Hey, hopefully someone can help me out with this.
I'm going to make it pretty simple, and assume 100% load all of the time (not because it is realistic, but because I'm curious about how energy usage is actually measured).
Imagine I have a PS3 and it has a 250W PSU. If it is working at 100% load, 24 hours a day, how much power am I usage? Does the 250W refer to the amount of power used in an hour, or some different time period, or will it work out differently?
I'm just wondering about how I would calculate the running cost of a device. While it's obviously more difficult with something that would vary wildly (for example, a gaming PC, which would run at a much lower load when it is only being used for checking emails vs. gaming), I'm just wondering how the cost would be calculated, assuming 100% load (or basically, assuming the maximum usage at all times).
If I'm paying 20c per KWh with the above PS3, does that mean I'd be paying 5c (250W/1KWh) per hour?
