[Butter on Toast]

Hello all,
Well I'm starting to actively fold on SMP only... but I'm worried.... Will the rise of cost in my electricity bill be noticeable?
Thanks OCN.

 

[Aawa]

It will be noticeable. Some people say it raises about $25 some get higher bills depending on how many computers you start folding with.

 

[Butter on Toast]

On sig rig?

 

[-Allen-]

Depends on where you live. In Ontario, energy costs something like 8 cents+8 cents of delivery per kw/h, so folding for an hour for you (if you had a similar electricity bill) would cost around 10 cents an hour, $2.40 a day if folding 24/7

 

[Butter on Toast]

Well, the price here is 16-20 cents per kw/h
Argh.......... I just don't want to get a sermon cuz the electric bill went up a couple euros :S
3.84€/day

 

[Citra]

Quote:

Originally Posted by -Allen-;14226041
Depends on where you live. In Ontario, energy costs something like 8 cents+8 cents of delivery per kw/h, so folding for an hour for you (if you had a similar electricity bill) would cost around 10 cents an hour, $2.40 a day if folding 24/7

Less because his computer doesn't consume 1kw.

I think my 465 + 430 consumes 1-2 cents an hour.

 

[onoz]

I'm interested in this as well. Where do you guys look to find out your city's rates? What other numbers do I need to know?

(Sorry to hijack your thread.)

 

[1055AMDGuy]

Quote:

Originally Posted by onoz;14227406
I'm interested in this as well. Where do you guys look to find out your city's rates? What other numbers do I need to know?

(Sorry to hijack your thread.)

+1 , I'm concerned about 2 OC'd 480's and an OC'd 955 lol. If it goes up more than $20-30 I might have to cut back some.

 

[Butter on Toast]

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1055AMDGuy;14228038
+1 , I'm concerned about 2 OC'd 480's and an OC'd 955 lol. If it goes up more than $20-30 I might have to cut back some.

Google
kwh price in "your state" 2011
Or look at your electricity company's website

Also, take into account that PSUs are not toally efficient.

 

[omega17]

If you get a Kill-A-Watt meter, or whatever the equivalent is called around the world (usually just a "Watt Meter"), you can see exactly how much juice your rig pulls from the wall

They're only a few quid

Also, why are you running a 2600K @ stock?

 

[sbinh]

Not much .. if you compare to what i've been paying .. lolz ... close to $300/month for my folding farm + around $200 for whole house electric usage ....

 

[Butter on Toast]

500$ electric bill?!?!?! :O
@omega17
I will OC it when the warranty runs its course

 

[beers]

A 100w increase at $0.10 per kWh equates to:
.1*24*365*.10=$87.6/year

Edit:
This is for AC power.
If your PSU were 90% efficient that would equate to a 90w DC load costing $87.6/year.

 

[wahrheitoderpflicht]

meh it doesnt effect the bill too much. 90% of folders see an average of $25-50 on the bill. The extreme folders obviously see more.

 

[3dfxvoodoo]

Max TDP 95 W
that less then light bulbs
add the ram HD ext. it's like keep 2~4 light bulbs on 24/7

 

[duox]

lol someone should try and tax write off folding electric costs one day since its volunteer work rofl. That being said I'd never pay more than 200 dollars a month of electricity. Course im from alabama and we have a far better electric company than most of the country/world.

 

[Blitz6804]

Will the rise be noticeable? Short answer, yes.

Long answer: It will not be as noticeable as GPU folding would be. However, if you pay the bills, you will feel it. If you wish to compute it, and you have a Kill-a-Watt, you need to take the wattage of the system at load and subtract from that the wattage of the system at idle. Multiply that by the number of hours daily you wish to fold, then by 30.4375 to convert daily into monthly. This is how many extra watts your folding will use. Multiply by the going rate for electricity in kW-hr (better to aim high, say 20c) and then divide by 1000. That will give you the monthly increase in cents. (Divide by 100 for Euros.)

In my case (GPU/CPU mixture), my PC produces about 40-50% of the month's total electric bill. If you consider that it causes the A/C to come on more, that would be more like 70% attribution.

 

[railfan844]

Quote:

Originally Posted by omega17 Also, why are you running a 2600K @ stock?

I'm sure he has his reasons..........

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blitz6804 Will the rise be noticeable? Short answer, yes. Long answer: It will not be as noticeable as GPU folding would be. However, if you pay the bills, you will feel it. If you wish to compute it, and you have a Kill-a-Watt, you need to take the wattage of the system at load and subtract from that the wattage of the system at idle. Multiply that by the number of hours daily you wish to fold, then by 30.4375 to convert daily into monthly. This is how many extra watts your folding will use. Multiply by the going rate for electricity in kW-hr (better to aim high, say 20c) and then divide by 1000. That will give you the monthly increase in cents. (Divide by 100 for Euros.) In my case (GPU/CPU mixture), my PC produces about 40-50% of the month's total electric bill. If you consider that it causes the A/C to come on more, that would be more like 70% attribution.

1. Shouldn't you subtract the wattage at idle from the wattage at load rather than the other way around?

2. That's assuming all his comp does is idle, he should also consider that it will be consuming a similar amount of power when gaming.

 

[Butter on Toast]

I won't be folding 24/7, and since I don't pay the bills it is a problem. I don't want shocks from the owners of the house

Then I won't be able to fold

Only a little bit... maybe 2 hrs/day and cut down on gaming?

 

[PCCstudent]

I noticed the bill when points hit 2.5 million in a month.When points stayed a 1 million or so it was hard to say the extra was from folding. I think "Electric Bill" would be a great folding name.