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Re:Self-Host and Tech Independence: The Joy of Building Your... by HPsquared on Sunday June 08, 2025 @05:53AM (#44215892)
Say power costs 25¢/kWh. That's $2 per year per watt of standby power. Adjust to your local prices.

So that'd take 30 years to pay back. Or, with discounted cash flow applied... Probably never.

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