http://gizmodo.com/5012629/ps3-sucks-up-five-times-as-much-energy-as-a-fridge-ten-times-as-much-as-a-wii

$250/year

6/4/2008 10:45:03 AM

$250/year/for the greater good

fixed.

6/4/2008 10:45:56 AM

jewish/jewish/jewish

6/4/2008 10:46:30 AM

that's pretty crazy

6/4/2008 11:05:21 AM

man i haven't run that since the first week it came out

6/4/2008 11:07:24 AM

$250 <<<<< wastage of resources

6/4/2008 11:09:02 AM

hmm, my power bills have been cheaper recently. And while I have been keeping the windows open more often, February was cold and the PS3 was folding away.

So I don't think the PS3's power consumption is all that noticeable.

6/4/2008 11:09:19 AM

$20/month can be noticeable depending on your power bill.

6/4/2008 11:10:14 AM

well, it's UP to $250/year, so that's what, $20/month, worst-case scenario?

6/4/2008 11:10:42 AM

not only does it look like a George Foreman, but it cooks like one too!

At least it doesn't have the failure record of the 360. Apparently Sony understands how to handle heat dissipation.

6/4/2008 11:12:19 AM

^^thats what I was saying...my last power bill was $70 between 2 people. If I had my PS3 running at $20 month that would be noticeable.

[Edited on June 4, 2008 at 11:12 AM. Reason : ^]

6/4/2008 11:12:49 AM

mine is $38.95 for two people with the PS3 running 24/7.

That must mean the two of us only use $18.95 worth of electricity

6/4/2008 11:16:12 AM

hmm...if we opened our windows more and didn't run our A/C 24/7 I bet we could see power bills that low.

6/4/2008 11:17:12 AM

im so glad i have unlimited ip addresses and power at tech for all my computers

6/4/2008 11:20:09 AM

January was $82.96
February: 46.91
March: 43.16
April: 41.99

Last year was awful (and was before the PS3).
$426.01 for four months.

6/4/2008 11:21:40 AM

I could purchase green credits for the kWh rate they used for their dollar estimate.

6/4/2008 11:21:48 AM

man...if mine comes in at $100 each month, i'll be happy (then again, it's 1700 square feet and it's just the gf and i splitting utilities )

6/4/2008 11:24:39 AM

a fridge is on 24h/day


my PS3 is on just at most a few hours a day

6/4/2008 11:33:19 AM

I'm not sure how big my place is; it's a three bedroom, two story townhouse.

My g/f and I split everything.

6/4/2008 11:34:31 AM

^^^thats crazy. Our bill is usually in the $60-70 range and my house is 1950sq ft.

do you have one 1 ton A/C unit or do you have two 1 ton A/C units?

[Edited on June 4, 2008 at 11:35 AM. Reason : .]

6/4/2008 11:34:43 AM

hehe its funny, everytime we turned on the ps3 it sucked all the wireless out of the room for just a moment so anyone who was on a comp or laptop got kicked off the internet

6/4/2008 11:36:18 AM

^^ 1 one-ton...but i also run more than a few computers, which might contribute to heating (and so cooling is necessary) and the actual amount of electricity they use

*shrug*...we'll see

6/4/2008 11:45:36 AM

^I also have one 1-ton. I generally leave it at 72 or off. But I do have 1 computer now (sold my PC) and now I just run an iMac 24/7.

6/4/2008 11:48:49 AM

I guess people with it need to set up a bike/tread mill hooked to a generator while they play. Save some energy and burn some cals!

6/4/2008 11:50:11 AM

^^ at 72°F...during the summer? i keep mine at 76°F (i don't like the heat, but i love cool/cold weather) during the summer and run the ceiling fans on low in all the frequented rooms (not in the guest bedroom or the office)

i just bought the place, though, so for all i know it might be pretty low...i called up progress and asked what the historic prices were, and they said it ranged from $80-120, with the average of about $100 month

6/4/2008 11:55:31 AM