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    From MATT MUNSON@1:218/109 to All on Sat Aug 27 21:46:21 2022
    if energy gets real pricey i might have to run my bbs on a virtual server.
    That might be a good pocketbook saving idea.

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  • From Vincent Coen@2:250/1 to MATT MUNSON on Sun Aug 28 23:40:05 2022
    Hello MATT!

    Saturday August 27 2022 21:46, you wrote to All:

    if energy gets real pricey i might have to run my bbs on a virtual
    server. That might be a good pocketbook saving idea.

    ... A PC a day keeps the Apple away!

    You should expect charges to go up to pay for the extra elec costs if you are in Europe.

    Don't know about other areas.

    Vincent

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  • From MATT MUNSON@1:218/109 to Vincent Coen on Sun Aug 28 17:20:23 2022
    You should expect charges to go up to pay for the extra elec costs if
    you are in Europe.

    Im in California where its rather dysfunctional. We are trying to become zero carbon and its not exactly working well. Im trying to think of solutions such as turning off my PS5 instead of putting it to slep.

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  • From Dan Clough@1:123/115 to MATT MUNSON on Mon Aug 29 07:27:00 2022
    MATT MUNSON wrote to Vincent Coen <=-

    You should expect charges to go up to pay for the extra elec costs if
    you are in Europe.

    Im in California where its rather dysfunctional. We are trying to
    become zero carbon and its not exactly working well. Im trying to
    think of solutions such as turning off my PS5 instead of putting
    it to slep.

    Here's a suggestion: Move out of Kalifornia.



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  • From Vincent Coen@2:250/1 to MATT MUNSON on Mon Aug 29 18:32:00 2022
    Hello MATT!

    Sunday August 28 2022 17:20, you wrote to me:

    You should expect charges to go up to pay for the extra elec
    costs if you are in Europe.

    Im in California where its rather dysfunctional. We are trying to
    become zero carbon and its not exactly working well. Im trying to
    think of solutions such as turning off my PS5 instead of putting it to
    slep.

    But it cannot be as bad as the UK;

    1 kw of electricity is now charged at not less than 0.40 pound ($0.45 US dollar) and in October it is going up to 0.80 plus ($1.00) with a standing charge of 0.47 per day.

    Cost of gas for central heating boilers etc has gone from 0.02 beginning of the
    year to currently 0.15p with a standard change of 30 pounds ($35) or more per month and that (per Kw) is due to double by October.

    Car fuel petrol / gas etc is now 1.90 and if you have a Diesel engine it is close to 2.00 ($2.50) a Litre.

    Here is figures from a website :

    United Kingdom Gasoline prices
    Litre Gallon
    GBP 1.711 6.477
    USD 2.013 7.620
    EUR 2.025 7.665

    These prices are due to fall but have not seen it yet.

    Based on a US. Gallon and a UK Gallon is a third bigger (8 pints at a weight of
    7.5 pounds against a US gallon of 6 pounds in weight.

    For Avgas (for light airplanes) local airfield is charging :

    1.80 - 2.20 pounds per litre.
    So hiring a club aircraft is now up to 220 pounds per hour (with instructor). IT get for example a PPL it is over 9,000 pounds assuming 45 hours training.

    It is getting expensive to live in the UK !

    And you think the USA has problems :)

    Vincent

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  • From MATT MUNSON@1:218/109 to Vincent Coen on Mon Aug 29 20:58:35 2022
    1 kw of electricity is now charged at not less than 0.40 pound ($0.45 US dollar) and in October it is going up to 0.80 plus ($1.00) with a
    standing charge of 0.47 per day.

    Summer time electricity is about the same price. Generation and Deliversity combined is 0.49 cents a kwh used during peak times. I told my father that the household is getting screwed if we use the AC religiously.

    Right now its on par with the UK, but I hope it does not get as bad.

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