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Saving Energy

Monday, September 17th, 2007 – running time 32:12
What uses more energy: tech toys, or AC that runs 24/7? On our first EcoSystm David and Patrick run an energy audit on everything from a desk fan to an HDTV, and take a close look at how ugly our energy bill is when we read the fine print.

It doesn't matter if somebody left the 50 inch LCD HDTV on all weekend in the Revision3 conference room, right? Guess again. We found our HDTV sucked down 380 Watts when it's left with the big blue 'No Signal Found?' screen on.

How did we figure that out? By plugging it into a Kill-A-Watt Watt meter. It's a nifty tool that measures the wattage consumed by any device (or group of devices) plugged into it. It can also give you the exact Voltage, Amperage and Frequency of the electricity in your home.

Plugging David's desktop machine into the Kill-A-Watt revealed some useful info if you want to save money: Running with the login prompt (and nothing else), the PC consumed 68 Watts. Putting it in standby, the consumption dropped to a single Watt.

The lesson? Turn it off if you're not using it!

Running those numbers thru this Energy Efficiency Evaluator helped us figure out how much cash we could save on our electrical bill... a few dollars here, a couple hundred dollars there... switching your bulbs to CF and turning your PC and HDTV and other devices can save you some serious cash.

Did we mention cash? You'll see the look on David's face when he finds out that our local electrical utility tripples his cost per Kilowatt when he exceeds the average consumption for his area.

And then there are appliances... you should definitely take a close look at the Energy Guide Labels when you're buying a new appliance... it's real simple: that AC unit that consumes 2200 Watts will easily outweigh the electrical consumption of all your tech toys if you leave it on 24/7... and the refrigerator, which is definitely on 24/7, eats a lot of juice, too!

Highlights
kilowatt hours ( 10:36, 10:49, 11:10, 11:43, 11:47, 11:53, 11:59, 12:11, 13:28, 25:10, 27:06, 10:36, 10:49, 11:10, 11:43, 11:47, 11:53, 11:59, 12:11, 13:28, 25:10, 27:06 ) next generation ( 24:17, 24:17 ) compact fluorescent bulbs ( 13:37, 13:37 ) high definition ( 3:21, 3:21 ) kilowatt hours ( 10:36, 10:49, 11:10, 11:43, 11:47, 11:53, 11:59, 12:11, 13:28, 25:10, 27:06, 10:36, 10:49, 11:10, 11:43, 11:47, 11:53, 11:59, 12:11, 13:28, 25:10, 27:06 ) next generation ( 24:17, 24:17 ) compact fluorescent bulbs ( 13:37, 13:37 ) high definition ( 3:21, 3:21 )

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" Hundred watts. Projector for the duration of the show but we still have fifteen watt light in here. Yes which we ran 24 hours a day seven days a week period of 65 days a year would be according to the magic calculator. -- if you can her Watson I think her thoughts. Yeah that would via thousand dollars -- energy costs Luke well actually no they usually we we certainly are much stuff right you could really an energy costs you know what you don't. You -- have to think okay. I turn everything off to turn everything off. You're pretty good about that pretty good about that it's a good thing right because usually -- electrical bill things start to had a case in point. The classic computer questions from the seventies should -- turn my computer often are not using it save wear and care during the you know voltage cycles or whatever when the -- closing them down during the the company force up. Right you know everywhere I had met him I'll answer was. If you're not paying the electric don't leave it on. Yeah but it's kind of interesting we took a look at you were desktops just I mean right and the at the office -- it's -- I don't when it's doing. Nothing actually I put in standby four how. Because if most modern systems actually pretty good -- instead my vote your system -- single watt. That's impressive tapped the keyboard see if fires up right. If you're sitting there with the login prompt or the desktop to actually nothing it's consuming 6772. Watts. While yes and it and that was just not really comparable -- computer either good one but not just desktop -- system. But we thought if you leave your monitor problems is now the point want to get between Chelsea flat panel there you're looking at ninety she wants to nine to watch -- four hours a day. Oops hey you know we're just in math here seven days a week 52 weeks at a year and that the eighty dollars and energy costs wow okay. Now that that's per year that's per year so that's eighty bucks just for that one computer yeah -- 737 month or 41 year. Which you know doesn't sound like a lot seven bucks a month no big deal would say. You've got in LCD. I go to the TV for the link that right so it actually you know we snuck into revisions you or I stuck in Revision 3 conference room. Take a look at how much power straw."

" Right here is a fifty inch LCD flat panel high definition television. Hillary thinking yourself you know what I don't have to shut it off well it depends on how it's going if it's going to black hopefully it'll save little energy. -- these big bright blue screens of -- here is used a lot of electricity. Three 168. Wants to do nothing if you're not watching your HDTV. Turn it off going to save yourself a lot of -- and acacia thinking well you know it probably is a lot more energy when it's actually displaying a video. Check this out. We -- video -- here we've blown up the flash video from the homepage and check it out we just dropped seven watts and consumption because fewer pixels are turned on and a brain volume and want black going on there. To do yourself a favor shot the big monitor off if you're not using your gonna save yourself a lot of energy trust me."

" Okay 380. Watts if it's just sitting or to -- blue screen saying I'm getting a signal I'm doing up right if you're lucky enough to have -- black screen."

" Maybe you mean the the."

" Panelists cycling down it doesn't have all of its pixels turn on public stretches astronomically 380 watts and you're kind of person who use just leave your class taught right. Maybe you like. You know have one of those cool Apple TV scrolling -- accurate rank who was kind of funny because we look at it went from 300 the 2360. Watts when I was actually doing something a lot of black pixels so there. So 380 -- listen to three weeks. You know let's be conservative let's do had three 860 bucks 360 watts 24 hours a day seven days a week fifty weeks a year and that you 345. Dollars a year. Now -- and affection and good number to think about. The average American families watched televisions so let's call it seven hours today you -- it's close to eleven hours that's a hundred. Dollars a year 101 dollars here just to power the -- he just TV set eight hours does not include in the TiVo in the cable boxes or anything else had that this is a fifty inch LCD. We had. Turn stuff off if you're not using it. Turn it. You or. Computer off if you're not using it -- stand by about turn your monitor off you're not using it because you know if you have a couple -- desk you know these monitors when he wants if you leave it on 24 hours seven days a -- few weeks of the year but toy box right. I thought that cannot hear my death with two monitors that's forty bucks here. And you know what it's a big big candidate it's it's it's a game of like bits and pieces from what we used -- testes is to bicycle kilowatt. And that's available to break your results hold it up just few minutes ago and from the fabulous potential -- screen -- yes things jamming. Yeah yeah. But what this -- look at the voltage is actually running the system with the 170 point formal you're not bad modeled on their going to -- done. 59 point nine Hertz shockingly accurate the other the for the outer. -- the for the outer garment area and there. It's been so Brian and it's probably like 55 to 75 Hertz fluctuating but you know right now -- Recharge your notebook in my can return to the battery my notebook Inspiron 44 watts. And the calculators really support can I guess -- to tell you the voltage your your your system's running in your house your political system is providing. It's gotta find the want to if you're really sketchy or the world appear -- brown oh you were possible to different slide down a little bit. Which is you know point 41 camps. It's true you formula -- okay so if you take. -- times voltage now and my approval it's now okay -- yeah."

" Well let's let's put it is that this is why use this thing. Today that it that if you have a hundred watt lightbulb in hand on her and twenty volt system. That will people went to him one point two camps hard to dividing thing this is dividing -- and the fact that the so and it's it's that's kind your baseline and think about him tonight that's the easiest way to convert numbers around so."

" But if you know the voltage is roughly a 120 volts 170 volts today in your apartment can be 118 volts tomorrow right -- 120 volts through -- basically. -- times average equals the watch threat okay."

" Because low voltage is very like that it -- yes and here it's gonna stay right 120. Yes and not go above above or below it."

" Exactly and and I think it's -- by the kilowatt -- lucky contestant real time effects is the ability to want to plug something into like you know. Pulling everything that's running on your computer. In two you know power strip -- and in this it'll it'll measure everything is running on your system with a click that thing which -- frightened we started looking at your home theater system."

" Yes. Way to see this I consider it average. You know three game console that TiVo and it TV box. And cable box and know 32 inch TV all plugged into an irreparable power supply all put into UPS. Everything off with poor about a 13050. -- right that's probably just power another what powers. Actually drawing power it's actually drawing more power mean UPS I think it's responsible for about fifteen -- and -- him. You have your cable box and everything else and you'll stand -- are always pulling that. Now we powered it up so we know again how. We've you know I never turn everything all Leon but we -- about 850. Walks. With everything powered up. So if I had my Xbox and on line. Download in the movie and has over Omar we claim the Wii bowling feeding and you know recordings and TiVo and a nifty he has certain -- somethin'."

" Those are very energy on it mr. Randall we like -- know how many hours a day you have your home theater system powered up. Home theater complex."

" Unfortunately even when I'm not actually you know watching it with on a background noise that's a bad the bad mentality BM sites say it's now. Almost eight hours a day seven days a week. I'd probably say close to six days away and -- could one day off."

" Okay -- officially would you you take a vacation. At Revision 3 now. 76 days or weeks six days a week 52 weeks and here but comes up to about 233 dollars and 38 cents for your power up time. Plus. We'll see -- I -- have your calculation port when it's just in sleep mode. Yes there's the 150 watts for sixty hours a day. Hoops. An -- actually in this case. To about seventeen hours today. Could you add in the days it completely -- exactly the club or the path so let's say 8752. Plus. 272. -- ends -- in something in the neighborhoods cauldron is useful and accurate connect."

" So that's so much just for that part of my house -- thirty bucks a month. Which explains why I have an electric bill for my house for 360 dollars 95 cents. That's a few months two months so. But you know it's it's not too bad but the sad thing isn't going to look at the gas line protect innocent gas and electric -- actually look at the gas line you'll notice that. After going twenty dollars 95 cents you never put you I used the microwave. Fabrics."

" I'm part of electrical and spectacular when you're looking electrical -- what you're looking it is almost always reported in kilowatt hours worth thousands of watts. Partially these watts because sponsor kind of easier suggesting jewels among the jewels the way into explaining them here but it's what -- can be used for -- engineering class. But kilowatt hour a one hour kilowatt hours thousand watt power supply our -- out of energy expended by a particular load across a single -- So -- looking at forty he won't so here and I leave this running for an hour that's a 42 watt power. 42 watt -- worse yet threat. So my bill here's shows 1106. Kilowatt hours for two months which brings us to our next favorite number which we pointed to the -- wondering how we're getting our numbers from our fabulous calculator that's looking at how much it costs to run things. You're paying eleven cents per kilowatt hour. For the basically for a standard month's worth of electricity for you firsthand about right we are in San Francisco with a little bit higher than most other places in the name -- as high as seventeen cents a certain parts of California. What's interesting is you start getting inside your bill the full dramatic like electric charges based on quality so you three point eight kilowatt hours baseline usage basically a patient is set to three point eight kilowatt hours and eleven cents -- that. You gotta 230 through 130 -- based on -- twenty kilowatt hours so interrupt thirteen cents. -- 131 presented to -- percent of baseline which is another 51 kilowatt hours of 22 point seven cents per kilowatt hour. Turner once you critters and baseline hey we've got up to 31 cents a kilowatt hour. And over 300% of baseline which by the way it was another 99 point they -- and kilowatt hours. That's about 36. Cents per kilowatt hour. With a big -- being penalized for it yet by more of their products. So let's see so for the first seventy hours of for the first like week of the month your seventeen hours is costing you standby on this."

" Austin you. It has to do continue to do."

" Oh look it that's so we're looking at us and putting in a month we'd rather play for you math on that. So who them when my mom yet. And when nine a month divided -- four give -- take it about a 185. Then by the last -- you're looking at roughly. Who come from two dollars two. Right -- dollars and you can pick it for that week."

" It's a lot of numbers we're gonna thrown around but I guess the general concept is is that every little thing adds up to this kind of giant mass -- before you know if you end up with us. Q with the bill yet as aware and sensitive sliding scale kind of that way it's a."

" Brutal sliding scale it matters. Content at. So I'm looking at this and it's like how it's -- 300% of your bass over there -- percent of the baseline which is that is certainly three point kill him anything use per month over that person three point eight kilowatt hours to start ramping up the cost."

" Now a lot of things can't understand is like. I try my house I really do I use like the CS. Here you know compact fluorescent bulbs him. Yeah trying to use those a try and stay away from any other have to fix here. Not much of a difference but these are dramatically less to with the -- watt lightbulb brightness that's actually equal the sixty watt lightbulb. This is equivalent to sixty watts. That's a double watt meter and hopefully not -- get across the floor thing actually belongs to -- and her boss to Revision 3 think that that. That's equivalent to the 61 what is says on here this -- fourteen watt reading yes so that's pretty good he considered and nearly Canadiens to. More than three times difference in power."

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" This case we've got the equivalent. C a false cover up for us involves how about all this is basically 23 watts so you're more than a quarter. Your energy consumption. By moving through CF well which is why it's in California she -- and it doesn't bolster Australia's spent an incandescent bulbs that you -- the issue of the compact fluorescent. Disposal don't release in the garbage on the book Mercury -- water supply -- hate you. The to gross oversimplification feel free email in the details and other Mercury into the water is. A child coming in life's complicated -- those -- the idea is that your energy saving which means they're earning less coal plants or nuclear energy or. If you're lucky. Capturing more solar grades were less solar arrays but the ideas that you can you can really start if you're liable to your house he's -- I didn't get the balls and over time the stuff starts to."

" Add up real quick not a thing is that intelligence and the last longer to write. So I'm hearing that's the theory on how below -- depends on the brands and it didn't work out pretty well others don't I haven't really heard -- vision the other big Home Depot they're being at Home -- okay -- walking enslaved played on those costs the moment you walk in its TV giants. Palate of one gallon tequila bottles in this case and Home Depot is the giant -- of Compaq for us. It could -- I don't know where they get I don't know who these people are but boy are they cheap. We're as good you know I've got a couple things of -- a few years a couple of sort of died out after a couple months and I still haven't. I haven't figured out it's because I've run into them with things my garage or cats and spinning what's it. You would take a few of these things we have turntable on kind of thing we're not sure actually so we know the."

" But we're. But at the 35 watts it's it's interesting it's it's it's probably NASA gets closer to being fully charged. So actually knows the backlight be right turned out sort of take a look at this. Review this little bit more later because it be funny -- What happens when. We charges I believe my cell phones and drugs -- per -- and it's gonna drop for awhile while it's charging."

" 23. For -- four watt for -- And what's very -- is it's got a relatively modern wall -- rightful plug that. With Leo that's big and it drops -- zero dropped out there are some they all are wall warts or older transformers you still had a draw power on them. Even when it wasn't actually doing anything right that's -- You know that we probably she -- canal. This is becoming extremely popular iPhone cell phone option here to sell home. I think if you power adapters on the Apple in California sometime model eight. 120. He -- with this goes on forever now is because they want important kind of point out that when -- right apps. It's yours and mine both views the US be cuts are opposing it it it vibrates affinity go from the -- that's creepy -- it. But we both use USB charger so even though they should technically be the same amount you know five -- if -- if you're dropping it here drive canceling a power. Zero. Though I think that back with hundreds of them so. I'm wondering if you hear me not -- actually -- this charge in right now. Odds are it's really close to it but this is also probably due to via. Wonderful battery problem Malawi iphones are suffering right now -- they can't fully charged. I just like it they can is that yeah. Who hundreds of people and four -- but it's a new arrivals from sliding. So everything there right now which is probably do the battery problem it in my prediction and still be about what about point four watts. Or for Watson just like -- what they're both US feature but there might be a slight difference just because of the turnout go up to a lot. -- you can't go back then the zero -- because of the transformer power alone. So there might be a slight variance there -- to worry about there or we can just do the street."

" Map on the point 15 and times 120 volts equals."

" I don't think the math works you know it doesn't think."

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" Yet but it's lots that if you want to protect. You know pages and that's what how small the fine print is on the when when when my maps he picked it. Well I'm glad you have a calculator. I don't know I went to art school not -- school. He says to the English major now how about your 400 pound PS3. That's the scary one let's grab a court over here real quick. Yeah now I bought the PS3 and -- went -- and on your desk. Point five watts at 32 -- And that's probably Milosevic movement that was 24 point five watts in the Wilson. Oldest person that there ago. Remember -- break open compact fluorescent lamp -- Mercury vapor and run. It in -- right. Now it's actually on -- announcements at this down. So we're not gonna see the full sole processor processing them doing without having meeting right that's right now we're not gonna run the full of home stuff -- just check and see a lot gone. And then we'll check to see a -- off to you. While 113 106 the I love Sony 150 Q -- 53. As you -- 23. That's us acknowledges so -- about a 160 or 65 you know lots that it just back. So how much is that add -- to. That that's what I'm really cares about just for my PS3 to be on. 247 -- 24 sevenths. Because no PS3 has that wonderful full of home application on a little packet helped halt diseases and all that stuff I love -- at home yeah but if you have."

" really basically a high end computer enabled three graphics card and that -- calculating and you've got let's say and SL line. Dual cards right people online tuner card if you -- and it's not Obama -- So room back to our letter are -- rate of eleven point four kilowatts worsen minister responsible known as much power cite him 156. That's amazing is this the hard. Most of your bill is thirty some point like 36 cents a kilowatt hour that passes -- mobile stuff there so leaving this plugged in essentially doing nothing is costing 150 bucks here."

" So a positive you know if I was a very wise taxman I could probably have been right all 150 bucks a year or two folding at home as a donation. But so be very irresponsible of me. So -- going to turn it -- the right now it's turned off to your Watson's to turn it off. Pencil drawings -- violators about the you know 500 PlayStation 3 people out there that just cringed -- what -- but that's okay."

" I apologize in that PS3 community for cold booting are called -- me to pick the yes but it's okay so this is not drawing power."

" Off so it's this little sleep mode now which is pretty good I'm actually expected it to be have a little more drawn to -- point 01. Which is nice effectively -- I don't even close to it I think that power the red light on the front. That's about it. You know there's a -- noticing that it hopes up too."

" 13951. Three -- to drop down. -- yet still going -- It's history. Just for injecting and I just. Powered at all -- I -- really missing a moment where it's. Significant."

" And we'll power it down her right -- Erica snapped off. And back and back zeros so it's this sleep -- actually pretty darn good for. How much it actually does what it's."

" You'll say you've played you know. Yes 38 hours -- day."

" And by turning it off the other sixteen hours you can save yourself a hundred bucks here -- two games well almost two games most of yeah most of it. Yeah for the use titles for one game if you expansion packs. Enough quality competitive."

" Now one thing he can do and I'm not really don't call this safe mod or hack harassment policy creative use of Home Depot hearts. Is. A lot of stuff and your entertainment centers -- and it's gonna have sleep modes and that's what ways the most amount of energy although I gotta say I was I was delighted by how much energy usage going to stand back on your PC yes those are basically -- didn't you Watson -- the ones that -- This is a good thing that's Taliban I don't know program. But what you can do is if you go to Home Depot. You can literally just fine in these you know light switches in the walls and easily sell you know -- switches and one little with the calling a one product -- with. Mounts side by side cut yourself ups and extension cords. And you had a true on off switch for each individual device figurehead he just keeps stacking up and and it's pretty much power strip and now if you know everything's gonna be -- in your entertainment center or anything like that. You could actually take just one power strip and flip the switch on that you -- you like X ten homes just homes and have that's."

" Would like to avoid external systems personally. -- There's one person at -- who's laughing really hard about going to burst into tears of analysis. Voice activated extend systems back in the day the rough that things I'm sure there are quite wonderful. It had a decade doable. And then it changed much they're great for you and everything but what they're intended for would tolerate its song next generation now. So what we missed here I think 01 incident Wednesday. The energy savings if you -- amazing power consumption in her home like what say you unplug everything in your home except your refrigerator. You'll notice that if you -- on the electrical meter in the front that cool little solar that'll keep spinning around going yeah I'm going like this where he now. Be out well if you have sort of the older and more changed your refrigerator there's more energy it's gonna consider. Right -- I -- motor spins the compressor which moves the free."

" I won't won't won't."

" What the hostages -- kilowatt hours per year is a measure of energy. Electricity use during police company uses a computer bill on the models between what I'm 21 -- you can even about the injuries in the scales basically making your idea of what we're compare. Right -- category applies in this case it's a refrigerator through automatic -- between four point five point two point five the most can basically be the they give you an idea but what the model is -- and -- you a range of similar appliances. Those -- gonna help you along with your existing appliance and you can't really plug. They can go kilowatt right it's delightful but it you can't -- forty volts into an indication that the me hawking refrigerator plug. Right but if you figure out -- in for -- and basically -- model try to figure out. What I don't wanna use consuming. You know or have -- draws. You can try to turn around and check me how much energy --"

" Now while anything's gonna funny he noticed on your. Check out that there are other average cost of eight point fourteen cents. Per kilowatt hour eke out -- check kind of what's your bill actually says are you know -- 36 sense for who want power and there six dollars and 95 cents -- your."

" Router costs you Levinson think a lot of it. Terms under the first week of the month and 36 cents a kilowatt hour or in the last week of the month but it's a good point that right to give me -- look around. Or you you you may simply want to try to you know ceiling fans instead of running here mr. Clinton or seven -- which -- in Arizona in which case you know sorry that -- to look. 150 degrees just scares me. But -- something actually look at and he got labels are good idea and in the you know. Beat kind of cautious as if it's a stove and you never -- Pockets yeah I may be consuming at 5000 watts for you know twenty minutes a week rat you know but if it's your refrigerator turning point 4736512. She may be able to pick up some image. Didn't told -- we talked about. Watts kilowatt hours. Make sure you look at the fine print on your bill to figure out how bad it in your ASCII by electrical company -- lot of electricity I didn't even read it totally discredit me. Sorry about that and packet can't really down right now because that's. The energy -- shopping for appliances is basically these are going to be everywhere they give you an idea basically to compare things and you may have a look at you know. The cost -- an appliance -- power supplies -- replacing major clients you take a look if you cast your home you know it may be more efficient right gas plants. -- electrical lines yeah independently found will run out of gas of course are going to have to -- of electrical appliance. Percent of Big Blue is up to grab the energy from the sky and send it back down to the planet. That's from future children. Can pick it."

" Oh yeah -- 100000 cubic foot irritable and all our birthday. Which is huge converted from electricity so all of us and our nuclear."

" Plant that's -- garbage bags taped together yet who. But it's -- nothing about you know if if -- is available is it cheaper. Have you feels more ecologically sound of maybe -- the whole ecology debate on that because gas you know versus Cole versus watchful. That's our own little corner -- it's it's find out what your local plant uses -- have the option to -- specify. Green kilowatts if they're if they're drawing power from outside their -- and they can draw from a place for -- point energy -- you affirm or office solar or wind farms. The best part about -- due to hot -- Livermore California scene giant wind farms bills PP PPP principles. And you know one thing we government should repeat is that sleep mode is not really sleep mode. What -- me into something jacket because in some cases you know sleep mode and some devices kind of a joke. -- the united behavior of the classic one is a lot of the original DirecTV boxes sleep mode it was still pulling 1015 point offs right. You know and it -- you -- that we use secure office somewhere devices out there -- wanted to try to figure out exactly what it's cost you -- that thing running four course. In some cases you know. Your television Samir larger appliances -- constantly using them that be adding up. It broke quick yeah I mean it's in the -- us here point but there could be but there so when you're talking about it enough. Department. That's a car in some cases and now that's about it for Islam. Have. Had to remove biodiesel version next. That would be fun -- diesel trucks we -- biodiesel a minute that you know real good ecology issue for him our ecosystem you know goes on the road. -- We -- some place few can be Revision 3 system long distance Wi-Fi efforts yes. Or email addresses system that revision3.com newspaper kicks in you know get an idea for project come -- a project when tells upheavals of cold versus natural gas versus whatever it is sound off go to the board's. The revision3.com -- class system. -- also reached you by typing system not worry that your browser. Or kick is an email system at revision3.com. -- tell -- that you know what not to go a lot. That's one point play through to books. And equipment. Sorry that down C in the Delorean and -- clock tower electricity. There's a public brown young people that have happened -- watching cables installed and have no life you know what we're talking about. But it's okay we're gonna bring them and former world. Yes that's illegal and at least 37 states."

" They gave -- better Norton I'm David Randolph primary doesn't work first ecosystem if you're not using -- put his stamp Milo or turn it off and you know what it's gonna put cash back in your pocket. Have a great day."

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" This up that the system is brought -- my daddy dot com. Domain to godaddy.com -- up to 70% less than the competition policies domain includes free hosting with a web site builder a free blog please email and much more plus enter code 61 SYS one when you check it out and save an additional 10% on any order some restrictions apply see the site for details get your piece of the Internet at godaddy.com. An -- episode seventeen of system we've been downgraded from B network to the actual show title that's systm episode seventeen our first edition. Ecosystem. Which is nice that could change for us forget I -- not yes. -- here which you may notice you on the system while the behind -- we decided in the interest of being energy saving which is kind of the concept were were float in the show. You turn off the seven."

" Hundred watts. Projector for the duration of the show but we still have fifteen watt light in here. Yes which we ran 24 hours a day seven days a week period of 65 days a year would be according to the magic calculator. -- if you can her Watson I think her thoughts. Yeah that would via thousand dollars -- energy costs Luke well actually no they usually we we certainly are much stuff right you could really an energy costs you know what you don't. You -- have to think okay. I turn everything off to turn everything off. You're pretty good about that pretty good about that it's a good thing right because usually -- electrical bill things start to had a case in point. The classic computer questions from the seventies should -- turn my computer often are not using it save wear and care during the you know voltage cycles or whatever when the -- closing them down during the the company force up. Right you know everywhere I had met him I'll answer was. If you're not paying the electric don't leave it on. Yeah but it's kind of interesting we took a look at you were desktops just I mean right and the at the office -- it's -- I don't when it's doing. Nothing actually I put in standby four how. Because if most modern systems actually pretty good -- instead my vote your system -- single watt. That's impressive tapped the keyboard see if fires up right. If you're sitting there with the login prompt or the desktop to actually nothing it's consuming 6772. Watts. While yes and it and that was just not really comparable -- computer either good one but not just desktop -- system. But we thought if you leave your monitor problems is now the point want to get between Chelsea flat panel there you're looking at ninety she wants to nine to watch -- four hours a day. Oops hey you know we're just in math here seven days a week 52 weeks at a year and that the eighty dollars and energy costs wow okay. Now that that's per year that's per year so that's eighty bucks just for that one computer yeah -- 737 month or 41 year. Which you know doesn't sound like a lot seven bucks a month no big deal would say. You've got in LCD. I go to the TV for the link that right so it actually you know we snuck into revisions you or I stuck in Revision 3 conference room. Take a look at how much power straw."

" Right here is a fifty inch LCD flat panel high definition television. Hillary thinking yourself you know what I don't have to shut it off well it depends on how it's going if it's going to black hopefully it'll save little energy. -- these big bright blue screens of -- here is used a lot of electricity. Three 168. Wants to do nothing if you're not watching your HDTV. Turn it off going to save yourself a lot of -- and acacia thinking well you know it probably is a lot more energy when it's actually displaying a video. Check this out. We -- video -- here we've blown up the flash video from the homepage and check it out we just dropped seven watts and consumption because fewer pixels are turned on and a brain volume and want black going on there. To do yourself a favor shot the big monitor off if you're not using your gonna save yourself a lot of energy trust me."

" Okay 380. Watts if it's just sitting or to -- blue screen saying I'm getting a signal I'm doing up right if you're lucky enough to have -- black screen."

" Maybe you mean the the."

" Panelists cycling down it doesn't have all of its pixels turn on public stretches astronomically 380 watts and you're kind of person who use just leave your class taught right. Maybe you like. You know have one of those cool Apple TV scrolling -- accurate rank who was kind of funny because we look at it went from 300 the 2360. Watts when I was actually doing something a lot of black pixels so there. So 380 -- listen to three weeks. You know let's be conservative let's do had three 860 bucks 360 watts 24 hours a day seven days a week fifty weeks a year and that you 345. Dollars a year. Now -- and affection and good number to think about. The average American families watched televisions so let's call it seven hours today you -- it's close to eleven hours that's a hundred. Dollars a year 101 dollars here just to power the -- he just TV set eight hours does not include in the TiVo in the cable boxes or anything else had that this is a fifty inch LCD. We had. Turn stuff off if you're not using it. Turn it. You or. Computer off if you're not using it -- stand by about turn your monitor off you're not using it because you know if you have a couple -- desk you know these monitors when he wants if you leave it on 24 hours seven days a -- few weeks of the year but toy box right. I thought that cannot hear my death with two monitors that's forty bucks here. And you know what it's a big big candidate it's it's it's a game of like bits and pieces from what we used -- testes is to bicycle kilowatt. And that's available to break your results hold it up just few minutes ago and from the fabulous potential -- screen -- yes things jamming. Yeah yeah. But what this -- look at the voltage is actually running the system with the 170 point formal you're not bad modeled on their going to -- done. 59 point nine Hertz shockingly accurate the other the for the outer. -- the for the outer garment area and there. It's been so Brian and it's probably like 55 to 75 Hertz fluctuating but you know right now -- Recharge your notebook in my can return to the battery my notebook Inspiron 44 watts. And the calculators really support can I guess -- to tell you the voltage your your your system's running in your house your political system is providing. It's gotta find the want to if you're really sketchy or the world appear -- brown oh you were possible to different slide down a little bit. Which is you know point 41 camps. It's true you formula -- okay so if you take. -- times voltage now and my approval it's now okay -- yeah."

" Well let's let's put it is that this is why use this thing. Today that it that if you have a hundred watt lightbulb in hand on her and twenty volt system. That will people went to him one point two camps hard to dividing thing this is dividing -- and the fact that the so and it's it's that's kind your baseline and think about him tonight that's the easiest way to convert numbers around so."

" But if you know the voltage is roughly a 120 volts 170 volts today in your apartment can be 118 volts tomorrow right -- 120 volts through -- basically. -- times average equals the watch threat okay."

" Because low voltage is very like that it -- yes and here it's gonna stay right 120. Yes and not go above above or below it."

" Exactly and and I think it's -- by the kilowatt -- lucky contestant real time effects is the ability to want to plug something into like you know. Pulling everything that's running on your computer. In two you know power strip -- and in this it'll it'll measure everything is running on your system with a click that thing which -- frightened we started looking at your home theater system."

" Yes. Way to see this I consider it average. You know three game console that TiVo and it TV box. And cable box and know 32 inch TV all plugged into an irreparable power supply all put into UPS. Everything off with poor about a 13050. -- right that's probably just power another what powers. Actually drawing power it's actually drawing more power mean UPS I think it's responsible for about fifteen -- and -- him. You have your cable box and everything else and you'll stand -- are always pulling that. Now we powered it up so we know again how. We've you know I never turn everything all Leon but we -- about 850. Walks. With everything powered up. So if I had my Xbox and on line. Download in the movie and has over Omar we claim the Wii bowling feeding and you know recordings and TiVo and a nifty he has certain -- somethin'."

" Those are very energy on it mr. Randall we like -- know how many hours a day you have your home theater system powered up. Home theater complex."

" Unfortunately even when I'm not actually you know watching it with on a background noise that's a bad the bad mentality BM sites say it's now. Almost eight hours a day seven days a week. I'd probably say close to six days away and -- could one day off."

" Okay -- officially would you you take a vacation. At Revision 3 now. 76 days or weeks six days a week 52 weeks and here but comes up to about 233 dollars and 38 cents for your power up time. Plus. We'll see -- I -- have your calculation port when it's just in sleep mode. Yes there's the 150 watts for sixty hours a day. Hoops. An -- actually in this case. To about seventeen hours today. Could you add in the days it completely -- exactly the club or the path so let's say 8752. Plus. 272. -- ends -- in something in the neighborhoods cauldron is useful and accurate connect."

" So that's so much just for that part of my house -- thirty bucks a month. Which explains why I have an electric bill for my house for 360 dollars 95 cents. That's a few months two months so. But you know it's it's not too bad but the sad thing isn't going to look at the gas line protect innocent gas and electric -- actually look at the gas line you'll notice that. After going twenty dollars 95 cents you never put you I used the microwave. Fabrics."

" I'm part of electrical and spectacular when you're looking electrical -- what you're looking it is almost always reported in kilowatt hours worth thousands of watts. Partially these watts because sponsor kind of easier suggesting jewels among the jewels the way into explaining them here but it's what -- can be used for -- engineering class. But kilowatt hour a one hour kilowatt hours thousand watt power supply our -- out of energy expended by a particular load across a single -- So -- looking at forty he won't so here and I leave this running for an hour that's a 42 watt power. 42 watt -- worse yet threat. So my bill here's shows 1106. Kilowatt hours for two months which brings us to our next favorite number which we pointed to the -- wondering how we're getting our numbers from our fabulous calculator that's looking at how much it costs to run things. You're paying eleven cents per kilowatt hour. For the basically for a standard month's worth of electricity for you firsthand about right we are in San Francisco with a little bit higher than most other places in the name -- as high as seventeen cents a certain parts of California. What's interesting is you start getting inside your bill the full dramatic like electric charges based on quality so you three point eight kilowatt hours baseline usage basically a patient is set to three point eight kilowatt hours and eleven cents -- that. You gotta 230 through 130 -- based on -- twenty kilowatt hours so interrupt thirteen cents. -- 131 presented to -- percent of baseline which is another 51 kilowatt hours of 22 point seven cents per kilowatt hour. Turner once you critters and baseline hey we've got up to 31 cents a kilowatt hour. And over 300% of baseline which by the way it was another 99 point they -- and kilowatt hours. That's about 36. Cents per kilowatt hour. With a big -- being penalized for it yet by more of their products. So let's see so for the first seventy hours of for the first like week of the month your seventeen hours is costing you standby on this."

" Austin you. It has to do continue to do."

" Oh look it that's so we're looking at us and putting in a month we'd rather play for you math on that. So who them when my mom yet. And when nine a month divided -- four give -- take it about a 185. Then by the last -- you're looking at roughly. Who come from two dollars two. Right -- dollars and you can pick it for that week."

" It's a lot of numbers we're gonna thrown around but I guess the general concept is is that every little thing adds up to this kind of giant mass -- before you know if you end up with us. Q with the bill yet as aware and sensitive sliding scale kind of that way it's a."

" Brutal sliding scale it matters. Content at. So I'm looking at this and it's like how it's -- 300% of your bass over there -- percent of the baseline which is that is certainly three point kill him anything use per month over that person three point eight kilowatt hours to start ramping up the cost."

" Now a lot of things can't understand is like. I try my house I really do I use like the CS. Here you know compact fluorescent bulbs him. Yeah trying to use those a try and stay away from any other have to fix here. Not much of a difference but these are dramatically less to with the -- watt lightbulb brightness that's actually equal the sixty watt lightbulb. This is equivalent to sixty watts. That's a double watt meter and hopefully not -- get across the floor thing actually belongs to -- and her boss to Revision 3 think that that. That's equivalent to the 61 what is says on here this -- fourteen watt reading yes so that's pretty good he considered and nearly Canadiens to. More than three times difference in power."

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" This case we've got the equivalent. C a false cover up for us involves how about all this is basically 23 watts so you're more than a quarter. Your energy consumption. By moving through CF well which is why it's in California she -- and it doesn't bolster Australia's spent an incandescent bulbs that you -- the issue of the compact fluorescent. Disposal don't release in the garbage on the book Mercury -- water supply -- hate you. The to gross oversimplification feel free email in the details and other Mercury into the water is. A child coming in life's complicated -- those -- the idea is that your energy saving which means they're earning less coal plants or nuclear energy or. If you're lucky. Capturing more solar grades were less solar arrays but the ideas that you can you can really start if you're liable to your house he's -- I didn't get the balls and over time the stuff starts to."

" Add up real quick not a thing is that intelligence and the last longer to write. So I'm hearing that's the theory on how below -- depends on the brands and it didn't work out pretty well others don't I haven't really heard -- vision the other big Home Depot they're being at Home -- okay -- walking enslaved played on those costs the moment you walk in its TV giants. Palate of one gallon tequila bottles in this case and Home Depot is the giant -- of Compaq for us. It could -- I don't know where they get I don't know who these people are but boy are they cheap. We're as good you know I've got a couple things of -- a few years a couple of sort of died out after a couple months and I still haven't. I haven't figured out it's because I've run into them with things my garage or cats and spinning what's it. You would take a few of these things we have turntable on kind of thing we're not sure actually so we know the."

" But we're. But at the 35 watts it's it's interesting it's it's it's probably NASA gets closer to being fully charged. So actually knows the backlight be right turned out sort of take a look at this. Review this little bit more later because it be funny -- What happens when. We charges I believe my cell phones and drugs -- per -- and it's gonna drop for awhile while it's charging."

" 23. For -- four watt for -- And what's very -- is it's got a relatively modern wall -- rightful plug that. With Leo that's big and it drops -- zero dropped out there are some they all are wall warts or older transformers you still had a draw power on them. Even when it wasn't actually doing anything right that's -- You know that we probably she -- canal. This is becoming extremely popular iPhone cell phone option here to sell home. I think if you power adapters on the Apple in California sometime model eight. 120. He -- with this goes on forever now is because they want important kind of point out that when -- right apps. It's yours and mine both views the US be cuts are opposing it it it vibrates affinity go from the -- that's creepy -- it. But we both use USB charger so even though they should technically be the same amount you know five -- if -- if you're dropping it here drive canceling a power. Zero. Though I think that back with hundreds of them so. I'm wondering if you hear me not -- actually -- this charge in right now. Odds are it's really close to it but this is also probably due to via. Wonderful battery problem Malawi iphones are suffering right now -- they can't fully charged. I just like it they can is that yeah. Who hundreds of people and four -- but it's a new arrivals from sliding. So everything there right now which is probably do the battery problem it in my prediction and still be about what about point four watts. Or for Watson just like -- what they're both US feature but there might be a slight difference just because of the turnout go up to a lot. -- you can't go back then the zero -- because of the transformer power alone. So there might be a slight variance there -- to worry about there or we can just do the street."

" Map on the point 15 and times 120 volts equals."

" I don't think the math works you know it doesn't think."

" Yeah. As good as -- had been divided line."

" me or. And 100 will do 117 point four -- someone finds a -- one point eight. Want."

" Yet but it's lots that if you want to protect. You know pages and that's what how small the fine print is on the when when when my maps he picked it. Well I'm glad you have a calculator. I don't know I went to art school not -- school. He says to the English major now how about your 400 pound PS3. That's the scary one let's grab a court over here real quick. Yeah now I bought the PS3 and -- went -- and on your desk. Point five watts at 32 -- And that's probably Milosevic movement that was 24 point five watts in the Wilson. Oldest person that there ago. Remember -- break open compact fluorescent lamp -- Mercury vapor and run. It in -- right. Now it's actually on -- announcements at this down. So we're not gonna see the full sole processor processing them doing without having meeting right that's right now we're not gonna run the full of home stuff -- just check and see a lot gone. And then we'll check to see a -- off to you. While 113 106 the I love Sony 150 Q -- 53. As you -- 23. That's us acknowledges so -- about a 160 or 65 you know lots that it just back. So how much is that add -- to. That that's what I'm really cares about just for my PS3 to be on. 247 -- 24 sevenths. Because no PS3 has that wonderful full of home application on a little packet helped halt diseases and all that stuff I love -- at home yeah but if you have."

" really basically a high end computer enabled three graphics card and that -- calculating and you've got let's say and SL line. Dual cards right people online tuner card if you -- and it's not Obama -- So room back to our letter are -- rate of eleven point four kilowatts worsen minister responsible known as much power cite him 156. That's amazing is this the hard. Most of your bill is thirty some point like 36 cents a kilowatt hour that passes -- mobile stuff there so leaving this plugged in essentially doing nothing is costing 150 bucks here."

" So a positive you know if I was a very wise taxman I could probably have been right all 150 bucks a year or two folding at home as a donation. But so be very irresponsible of me. So -- going to turn it -- the right now it's turned off to your Watson's to turn it off. Pencil drawings -- violators about the you know 500 PlayStation 3 people out there that just cringed -- what -- but that's okay."

" I apologize in that PS3 community for cold booting are called -- me to pick the yes but it's okay so this is not drawing power."

" Off so it's this little sleep mode now which is pretty good I'm actually expected it to be have a little more drawn to -- point 01. Which is nice effectively -- I don't even close to it I think that power the red light on the front. That's about it. You know there's a -- noticing that it hopes up too."

" 13951. Three -- to drop down. -- yet still going -- It's history. Just for injecting and I just. Powered at all -- I -- really missing a moment where it's. Significant."

" And we'll power it down her right -- Erica snapped off. And back and back zeros so it's this sleep -- actually pretty darn good for. How much it actually does what it's."

" You'll say you've played you know. Yes 38 hours -- day."

" And by turning it off the other sixteen hours you can save yourself a hundred bucks here -- two games well almost two games most of yeah most of it. Yeah for the use titles for one game if you expansion packs. Enough quality competitive."

" Now one thing he can do and I'm not really don't call this safe mod or hack harassment policy creative use of Home Depot hearts. Is. A lot of stuff and your entertainment centers -- and it's gonna have sleep modes and that's what ways the most amount of energy although I gotta say I was I was delighted by how much energy usage going to stand back on your PC yes those are basically -- didn't you Watson -- the ones that -- This is a good thing that's Taliban I don't know program. But what you can do is if you go to Home Depot. You can literally just fine in these you know light switches in the walls and easily sell you know -- switches and one little with the calling a one product -- with. Mounts side by side cut yourself ups and extension cords. And you had a true on off switch for each individual device figurehead he just keeps stacking up and and it's pretty much power strip and now if you know everything's gonna be -- in your entertainment center or anything like that. You could actually take just one power strip and flip the switch on that you -- you like X ten homes just homes and have that's."

" Would like to avoid external systems personally. -- There's one person at -- who's laughing really hard about going to burst into tears of analysis. Voice activated extend systems back in the day the rough that things I'm sure there are quite wonderful. It had a decade doable. And then it changed much they're great for you and everything but what they're intended for would tolerate its song next generation now. So what we missed here I think 01 incident Wednesday. The energy savings if you -- amazing power consumption in her home like what say you unplug everything in your home except your refrigerator. You'll notice that if you -- on the electrical meter in the front that cool little solar that'll keep spinning around going yeah I'm going like this where he now. Be out well if you have sort of the older and more changed your refrigerator there's more energy it's gonna consider. Right -- I -- motor spins the compressor which moves the free."

" I won't won't won't."

" What the hostages -- kilowatt hours per year is a measure of energy. Electricity use during police company uses a computer bill on the models between what I'm 21 -- you can even about the injuries in the scales basically making your idea of what we're compare. Right -- category applies in this case it's a refrigerator through automatic -- between four point five point two point five the most can basically be the they give you an idea but what the model is -- and -- you a range of similar appliances. Those -- gonna help you along with your existing appliance and you can't really plug. They can go kilowatt right it's delightful but it you can't -- forty volts into an indication that the me hawking refrigerator plug. Right but if you figure out -- in for -- and basically -- model try to figure out. What I don't wanna use consuming. You know or have -- draws. You can try to turn around and check me how much energy --"

" Now while anything's gonna funny he noticed on your. Check out that there are other average cost of eight point fourteen cents. Per kilowatt hour eke out -- check kind of what's your bill actually says are you know -- 36 sense for who want power and there six dollars and 95 cents -- your."

" Router costs you Levinson think a lot of it. Terms under the first week of the month and 36 cents a kilowatt hour or in the last week of the month but it's a good point that right to give me -- look around. Or you you you may simply want to try to you know ceiling fans instead of running here mr. Clinton or seven -- which -- in Arizona in which case you know sorry that -- to look. 150 degrees just scares me. But -- something actually look at and he got labels are good idea and in the you know. Beat kind of cautious as if it's a stove and you never -- Pockets yeah I may be consuming at 5000 watts for you know twenty minutes a week rat you know but if it's your refrigerator turning point 4736512. She may be able to pick up some image. Didn't told -- we talked about. Watts kilowatt hours. Make sure you look at the fine print on your bill to figure out how bad it in your ASCII by electrical company -- lot of electricity I didn't even read it totally discredit me. Sorry about that and packet can't really down right now because that's. The energy -- shopping for appliances is basically these are going to be everywhere they give you an idea basically to compare things and you may have a look at you know. The cost -- an appliance -- power supplies -- replacing major clients you take a look if you cast your home you know it may be more efficient right gas plants. -- electrical lines yeah independently found will run out of gas of course are going to have to -- of electrical appliance. Percent of Big Blue is up to grab the energy from the sky and send it back down to the planet. That's from future children. Can pick it."

" Oh yeah -- 100000 cubic foot irritable and all our birthday. Which is huge converted from electricity so all of us and our nuclear."

" Plant that's -- garbage bags taped together yet who. But it's -- nothing about you know if if -- is available is it cheaper. Have you feels more ecologically sound of maybe -- the whole ecology debate on that because gas you know versus Cole versus watchful. That's our own little corner -- it's it's find out what your local plant uses -- have the option to -- specify. Green kilowatts if they're if they're drawing power from outside their -- and they can draw from a place for -- point energy -- you affirm or office solar or wind farms. The best part about -- due to hot -- Livermore California scene giant wind farms bills PP PPP principles. And you know one thing we government should repeat is that sleep mode is not really sleep mode. What -- me into something jacket because in some cases you know sleep mode and some devices kind of a joke. -- the united behavior of the classic one is a lot of the original DirecTV boxes sleep mode it was still pulling 1015 point offs right. You know and it -- you -- that we use secure office somewhere devices out there -- wanted to try to figure out exactly what it's cost you -- that thing running four course. In some cases you know. Your television Samir larger appliances -- constantly using them that be adding up. It broke quick yeah I mean it's in the -- us here point but there could be but there so when you're talking about it enough. Department. That's a car in some cases and now that's about it for Islam. Have. Had to remove biodiesel version next. That would be fun -- diesel trucks we -- biodiesel a minute that you know real good ecology issue for him our ecosystem you know goes on the road. -- We -- some place few can be Revision 3 system long distance Wi-Fi efforts yes. Or email addresses system that revision3.com newspaper kicks in you know get an idea for project come -- a project when tells upheavals of cold versus natural gas versus whatever it is sound off go to the board's. The revision3.com -- class system. -- also reached you by typing system not worry that your browser. Or kick is an email system at revision3.com. -- tell -- that you know what not to go a lot. That's one point play through to books. And equipment. Sorry that down C in the Delorean and -- clock tower electricity. There's a public brown young people that have happened -- watching cables installed and have no life you know what we're talking about. But it's okay we're gonna bring them and former world. Yes that's illegal and at least 37 states."

" They gave -- better Norton I'm David Randolph primary doesn't work first ecosystem if you're not using -- put his stamp Milo or turn it off and you know what it's gonna put cash back in your pocket. Have a great day."

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