Then like another poster said, it all depends on how much you pay for electricity and some people have quite low cost electricity.

For me that would be a $49 cost per year, or a cost of little over $4 per month.

That's very roughly $100/year, which is < 1/6th of the cost of the _network cards_ in this build.

My workstation bursts to 600w+ for 15-20 minutes at a time when compiling, for comparison.

Now it's up to the person to decide whether increase in living cost is worth it, which... is kinda normal. I think I spend more money on other things that I take enjoyment from.

Sure, it's just that many people don't think about this impact because 50W sounds low.

Maybe having single bulky, but efficient server means other laptops/whatnot will be used less which will cancel out and be electricity negative at the end of the year.

Aren't 60w lightbulbs still around?

Do you run your lightbulbs 24/7?

If so, you should get a LED alternative.

How about people power this stuff with renewalbles like solar?