So, have you ever wondered how much power your systems are consuming? I have an electrical bill that’s skyrocketed into the $400/month range. Half the time I wasn’t sure what was consuming all that power outside of my air conditioning.
Now, I know. Servers and other items in the ol’ castle are chewing up an inordinate amount of power. How can you tell? Use Kill-a-watt. They only cost $22-$25 each.
http://supermediastore.com/kilwateldet1.html
Kill-a-watt measures how much power a given appliance or outlet is consuming so you can tell what are the real power hogs are. Worth every penny in the long run, if you can save $25/month by doing some measuring.
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