Articles - How much does it cost to run your electrical items: you may be shocked

[fuddam]

Eco-eye costs 29.99 on ebay incl P&P

[Gazza]

I'm not turning my PC's off!!
My wife will just have to do without the Fridge & Freezer, and those hair straighteners she has will just have to go on Ebay and she will have to learn to sleep with her hair under her pillow to keep it flat.....or something.

[baius]

I'm not turning my PC's off!!
My wife will just have to do without the Fridge & Freezer, and those hair straighteners she has will just have to go on Ebay and she will have to learn to sleep with her hair under her pillow to keep it flat.....or something.

& what did your wife say? (Thought so.)

[torsionSW]

Wilkinson have 'Green Power Energy Tracker' meters on sale for £2.25 (75% off) I just pick one up today.

[Norky]

Here's a question for ye. I use my laptop more like a downstairs PC, 90% of the time plugged into the mains. Would it be better to run it plugged in like I am now, or run it from the battery and recharge it when needed?

[arthurleung]

Here's a question for ye. I use my laptop more like a downstairs PC, 90% of the time plugged into the mains. Would it be better to run it plugged in like I am now, or run it from the battery and recharge it when needed?

Keep it plugged in (with battery removed). Battery get hot when discharged (i.e. wasting power).
Alternative you could use RMClock to tune your laptop to use minimal amount of power. (Could save 15W watching movies or folding)

[ReDeamer]

Really good article. I'm amazed how much it costs to run a high end computer 24/7 .

Quick turn everything off before the wife see's the article and complains about the size of the leccy bill

[kyle2020]

That really is a shock, especially on the computer usage Vs the TV. Time to start putting this thing on standby when I go to eat or whatever, at the end of the day every little saving adds up.

[baius]

at the end of the day every little saving adds up.

Every little helps.

[mariamarch67]

HI EV1,IM NEW HERE. DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW MUCH IT COSTS TO RUN A HOME MUSIC STUDIO AT HOME AS MY SON AND I ARE CONSTANTLY IN DISPUTE OVER THE ELECTRIC BILL? PLEASE SOMEONE HELP!!! FED UP WITH THE ROWS!!!!

[peterb]

Depends on what equipment he has.

Best way to find out is to buy one of the plug in watt meters - connect the home studio equipment through it and measure the power consumption. You can then calculate the cost per hour from the unit charge your electricity company makes.