| ▲ | eadmund 2 days ago | ||||||||||||||||
> 400-800 kWh/year savings The average all-sector U.S. price per kWh is 13.20 cents (source: https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.ph...). Even at the high end that’s a savings of $105.60/year, or $8.80/month. The U.S. poverty line for 2025 is $15,650 for a single person (source: https://aspe.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/dd73d4f00...). $105.60 is less than one percent of that. Sure, energy efficiency is great and I would rather have $105.60 than not have it, but it doesn’t really matter in the grand scheme of things. | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | pbd 2 days ago | parent | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||
well recycle is worth chasing as well in this scheme of things. | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | fsflover 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] | ||||||||||||||||
It's not just the money but also the CO2 footprint, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45111385 | |||||||||||||||||
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