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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Looks like 13.25 cents per KWH. That makes your example about $0.53 here. Did I get the conversions right; Do you pay $.0375 per KWH?</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>-Doug-</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>> -----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> From: Joe Linux [<A HREF="mailto:joelinux@earthlink.net">mailto:joelinux@earthlink.net</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2002 1:55 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> To: luau@videl.ics.hawaii.edu</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Subject: Re: [luau] Notebook Battery Test--Summary</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> I tested my desktop computer today and found out that the maximum</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> wattage consumed is 166. That equates to about $0.15 a day </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> if it were</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> left on for the full 24 hours. During the time I ran the </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> test which was</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> a few hours the operating cost was just one penny. But </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> that's at Denver</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> utility rates and there's lots of coal near here. Does </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> anyone know the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> cost of a kilowatt hour in Hawaii?</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> "W. Wayne Liauh" wrote:</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > System: HP Pavilion xh455 (Athlon 4, 900 MHz, 256 MB RAM, 15" TFT),</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > running SuSE 8.0</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> ></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > Programs loaded: Korganizer, KOffice, Kcontrol, and GIMP.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> ></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > Starting Time: 10:58 AM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> ></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > Screen-off Time: 12:52 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> ></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > Total Battery Life: 1 hour 54 minutes</FONT>
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