So, many of you could be wondering, how much money would I save by switching to sleep mode?
We can put it this way:
If you have a computer that uses 330 watts, and you leave it on 24/7, 365 days a year, what will the price to power the computer come out to be?
Using the formula that can be found here, and knowing that the price per kilowatt in New York is currently 14.4 cents per kilo-watt hour, we can figure this problem out.
We will come up with this equation: 330watts x 24 hours x 365 days/yr = 2,890,800 watt hours, or 2891 kilo-watt hours. You multiply that by 14.4, with the final cost to be $416.30!
If you use automatic sleep mode, you save 60%-70% of energy, which can save you $249.78 to $291.41.
Yes, this is only considering 24/7, 365 computers, but you can see how much of an impact it can actually make!
Then remember, this is only ONE computer, so if you have more, there is more to save!
Finally, if you can imagine how many computers your school has… 100? 200?
Now you can see…
… you CAN make a difference!
I found this site to be very interesting. What an easy way to save money and the environment.. I never realized how much money is actually lost by simply leaving computers on at home and work.
wow. i never knew i could save my parents that much money. i do switch off my computer. i just leave it on for a couple of hours or so when i’m eating or something.
Wow, i never really realized how much energy we use each year! Just one computer would save $400! Multiply that by for example 5million people. You would save a lot of money!
Actually, you would save $249.78 to $291.41, because $400 is the cost to power a computer.
We cannot eliminate all $400 since that means we won’t use the computer at all!
But $249.78 to $291.41 is still a lot of money that can be saved!
omg wow… thats a lot of skittles being wasted on computers…
i should just turn off my comp at night cuz global warming is a meanie head…
im gonna go turn off my computer RIGHT NOW!!
I never realized.. but don’t worry, I always keep my monitor turned off! You guys should mention that we should shut down and unplug switches to save the most power. If you don’t, the computer continues drawing power.
WOW…I never realized a computer uses that many kilo-watts per hour….It’s soo many per year as well..
It’s good to know…
Now i wont leave my computer on when i leave it =]
i never realized that money could be saved by doing this
and i’ll definitely spread the word
Believe it or not, i’m actually turning off computer now that i know that it saves so much money! YAY!!