That's what I was thinking too. My home server consumes like 15 W and is silent. If you get a rack mounted server made for data centers and stick it in a closet so you can't hear it then yes, i guess this approach makes sense.

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marcosscriven 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

In the UK, every 10W of 24/7 load is ~£25/year (33 USD).

It’s very easy for even the small things to add up.

	▲	kqr 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		In contrast to many common consumer subscriptions which start at double that it seems like decent value.

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Spooky23 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I use a Mac Mini. When nothing it up, it draws like 7W!

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ryandrake 2 days ago | parent [-]

How do you accurately measure how much current a PC is drawing at any given time? Do you have some kind of measurement device inline with the power cord?

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PeterStuer 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Yes, I have one of those for my homelab. I draw about 200W on average, but it can spike to about 1000W.

https://www.brennenstuhl.co.uk/en-GB/products/travel-adapter...

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drnick1 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

You can use "smart" plug such as the Sonoff S31 (flash ESPHome to make it cloud-free).

	▲	Arnavion 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		And for one-off testing there's the standard P3 Kill-a-watt.

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01HNNWZ0MV43FF 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_A_Watt

Works good IME, but you have to plug it into the wall first. Sometimes if you plug the appliance in, and then plug the KAW in, it will miscalibrate

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Spooky23 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I have it plugged into a IKEA smart plug.