Rationale and Market

We're learning that electricity costs may make a $200 flash drive editor more attractive than a $200 laptop: OLPC Nigeria's Shocking Electrical Power Costs

Research: Poverty, Energy & Society 1.6 billion people live without electricity, one quarter of the world's population. Electrical Power in Africa

In Tanzania, for example, the literacy rate is above 50%, but 90% of the population does not have electric power.

In Kenya, 10% of the population has electricity. 75% of the people live in the countryside, and of these, only 2% have electricity. 75USD or more is required to get connected to the electricity grid. In Ecuador 37 percent of the people have electricity, and in Jamaica 48%. Kenya Electricity Charges Cut By Half, September 4, 2007

Electricity Rates

.1428 USD per kilowatt-hour in California

Electricity rates around the world

Household electricity rates around the world. Note that South African rates are 40% of US rates.

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• MathEncyclopedia = Electricity rates in USD per kilowatt-hour
• FlashDriveEditor = Electricity rates around the world. Note that a computer on all the time costs 200 USD per year, at least.
• FlashDriveEditorTask = Calculate electricity costs in Africa for running a computer.

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• FlashDriveEditor = In many parts of Africa, 90% of the population does not have electric power. Hence, low power devices (those that can use standard AA batteries) are prized.