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power consumption of total components

Good day guys. I recently moved. My audio system is still boxed as I haven't done the basement renovation yet. My question concerns your rigs total electric consumption in dollars.
 My new house is not all that different from my older home. It has two heat pumps for the A/C. The new house was built in 2008. The old house in 1988. I am amazed at how much lower the electric bills are in my new place. I do have gas heat in the new house. However, my electric bill is less than 1/3 the amount of the old house. We keep the house comfortable. I live in Pennsylvania. My most recent electric bill is $149.00 for the past month. The old house would have been $450.00 or so. (The heat pumps in the old house were replaced in 2015)  The only thing not in the equation is my audio system. I did search the forums here. I see there have been discussions on how to calculate how much energy your system is using. I haven't seen any postings on actual dollar amounts. Who knows within 10 % how much your rig is costing per month?
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millercarbon
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I don't know within 10% what my electric bill is in any given month. The only time it mattered was when I was mining bitcoin. Because then it was buying bitcoin with watts. My system is pleasure, not business. Sometimes wonder if audiophiles know the difference.
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rocray
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It sounds like you’re on a tight monthly budget. One suggestion would be to sell whatever amp/amps you have, and purchase a new/used highly efficient class D.  Another suggestion might be to limit your listening to a couple hours a week,and never leave any equipment on when not in use. 
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jnovak OP
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Thanks for all the input everyone. I do have one of the meters suggested above. I'm not hearing crazy dollar amounts like $200.00 plus! That would have been a game changer. 
   My budget is okay for now. For instance though; Had I heard crazy huge figures to run an inefficient stereo, I might have considered going with class D amps. 
   The main reason for the question is; major changes are in place in my life. I need to reevaluate many things including every dime I spend. I may end up raising my grandchildren in the next year or two. Time will tell. When tragedy strikes in my life, I tend to look at and question everything.  
builder3
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best of luck to you, j
tablejockey
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Does anyone look at their power consumption report?

I'd be interested to hear reports from tube based system owners. We're the ones who have the poor efficiency, power sucking concerns.

At least for me, comparing days when the system isn't used and days used, it's HUGE!

I can't imagine the power consumption of guys with SERIOUS, giant monoblocks  setups. That's got to be a 10Kw evening at least. 
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