cost of electric!

[saintpeter48]

can anyone tell me how much it costs to have a small radio on all day, electric wise that is. my wife has been told she can't have a radio playing at work because it costs to much in electric, she works alone in a small kitchen of a pub. thanks

[Hymie]

Assuming the radio draws around 10W of power (which I would estimate to be on the high side), the cost of the electricity would be of the order of 0.1p per hour. This figure is based on a cost of 10p per kWh. I suggest your wife offers to pay her employer 1p per day – which would cover the cost for at least 10 hours worth of electricity use.

[Postdog]

Or get batteries. But it's true, cost is minimal.

[Buenchico]

10W? That's rather a high estimate. Even my small DAB radio only use draws 4.5W. (DAB sets can require about 18 times as much power as traditional radios).

The highest electricity tariffs might charge rather more than the 10p per KWh quoted by Hymie but it's hard to see how the total cost of electricity, for typical 8 hour shift, could exceed (at the most) 2p.

However, having a radio switched on in a workplace requires the employer to pay for a PRS licence. The employer might be concerned that he'll have to fork out £86.77 per year (which covers a bar area of up to 120 square metres) or £130.16 per year (which covers larger bar areas). Even if he only has to pay the standard rate for a sole employee to listen to music on the radio, it's still £44.00 (+VAT) per year.

Chris

[saintpeter48]

thanks for help everyone, you have just confirmed what i thought, cost would be about 1p a day. the pub has a PRS licence so that is not the problem, the problem is the boss who acts like a jumped up little hitler.

[mandimoo]

miserable git
(the boss that is)

[annie0000]

Get a wind up radio - I have one that I use in the bathroom (it's a camping one so more or less water proof) it also has a solar panel - they are pretty cheap now and cost nothing to run. Only need to wind it in the winter - in the summer it powers itself.