Re:Starlink review, four months in
by geerlingguy on Thursday July 22, 2021 @10:53AM
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It's a little less than a modern efficient fridge (2-3 kWh/day). I used to have 100W light bulbs in the house, so it's not a crazy amount of power, but it's most significant to anyone planning on using Starlink 'off-grid', since it's a lot more than just a little 4G or 5G hotspot, or a standard DSL or Cable modem and router.
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A modern efficient fridge uses way less than 1 kWh/day. The one I bought in 2018 uses 0.44 kWh/day. 2-3 kWh/day is awful.
Three random examples:
https://www.appliancesdirect.co.uk/p/kge36awca/bosch-kge36aw...
https://www.appliancesdirect.co.uk/p/ffu3dx1/hotpoint-ffu3dx...
https://www.appliancesdirect.co.uk/p/htf-540dp7/haier-htf540...
Re:Starlink review, four months in
by geerlingguy on Thursday July 22, 2021 @05:09PM
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I should be more specific: an efficient 'USA-megahome-sized' fridge. Our typical fridge is often 25-35 cubic feet (850 litre)... that's about double the size of the small fridges used in many parts of the world.
That's not an average size even in the USA and you could probably still do it on less than 1 kWh.
Of course, once you're doing the 'USA-megahome-sized' thing, it's pointless to bother with energy efficient fridges. And many people don't!