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  • Bytemeister@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 months ago

    $50/year electrical bill for a Pi?!

    Nevermind, I just did some back of the napkin math and came out around 35 a year if I was running one full power 24/7, so yeah, that is the right ballpark guess for a maximum.

      • Bytemeister@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        5 months ago

        I went off the power supply maximum output. 5.1 volts, 3 amps, so 15 watts per hour. 24hrs per day, 365 days a year, so 131,400 watt-hours, or 131kilowatt-hours. My electricity is about $0.25/kwh (advertised at 0.09/kwh, but when you add on bullshit fees, the final rate is much higher), so I came up with $32.85 as the maximum amount any device connected to that power supply could cost.

      • irmadlad@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        5 months ago

        A realistic Pi 4B-only estimate is about A$8–A$12 per year in electricity

        That’s about what I calculated for my locale. Roughly $0.30–$0.85 per month, around $0.48/month at 4 W. Which is remarkable especially given what you can run on one.