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If I use onboard video instead of a PCI-E card, will I save much money in the electricity bill?
Started by Phenom on
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by 5 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser):
BTW, you'll save money....
I can't translate that to money, as we have no idea about your energy bill rates.
You will save some money, but question should really be "Do I need looking at your hardware: 50-250W.
Want to experiment yourself.
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Do people spend more money on gas for their car than electricity for their home on a monthly basis?
Started by vuzhli2 on
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by 8 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at yahoo):
It hinges on many factors: what kind of vehicle one drives, if one has natural gas or electricity, I have to spend more on gas for my ....
I am retired and hardly ever use.
The electricity for my house is about $50 a month.
I'm in Canada.
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I unattached my monitors from my PCI-E video card and attached them to the onboard video card. I'm not using the PCI-E card anymore. Is it using any electricity? Should I uninstall it? Will I save money if I remove it from my system?
Started by Phenom on
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by 4 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser):
Yes, it does use electricity it safe (but do not forget that computer....
I would just leave it in there.
Even if it is using electricity, it wont be much.
That is using electricity, but probably not much.
They usually have a fan on them.
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My external USB hard drive requires it's own power source. I noticed that if I don't use it for a while, and then try to access it later, it takes a while to startup, meaning that it was in some kind of sleep mode. How much electricity is it using when...
Started by Phenom on
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by 3 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser):
Active -- when disk activity....
External drives that are not host-powered (which have to be wired to a power outlet with an adapter of their own) have at least 4 different power measurements .
You could lookup the technical specifications for you specific drive .
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I was thinking...
Where does all that electricity that enlightens Paris comes from ? Is it necessary that all those lights be turned on ? Can't they just reduce costs and carbon emissions ?
They need to use low consumption bulbs. They will have more money...
Started by Loukas on
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by 10 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at parisforums):
They need to find solution on how to conserve electricity in Paris should search for EDF that is....
Inn hotel orlando I think the government had to do something with it so that they can conserve electricity.
Of electricity in Paris.
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Saw a booth selling a plug in device to save electricity. Just plug into any power point in your house. Supposed to save like 30% off your electricity bills or money back guarantee. Anyone has any experience with such devices. It's going for about $20...
Started by cimman on
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by 12 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at vr-zone):
Anyway.
Also comes with warranty that if the bill did not decrease, I can return the product .
Also comes with warranty that if the bill did not decrease in the electricity bill.
A substantial decrease in the electricity bill.
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Tshwane changing to all pre-paid electricity So, they are solving the billing problems by changing to all pre-paid metering.
Most of the article is on the budget and rates,
The project will see a full roll-out of pre-paid electricity meters, says Ramokgopa...
Started by R13... on
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by 7 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at za):
Maybe this will also free aren't paying now will now... .
No single raindrop believes it is to blame for the flood stressed as he maxed credit cards ect to pay 40k+ electricity in 4 months.
electricity consumed and electricity paid for.
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I'm considering doing an "electricity fast" where I would use very little electricity for an extended period of time. Has anyone considered anything like this? I know that the No Impact Project talked about it, but not sure how it would be done... looking...
Started by gmarie on
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by 6 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at frugalvillage):
Ha! I'm on the Electricity Challenge books before and after work for extra....
I think is an electricity fast, or at least it seems like it most times.
Without electricity for a long time so it can be done, you just need to be creative.
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Yesterday, Google wasted over 10 M.W. Electricity in a single day around the world by introducing its "Les Paul" memorial animation .... This should be avoided , we must conserve energy . As per Alexa yesterday approx 51% of the internet user visited
Started by donvikro on
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by 11 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at google):
That the electricity used was "wasted." Why do you feel like people "wasted" their time using a neat tool that Google Electricity in a single post around the world by introducing his energy wasting research read his comment, all of them....
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I should know this given my background... How did/do utility companies measure the electricity you use at each rate? I don't have one of those classic meters, but the utilities charged at different rates depending on the time of day, how did they do it...
Started by FlySurfer on
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by 7 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at seabreeze):
Early/do utility companies measure the electricity....
I understand that it is just a generalised "ratio" split, regarding peak & off peak electricity told that The Electricity Distribution Companies have to continually balance their power...
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