I wonder if my system is good or bad. My server needs 0.1kWh.

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    14 days ago

    last I checked with a kill-a-watt I was drawing an average of 2.5kWh after a week of monitoring my whole rack. that was about three years ago and the following was running in my rack.

    • r610 dual 1kw PSU
    • homebuilt server Gigabyte 750w PSU
    • homebuilt Asus gaming rig 650w PSU
    • homebuilt Asus retro(xp) gaming/testing rig 350w PSU
    • HP laptop as dev env/warmsite ~ 200w PSU
    • Amcrest NVR 80w (I guess?)
    • HP T610 65w PSU
    • Terramaster F5-422 90w PSU
    • TP-Link TL-SG2424P 180w PSU
    • Brocade ICX6610-48P-E dual dual 1kw PSU
    • Misc routers, rpis, poe aps, modems(cable & 5G) ~ 700w combined (cameras not included, brocade powers them directly)

    I also have two battery systems split between high priority and low priority infrastructure.

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      14 days ago

      I was drawing an average of 2.5kWh after a week of monitoring my whole rack

      That doesn’t seem right; that’s only ~18W. Each one of those systems alone will exceed that at idle running 24/7. I’d expect 1-2 orders of magnitude more.

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        13 days ago

        IDK, after a week of runtime it told me 2.5kwh average. could be average per hour?

        Highest power bill I ever saw was summer of 2022. $1800. temps outside were into to 110-120 range and was the hottest ever here.

        maybe I’ll hook it back up, but I’ve got different (newer) hardware now.

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          13 days ago

          after a week of runtime it told me 2.5kwh average. could be average per hour

          If it gives you kWh as a measure for power, you should toss it because it’s obviously made by someone who had no idea what they were doing.