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No. 7 · WHAT THE METERS SHOWED · THE POWER COMPANY
A circle of screens. So they called the power company.
“What about all those computers?” It’s a fair question. So a center in Yucca Valley, California asked Southern California Edison to come out with meters.
- Who measured
- Brian Thorson, Southern California Edison. Written up by the center.
- Measured with
- Two field meters brought by the power company
The readings
| Where | Reading |
|---|---|
| Hallway outside | 0.0 |
| Center of the system, where you sit | 0.1 |
| One foot in front of the screens | 0.2 |
| Right behind the computers | 0.8–0.9 |
| Typical American home (from the report) | 0.9 |
| Microwave oven running next door | 275 |
The microwave read 2,750 times the number in the center of the system.