[mythtv-users] Power Relay for Frontends

[tortise]

On 20/10/2012 4:41 p.m., HP-mini wrote:
>
>> Maybe you can design a smart circuit breaker for the distribution panel
>> & thereby reduce reactive losses.
>>
> Don't think domestic users get charged/penalized for reactive load..
> With everything being SMPS &/or direct off mains switching that could
> change..

The third slide of 
http://events.linuxfoundation.org/slides/2011/linuxcon/lcna2011_merlin.pdf 
might dispel some myths?

Marc Merlin documents a really cool set up he developed.

It shows mythtv and connected kit drawing over 25% of the houses 
measured and presumably billed power...