$170 is damn cheaper than most everything (except free)
Topic: so my electric bill came in - page 3. (Read 7830 times)
If I mined with 5GH/s at my house in the Socialist Republic of Kalifornia, SCE would run me $720/month before AC costs. Considering it was 90F today and will be 95F tomorrow, it would probably be $1k with AC running
$170 is damn cheaper than most everything (except free)
$170 is damn cheaper than most everything (except free)
That is actually pretty cheap electricity. As a very rough average, a PC with two 79XX's will pull ~500w total and produce ~1000 mhash/sec. At 10 cents per killowatt hour of electricity that is $1.20 USD per day. Times 5 machines to equal ~5gh and your up to $6 per day. Then times 30 and you are at your $180 mark in additional electricity per month.
Hey guys, so my electric bill finally came in!
I had 5000 megahashes running for the entire month of April 2013.
March 2013 the electric bill was $180, April 2013 the electric bill was $360. Without factoring in heating differences in the weather and stuff like that, this eludes to a hardware mining overhead cost $170
is this good or bad, what are my kilowatt hours, and how would I calculate that?
mainly curious because I have sold off some of that cluster computer already, but plan to buy more hardware factoring in these variables
I had 5000 megahashes running for the entire month of April 2013.
March 2013 the electric bill was $180, April 2013 the electric bill was $360. Without factoring in heating differences in the weather and stuff like that, this eludes to a hardware mining overhead cost $170
is this good or bad, what are my kilowatt hours, and how would I calculate that?
mainly curious because I have sold off some of that cluster computer already, but plan to buy more hardware factoring in these variables
Assuming 100% uptime that's not bad.
$170 is 24 cents per hour; at .15 kwh (seems to be about average) that means you are pulling 1575 watts at the wall.
well, his math was wrong, so it should be $180, since he says he's not factoring in heating differences (sure as hell doesnt live in texas then, cause my differences would be in AC use)
$180 for 5000mhash is pretty cheap electricity, i would think. but, then, I've always used cards with crap efficiency (5830, 5870, etc)
in regard to OP's plan to buy more hardware, to make it easy i'll disregard price fluctuations... but be sure to take into consideration the upcoming 10-15% difficulty increase, and that all subsequent difficulty increases will likely be similar or higher than that.... and the decreasing value of your assets (the hardware you bought)
Hey guys, so my electric bill finally came in!
I had 5000 megahashes running for the entire month of April 2013.
March 2013 the electric bill was $180, April 2013 the electric bill was $360. Without factoring in heating differences in the weather and stuff like that, this eludes to a hardware mining overhead cost $170
is this good or bad, what are my kilowatt hours, and how would I calculate that?
mainly curious because I have sold off some of that cluster computer already, but plan to buy more hardware factoring in these variables
I had 5000 megahashes running for the entire month of April 2013.
March 2013 the electric bill was $180, April 2013 the electric bill was $360. Without factoring in heating differences in the weather and stuff like that, this eludes to a hardware mining overhead cost $170
is this good or bad, what are my kilowatt hours, and how would I calculate that?
mainly curious because I have sold off some of that cluster computer already, but plan to buy more hardware factoring in these variables
Assuming 100% uptime that's not bad.
$170 is 24 cents per hour; at .15 kwh (seems to be about average) that means you are pulling 1575 watts at the wall.
(1) You need to measure how much electricity (watts) your miner is using at the wall. Best way is to use a Kill-A-Watt meter. This is your WATTS.
http://www.amazon.com/P3-International-P4400-Electricity-Monitor/dp/B00009MDBU
(2) Figure out how many HOURS your miner is running. This is your HOURS.
(3) Multiply WATTS x HOURS / 1000 = KWh
(4) Find out how much your electric company charges you (per KWh). Multiply by above and you get your cost.
(5) You can use this calculator to help as well:
http://bitclockers.com/miningcalculator
http://www.amazon.com/P3-International-P4400-Electricity-Monitor/dp/B00009MDBU
(2) Figure out how many HOURS your miner is running. This is your HOURS.
(3) Multiply WATTS x HOURS / 1000 = KWh
(4) Find out how much your electric company charges you (per KWh). Multiply by above and you get your cost.
(5) You can use this calculator to help as well:
http://bitclockers.com/miningcalculator
Can't you just use the kill-a-watt to display the KWh used?
(1) You need to measure how much electricity (watts) your miner is using at the wall. Best way is to use a Kill-A-Watt meter. This is your WATTS.
http://www.amazon.com/P3-International-P4400-Electricity-Monitor/dp/B00009MDBU
(2) Figure out how many HOURS your miner is running. This is your HOURS.
(3) Multiply WATTS x HOURS / 1000 = KWh
(4) Find out how much your electric company charges you (per KWh). Multiply by above and you get your cost.
(5) You can use this calculator to help as well:
http://bitclockers.com/miningcalculator
http://www.amazon.com/P3-International-P4400-Electricity-Monitor/dp/B00009MDBU
(2) Figure out how many HOURS your miner is running. This is your HOURS.
(3) Multiply WATTS x HOURS / 1000 = KWh
(4) Find out how much your electric company charges you (per KWh). Multiply by above and you get your cost.
(5) You can use this calculator to help as well:
http://bitclockers.com/miningcalculator
what are my kilowatt hours, and how would I calculate that?
mainly curious because I have sold off some of that cluster computer already, but plan to buy more hardware factoring in these variables
mainly curious because I have sold off some of that cluster computer already, but plan to buy more hardware factoring in these variables
Ask your electric company!
kwh*usage*24*30=cost
Hey guys, so my electric bill finally came in!
I had 5000 megahashes running for the entire month of April 2013.
March 2013 the electric bill was $180, April 2013 the electric bill was $360. Without factoring in heating differences in the weather and stuff like that, this eludes to a hardware mining overhead cost $170
is this good or bad, what are my kilowatt hours, and how would I calculate that?
mainly curious because I have sold off some of that cluster computer already, but plan to buy more hardware factoring in these variables
I had 5000 megahashes running for the entire month of April 2013.
March 2013 the electric bill was $180, April 2013 the electric bill was $360. Without factoring in heating differences in the weather and stuff like that, this eludes to a hardware mining overhead cost $170
is this good or bad, what are my kilowatt hours, and how would I calculate that?
mainly curious because I have sold off some of that cluster computer already, but plan to buy more hardware factoring in these variables
Your kW/h/$ is very high. Consider getting a new power company if possible. Buy a grid-tie solar power system if you plan on mining at that speed. It'll be worth it over time.
can you elaborate? what are more KW/h/$ and how would I personally calculate that?
I would like to be able to put these numbers and hypothetical numbers into mining calculators
Hey guys, so my electric bill finally came in!
I had 5000 megahashes running for the entire month of April 2013.
March 2013 the electric bill was $180, April 2013 the electric bill was $360. Without factoring in heating differences in the weather and stuff like that, this eludes to a hardware mining overhead cost $170
is this good or bad, what are my kilowatt hours, and how would I calculate that?
mainly curious because I have sold off some of that cluster computer already, but plan to buy more hardware factoring in these variables
I had 5000 megahashes running for the entire month of April 2013.
March 2013 the electric bill was $180, April 2013 the electric bill was $360. Without factoring in heating differences in the weather and stuff like that, this eludes to a hardware mining overhead cost $170
is this good or bad, what are my kilowatt hours, and how would I calculate that?
mainly curious because I have sold off some of that cluster computer already, but plan to buy more hardware factoring in these variables
Your kW/h/$ is very high. Consider getting a new power company if possible. Buy a grid-tie solar power system if you plan on mining at that speed. It'll be worth it over time.
Hey guys, so my electric bill finally came in!
I had 5000 megahashes running for the entire month of April 2013.
March 2013 the electric bill was $180, April 2013 the electric bill was $360. Without factoring in heating differences in the weather and stuff like that, this eludes to a hardware mining overhead cost $170
is this good or bad, what are my kilowatt hours, and how would I calculate that?
mainly curious because I have sold off some of that cluster computer already, but plan to buy more hardware factoring in these variables
I had 5000 megahashes running for the entire month of April 2013.
March 2013 the electric bill was $180, April 2013 the electric bill was $360. Without factoring in heating differences in the weather and stuff like that, this eludes to a hardware mining overhead cost $170
is this good or bad, what are my kilowatt hours, and how would I calculate that?
mainly curious because I have sold off some of that cluster computer already, but plan to buy more hardware factoring in these variables
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