About Us
About This Site
01 JULY 2008
This site has been created by Alquist Consulting Ltd to
help people understand the real cost of running the electronic gadgets in our homes and offices. With electricity prices soaring everyone
needs to look for ways of saving money (and reducing our carbon footprint).
This site will
- Allow people to see the yearly running costs of their electrical equipment
- Help people save money by turning off gadgets when not in use
- Allow registered users to upload their own consumption data
- Be freely available to all users
This site collects real world consumption data from many users allowing you to see exactly how much
each device costs to run in the real world. Manufacturer data is not used, we rely on real data collected by our users.
How you can contribute
You can contribute by by uploading your own consumption data for any item of
electrical equipment. You should measure the energy consumption for one week
under normal operating conditions. You can then upload the data to this site to
share with everyone else.
How much will I save?
Obviously it depends on the amount of equipment you have but you will probably
be amazed to discover the real cost of some equipment. In some situations it is
worth immediatly replacing old energy inefficient equipment with a new efficient model.
This site provides the real world data that allows you to make that decision.