Electricity here is at about 15 cents a kwh. The total bill to run the espresso machine 24/7 is roughly $35-$40 a month. The reduction in my heating bill is at least $60 and in the depths of winter well over $100 a month. It gets quite cold here in the winter (The record low in Minnesota is -51C!) and by not keeping 2/3rds of the house at the 20C it is on the 1st floor (The basement and 2nd floor are typically running about 10C give or take a few degrees in the winter.) it dramatically reduces the heating bill. Plus some of that electricity bill I would be paying anyways running the stove to make my soups and hot teas in the winter.

Running the espresso machine in the summer would kill me with the electricity cost as for every dollar it cost me to run I would be paying out another buck 20 or more to my AC to remove all the heat the espresso machine puts into the house! So I happily survive on CP in the warm months of the year here.

Java "As Andy says, Its not my espresso machine. Its Javas Heater! ;D" phile





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