[rexreed]

Unfortunately, I learned the Linode Metered Billing doesn't work this way (see my comment above). Basically, you're billed for the number of hours that a server is on your account, not your actual usage of the server. So, the more or less you use of a specific server doesn't affect billing. It would only affect billing if changes in usage meant changes in the number of servers on your account. Maybe obvious to some, but wasn't to me.

The analogy for electricity (with Linode Metered Billing, in comparison) would be adding or removing electric supply lines and/or meters vs. actual usages as measured in Kwh.