Posted by
N2EY on
Aug 29, 2007; 6:00pm
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/Re-Questions-for-any-K3-FTs-tp451908p451913.html
In a message dated 8/29/07 11:40:24 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[hidden email] writes:
> Yes, but you are basing this on your "assumptions". Your math may be
> correct
> but, you are setting up the conditions of the problem which may or may not
> be
> accurate.
I think my assumptions are pretty accurate. If anything, they err on the high
side.
Here they are in a nutshell:
Typical power requirement of a device on standby: 5 W
Typical number of such devices in a household: 20
Typical duty cycle of such devices: 760 hours per year of use, 8000 hours
standby.
The rest is calculation.
How much does a kilowatt hour of electricity cost? 13 cents here in EPA. 25
cents in HB9.
How much do *you* pay?
>
> The word collectively was used.
Not by me.
So, let's say your assumptions are correct.
>
> Multiply that by millions of households. That seems to be quite a bit to
> me.
Of course. But consider it as a percentage of your total use.
> I don't really enjoy just giving my money to the local utilities. I'd
> rather
> spend $104 on ham radio toys. ;-)
>
Me too.
73 de Jim, N2EY
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