run unless they are
> very busy. 35 watts is typical in the idle state
> (which is where the cpu spends the overwhelmingly
> vast majority of the time).
> http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/pentium4-6xx_7.html
>
> Therefore, you've double the costs figures to prove your point
> with no documentation to back it up.
Why is all the talk about money? What about the environmental impacts
of leaving the things running all the time? We all have a duty to save
as much energy as we can to reduce global warming. Unfortunately
America and Australia (where I live) have not signed up to Kyoto which
is a crying shame.
Regards,
Phill
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