* Posts by Simon

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America wastes gazillions with always-on PCs

Simon

Power generation

Someone told me the other day that many office blocks leave their lights on deliberately, under instruction from the power providers.

With the peak/offpeak power consumption differences I believe there are problems dealing with a sudden massive change in power demand (5:30pm, computers off, lights off, for huge skyscrapers?).

I'm not sure how true this is, but it makes a sort of perverted sense.