Electricity bill [was: Re: Leaving a Computer Running ?]

[Adam McMaster]

On 8 Feb 2005, at 10:12, Svein Halvor Halvorsen wrote:
> In this setup, you need to warm up your house somehow. Since *all* 
> energy
> in the end turns to thermic energy (elementary physics), the route this
> energy takes from moving electrons to heats is of little interest (when
> you're just looking to heat up your house).

It's not really the case that all the energy becomes heat, since the 
computer also has moving parts and generates sound (a *lot* of sound if 
it's anything like mine).  Most of the energy going into a computer 
probably does become heat in the end, but certainly not all of it.  
Because of this it might be better to get a more efficient heater, but 
in the end it probably doesn't make a noticeable difference either way.

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- Adam McMaster <adam at moosoft.net>