Are they they same?
Most of us leave our a/c and heat during the day while we're away from home. We might turn it down (or up, as the case may be), but it's still running.
My computer stays on 24 hours a day -- I never turn it off. No change there for me.
Now, I'm not sure about the lighting, but I use regular incadescent lighting in my home office. Most offices use flourescent. Does anyone know the differences in energy use/cost? I'm assuming, and probably incorrectly so, that home lighting would still be cheaper, just in cost of the bulbs alone, but I'll be right up front about it -- I don't know that for a fact. Might look into it later if I have some free time --
Even if you throw all of that out and just consider the fuel and emissions, it's worth it.
If I started working a traditional job, I'd see almost no change in my home energy/phone bill (no change on my phone bill whatsoever). But, my fuel bill would at least double, and considering I'd have a long commute, would more likely triple or even quadruple -- seriously.
