Budget & power
What the plan costs to buy once, and what it costs every month you leave it running.
Capital cost
£2,824
£2,078 placed · £160 cabinets · £586 wishlist
Still to buy
£586
3 items outstanding
Running cost
£28/mo
£342 a year
Energy
1,367 kWh
156 W typical · 277 W peak
Assumptions
Change these and every cost on this page moves with them.
Where between idle and peak the gear actually sits. Most homelabs idle far more than they work.
- Idle draw
- 91 W
- Typical draw
- 156 W
- Peak draw
- 277 W
- Per day
- £0.94
Spend by category
Where the money in the racks actually went.
- Mini PCs×2£82540%
- NAS & storage×1£55026%
- Routers & firewalls×1£38018%
- Switches×1£1507%
- UPS×1£1105%
- Panels & shelves×3£633%
What costs the most to run
Per device, at £0.25/kWh and 24h a day.
| Device | Typical | kWh/yr | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|---|
prox-01 Hall cupboard | 54 W | 470 | £118 |
nas-01 Hall cupboard | 36 W | 311 | £78 |
gw-01 Hall cupboard | 34 W | 296 | £74 |
CRS326-24G-2S+ Hall cupboard | 17 W | 145 | £36 |
Back-UPS 850VA Hall cupboard | 10 W | 92 | £23 |
pi-dns Hall cupboard | 6 W | 54 | £13 |
24-port Cat6 patch panel Hall cupboard | 0 W | 0 | £0 |
1U blanking plate Hall cupboard | 0 W | 0 | £0 |
1U vented shelf Hall cupboard | 0 W | 0 | £0 |
Wishlist
Drives, cables, upgrades — anything that costs money but does not take a rack slot.
- £420
- £36
- £130