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That's not very telling without more data. Most x86 laptops consume 10W idle, x86 desktop PCs 50W idle. Double or triple that for moderate usage.
RPis? 5W max.
It's not only about electricity costs, it's also about heat dissipated in your room, fan noise and more generally waste.
Two of them are thinkservers, three of them are thinkcentres, and the rest are optiplex workstations.
I'm mildly aligned with your main point OP. Rpi's have a place and are amazing at many things, but over sold on lots of 'server' usages. For the typical homelabber, it's a hobby so not a big deal that this hardware they likely already have (Rpi) isn't the best.
However, this point about energy usage means you have either a large energy bill and can't see the margin increase OR those 11 systems are mostly idle and you simply don't need all of them running.