Trying to figure up amount used
Trying to figure up amount used
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Forgive the newbie question.
I have a problem I'm trying to figure out and thought some of you might have an answer.
I work from home for a company in a different state. I have 4 computers here and they stay on all the time. They seem to be the one thing that causes me to pay more on my Bill at the end of the month. What I want to try and figure out is the amount of electricity that they are using then tag a dollar amount to that according to my statements, so I can either have my Employer help me pay for a portion of my electric bill, or call the electric company to see what the problem is. It may not be much, but I'm paying about $50 more a month then I have been. Now I understand the price might have went up, but if there is some formula out there, that someone could point me too, that would be great. I would truly appreciate it.
Regards,
I have a problem I'm trying to figure out and thought some of you might have an answer.
I work from home for a company in a different state. I have 4 computers here and they stay on all the time. They seem to be the one thing that causes me to pay more on my Bill at the end of the month. What I want to try and figure out is the amount of electricity that they are using then tag a dollar amount to that according to my statements, so I can either have my Employer help me pay for a portion of my electric bill, or call the electric company to see what the problem is. It may not be much, but I'm paying about $50 more a month then I have been. Now I understand the price might have went up, but if there is some formula out there, that someone could point me too, that would be great. I would truly appreciate it.
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP 
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RE: Trying to figure up amount used
Typical $/kwhour is 4- to 5 cents. You should be able to find the PC power consumption by looking at the power supply. It should list the energy usage in watts. Actual usage will vary, but should be worst case. Do not forget the monitor.
RE: Trying to figure up amount used
For your purpose watts = volts x amps is a good estimate.
Numbers of hours on x watts divided by 1000 = kilowatthours. You electric bill is for kilowatt hours. Ask the uitlity for the cost of eack kwh plus any additional
costs such a fuel adjustments. I don't think is will come to very much.
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Thanks,
Scott Baugh, CSWP
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RE: Trying to figure up amount used
The 3.0 Amps listed on the back of my Dell at work corresponds to about 350 Watts, which should be the absolute maximum power draw from the computer with all the slots populated with power munching boards. If the computer is not fully populated, then the power draw will be less than the listed power. I would guess that the typical PC is only drawing about 100-150 Watts, lightly populated.
Also, you should include your monitors and routers and DSL/cable modem. My DSL modem draws a big chunk of power all by itself.
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RE: Trying to figure up amount used
Condsider some measurements www.themeterguy.com/advertising/TMg/kill_a_watt.htm
RE: Trying to figure up amount used
100W x 4 x 24 = 9.6 kWhr / day
RE: Trying to figure up amount used
I feel that all of this is what is costing me my electricity bill to rise. I don't spend a lot of time at home as often as I used too, since I'm only here (mostly) during working hours and afternoons. So the TV isn't on as often and other normal things are not running like they used too, except for the AC.
I will keep all this in mind when I sit down to figure this out.
IRstuff - Thanks for the tid bit of information, I wouldn't have thought about that!
Best Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP
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RE: Trying to figure up amount used
As an example, divide your electric bill by the number of square feet in your home, multiply that amount by the number of square feet in your office. This will give you an estimate of the total usage of the office space, not just the computers in the office.
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RE: Trying to figure up amount used
One might possibly argue that computer area actually requires a higher percentage of the A/C, due to the inherent need to keep the temperature for the computers at lower level than what might otherwise be required for occupant comfort.
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RE: Trying to figure up amount used