Electrical Energy Saving ========================= We can actually save money by using electricity and running appliances at these specific times of day. What are peak hours? --------------------- On-peak hours are the hours of the day during which demand for electricity is the highest. During this time period, you will be paying the highest amount per kilowatt-hour used. .. note:: Thailand On Peak: 9am. - 10pm. What are off-peak hours? ------------------------- Conversely to peak hours, off-peak hours are the times when electricity prices are cheaper. .. note:: Thailand Off Peak: 10pm. - 9am. How much we can save Electrical bill if we run job Off Peak? In November 2023: 37% off `Time of Use Tariff `_ Recommend to submit job to schedule running during OFF PEAK ------------------------------------------------------------- It may sometimes be useful to submit a job and tell Slurm to defer scheduling until later. This is possible using the --begin option, which works with both sbatch and srun. The job will be submitted immediately, but only considered to run at the specified time in the future. Some examples below: .. example-code:: #!/bin/bash #SBATCH --job-name=SubmitDelay #SBATCH --account=ict #SBATCH --partition=batch #SBATCH --begin=15:25 hostname date