Kill-a-what?
Every once in a while, I think about energy and money. A large subset of those times, I think it would be cool to have a fully solar-powered house, and sell electricity back to the power company on sunny (but not overly hot) days.
Anyway, despite the dorky name, I bought a Kill A Watt which measures electricity usage of anything that is plugged in. I tested my TV (and VCR and DVD and speakers) and found that it uses about $30 a year. That's when everything is off and just sitting there. My computer (and printer and cable modem and USB port and monitor) uses about $60 a year when everything is off.
It's not a ton of money, and I don't know if I'll try to fix it. But my computer is basically the equivalent of a 60 watt blub that is on 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Am I a big dork if this bothers me? (Don't answer that.)
Anyway, despite the dorky name, I bought a Kill A Watt which measures electricity usage of anything that is plugged in. I tested my TV (and VCR and DVD and speakers) and found that it uses about $30 a year. That's when everything is off and just sitting there. My computer (and printer and cable modem and USB port and monitor) uses about $60 a year when everything is off.
It's not a ton of money, and I don't know if I'll try to fix it. But my computer is basically the equivalent of a 60 watt blub that is on 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Am I a big dork if this bothers me? (Don't answer that.)
posted by Eric at 5:22 PM
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