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[-] airbreather@lemmy.world 176 points 2 days ago

Running a GameCube (23 watts) literally nonstop for a year would use a little over 200 kWh.

Assuming average USA electricity prices, in 2002 electricity cost ~$0.09 per kWh, so one year of that would cost an additional $18.00. That number only tends worse going forward.

A GameCube memory card would cost about $11.

As usual, it's more expensive to be poor.

[-] Serinus@lemmy.world 26 points 2 days ago

9 cents is probably just generation. I'd expect to pay about the same for delivery.

[-] SystemDisc@feddit.org 15 points 2 days ago

Yeah, total cost is going to be at least $0.15 USD / kWh, and can be as high as $0.25 USD / kWh. I've lived all over the US and it's never been less than $0.15 USD / kWh.

[-] mephiska@fedia.io 9 points 2 days ago

paying over $0.40/kWh where I am.

[-] jwu@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

San Diego? SDGE is the worst.

[-] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

I'm paying $0.11 kwh currently. My last house was $0.15 kwh. That's after the fees. I think we're going up to $0.13. I am not considered poor where we live now and $0.25 kwh would significantly change my family's habits

[-] SystemDisc@feddit.org 3 points 2 days ago

That’s super nice. If you drive an EV and charge at home, $0.11 / kWh * 75 kWh = $8.25 for about 300 miles of range.

[-] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Definitely can't beat that!

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