Average watts = £ per year

markbloke

It's a rule of thumb equation you can use to gauge running costs for an electrical appliance (assuming current 11-12p per kwh). A PC left on running at 100W (conservative estimate) 24/7 would cost you around £100 a year. Use it for a quarter of every day and it costs you a quarter of that (£25). Thank rising energy costs for making it that easy.

[Deleted User]

too true op. With the same thought in mind, I disconnected sky freeview as the tv has inbuilt freeview and a hdd. No point in having the video recorder connected either so I have bi-passed both just by getting another arial lead, leaving the other leads in situ just in case