Electricity here is cheap by those standards. I figured it would take abo=
ut 5=20
years to pay-back the use of a solar panel here based on our rates, but=20
based on the prices you suggest, you should be able to pay off a solar pa=
nel=20
much sooner.  If you mount it well/sturdy enough they should be able to l=
ast=20
well over 10years (25 according to some articles, I think).

On Monday 13 December 2004 01:26 pm, Philip Pemberton wrote:
> In message <88eca922041213104171e713c8@mail.gmail.com>
>
>           Mike Hord <mike.hord@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On
> > my system at home, behind a standard off-the-shelf Linksys router, it
> > comes back as being nigh impervious to assault.
>
> Same here with my Linux box. Problem is, said Linux box has a problem
> with.. well.. excessive power consumption. 200W! It's costing =A320 a
> quarter (=A380) a year just to run that thing, not to mention the laser
> printer (which isn't too bad; only 11W in sleep mode, which is what it
> spends 90% of its time doing), the 17" CRT (65W), RiscPC (100W PSU
> rating), and my P-III/600 workstation. All in, it comes to just over 60=
0W
> and (in theory anyway) costs around =A363 a quarter, or =A3250 a year
> worst-case [ note to self: find cheap 240V AC ammeter ].
>
> What I need is a nice, cheap, energy-efficient Linux system with an
> onboard IDE/ATA controller. "Four options, you're free to pick any two".
>
> Later.

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