Comments on: Is your printer robbing you blind? Calculate your Electricity Usage with a Kill A Watt

By: Matthew

Matthew — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:47:46 +0000

Just checked out your site and I must say I am very impressed and will be a frequent visitor. I just wanted point you to SmartHomeUSA they have a power strip that will turn off appliances (like the printer and other items) when the computer is asleep or turned off.

By: Kosmo @ The Casual Observer

Kosmo @ The Casual Observer — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:30:55 +0000

I think the light bulb cost is a bit misleading. It seems that you’re assuming the light is on 24/7/375, which is unlikely.

A 60W bulb uses 1/16.67 of a kwh each hours (1000W/60W)

That’s (.08/16.67) = .0048 cost per hour for the bulb – or (.10/16.67) = .006 if you’re beyond the 600 kwh theshhold.

Let’s split the different and say a kwh cost of .0055.

A typical bulb in my house might get 4 hours of use per day, on average. 4 hours X 30 days = 120 hours per month. 120 X .0066 = 66 cents to power that bulb during the month.

Good article.
.-= Kosmo @ The Casual Observer´s last blog ..Beth Page, Black Widow =-.

By: Bill in NC

Bill in NC — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:05:29 +0000

I love my 25 year old, large chest freezer (15 cubic feet).

A modern 15 cu.ft. chest freezer I saw in Costco was rated for only about 1 kWh/day.

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By: Paul Van Lierop

Paul Van Lierop — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:32:21 +0000

I have indeed checked out the TED it’s extremely tempting, I just am not sure at this point how committed the rest of the family is to this endeavor which may kill it before it stops. My geek nature thinks that definitely I need to be able to log my energy usage to the Net on a minute by minute basis but the constant battle to keep lights off when not in use from the little gremlins is keeping me from it.

By: Matt Jabs

Matt Jabs — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:49:51 +0000

I love it Paul…let’s Kill as many Watts as we can to save money & Kill debt!

Have you checked out the TED? The Energy Detective.

Steve @GetOutOfDebtGuy swears by it. It’s only a matter of time before I join the ranks of TED Watt Killers!