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Power Management in the home
2016-04-03 19:50:43 Post No. 53848164
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Power Management in the home
OP (ID: !79Uy4MI8lA)
2016-04-03 19:50:43
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Been going over stuff with my fiance about concerns over how much power we might consume in the home once we get a place.
I personally keep my PC and media center (40" LCD, X360, PS3, 5.1 Receiver) hooked up to the wall at all times, though not all powered at the same time. PC goes into hibernate and media center shit gets powered off.
Now, my fiance goes so far as to unplug even a printer from the wall when not being user (resetting configurations in the process I might add).
>note, don't assume this is a thread for shitting on my fiance. I love her to death and I do agree with her to a point.
My question for /g/ is, how do you go about managing power consumption where you live?
Do you turn everything off or leave stuff on? If you own a home or rent, do you notice major increases in your electric bill from any of your tech usage?
Are there any recommended solutions for being smart with how much power you use? Wattage trackers? smart timers?
I was looking at the Smart home stuff that Belkin makes. Smart lighting and power outlet usage.
Thoughts?
>I think my fiance was most concerned when I brought home a used Poweredge 2950 with 2x750W PSUs.
probably wouldn't keep that running all the time. had planned on using as a test bench to practice managing Server 2008, CentOS, or a pfsense router.
