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Re: [Shop-talk] Trickle Chargers - operating Costs

To: Doug Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Trickle Chargers - operating Costs
From: Richard George <rkg@teleport.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2008 09:21:06 -0800
Doug ,
>
> My candidate for the most pointless waste of
> electricity is my Verizon Fios Cable-TV box.  It uses
> a constant 30 watts whether it is turned on or off.
>   
And Verizon charges you for the privilege of burning the power :-)

rkg
(Richard George)
> Doug
>
>
>   
>> Then I did some math.  Damn -- even if it averages a
>> mere 20W 
>> continuous, that's 175 KWHr/year or 14.6/month; 
>> which would run me 
>> $14.00/yr $1.17/mo.  Hmm, apparently the little crap
>> is worthy of more 
>> attention than I thought.
>>
>>    -Wayne
>>     
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