how much does it cost(electricity) to leave a computer on for a day in california?

[SnoopCat]

how much does it cost to leave a computer on for a day in california? the elecriticy cost

 

[The Stigenator]

dont know.. Idont pay the electricity bill

 

[JimmyEatWorld]

:Q
*The_Good_Guy's computer suddenly shuts off*

 

[RipRidah]

I'd say around 25c
this is just a rough estimate i didnt do any calculations

 

[SVTPower]

Computers don't cost a lot it's the Monitor that really jacks it up.

 

[jtbruin2000]

yeah, that would be useful to know because I always leave it on!

 

[BigToque]

i thought it was roughly the same as a 100W light bulb. maybe 2.

 

[Hamburgerpimp]

Well, our next electric bill will be around $300, no sh1t. May even go as high as $400 depending on the rate increase. Per day, per computer? Really doesn't matter, we're all gettin ass-raped any way you figure it!

 

[BatmanNate]

Mine probably pulls more than half our household appliances combined...see my sig, it has HORSEPOWER, quite literally...

 

[Hamburgerpimp]

Jesus, don't let any small infants or animals near your computer!

 

[V]

About $2 a day. It depends on the cost per Kilowatt-hour. I think it is about $.20 right now or maybe much higher.
Look on your electricity bill and see how much a Kilowatt-hour costs in your area.

 

[Hamburgerpimp]

V,

If that were the case, then $180 of our $200 electric bills, from a few months ago, went to the Computers. And only $20 left for a 4500 sqft house??:Q

 

[KevinH]

Good lord Hamburger do you leave all the lights on? Sheesh!

 

[SVTPower]

Ham thats a Nice size house you got there man.

 

[shifrbv]

It averages 150 watts (this includes the monitor). However, if you use hibernation with an energy saving monitor, this can be reduced substantially.

 

[dafatha00]

I did a calculation a couple years back, if you leave your computer on for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, it comes out to 50 cents a month... with today's prices, probably about a buck

 

[vi edit]

I can say that only running our two computers 3 hours a day instead of 24 has saved us over $20 a month in electric bills.

 

[jjm]

With the strain on the grid, it's probably a pretty good idea to shut it down when you're away from it. I know it doesn't seem like much, but a lot of these small actions just might avert a rolling blackout or two!

 

[fishy101]

dafatha00, how did you come up with 50 cents per month? I haven't done the calculations myself, but 50 cents per month seem kinda low, although I can be wrong.