Kilowatt hour cost

sk8bd117 · 07-03-2008, 01:10 PM

I called my electric company, and they told me that my citys rate is .711 kwh. But when i do it on this Super-Grow Electricity Costs Calculator it comes out saying its $383 a month to run my 1000 watt hps on 18 hours a day. Did i hear them wrong or something? Can anyone tell me how many kwh you guys get cause this just doesn't seem right to me.

NoLogo · 07-03-2008, 01:31 PM

yeah you heard wrong, its deffinately not 71 cents a kwh. most places are between 8 cents and 18 cents from the various comparison charts i have looked at.

NoLogo · 07-03-2008, 01:34 PM

to give you a guide, if your kwh rate is 10 cents, then a 1000 watt bulb at 18hrs a day costs about $60 a month.

sk8bd117 · 07-03-2008, 05:59 PM

I'm on the east coast of the states can anyone tell me what your rates are?

sk8bd117 · 07-03-2008, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NoLogo

to give you a guide, if your kwh rate is 10 cents, then a 1000 watt bulb at 18hrs a day costs about $60 a month.

Are you positive? If my monthly bill comes and it's $380 more then usual I'm gunna collapse. I just need to be sure.

NoLogo · 07-03-2008, 07:40 PM

i dont run a 1000 watt bulb, i run 96watts of T5 lighting, so im not 100%. what i do know is that 71 cents a kwh is way way way way more than i am paying, and probably an incorrect number. get your last power bill, it should say right on it.

sk8bd117 · 07-04-2008, 01:15 PM

Can i get some more opinions?

Stix · 07-04-2008, 09:10 PM

It is not possible your paying 71 cents a kilowatt hour. You definately got wrong information. I'm east coast and I'm paying 15 cents a kilowatt hour. Take a look at your electric bill. It will tell you what your paying . You should see what the distributer charges. That number is gonna be low. Probally about 5 cents a kilowatt hour. Then you have a price from your actual electric company. Probally about 10 cents a killowatt hour. That gives you a total of 15 cents a kilowatt hour. You can definately relax a bit. 71 cents is DEFINATELY wrong.

sk8bd117 · 07-04-2008, 09:34 PM

I think then they must have said .071

NoLogo · 07-04-2008, 09:42 PM

lol, glad you got that cleared up

Stix · 07-05-2008, 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sk8bd117

I think then they must have said .071

Thats probally just the electrical company's charge. There will also be a delivery charge as well. Not much though. Probally about 5 cents.

zolar · 07-05-2008, 03:54 PM

the .71 may be per 100,000 kwh not per kwh

don't know with out seeing electric bill easy rule of thumb check old summer bill with AC on 24/7 if ac eats 1000 watts or better and you compare with spring month with few electric
heaters you'll have idea on what a grow using 1000-1500 watts
24/7 will cost

you might be more costeffective to use two[2] 400's in there both for costs and for better light penetration i'm great lakes area and my system [400] might be 20$ added a month haven't checked bills any how since i got HID light i changed out
most bulbs in the house for cfl's helped a little to keep power load fairly even last i compared bills couple months ago

easy electric guide look at power consumption plate in specs or on back of tv's computers freezers etc and lookat energy rating

bill change from a 475 watt freezer is about equal to a 400 HID plus vent fans
same goes for 1500 watt AC vs 1000 watt HID with venting

not science class acceptable but a good predictable economic guess/theory

any time you see cost estimates for freezers or AC if wattage is close to a grow light size you have approximate estimate on cost during 24 day cycles
during budding time day cycle is half so cost is less....

a watt is a watt is a watt....

sfhaze · 07-20-2008, 08:32 PM

It's 39 cents/kwh in California once you go over the base rate, yes a 1KW HID can cost hundreds of $s per month to operate. Most places it's more like 10 cents, but it's only going to keep going up.....

KillerWeed420 · 07-20-2008, 09:20 PM

My cost here in Washington is .0596. According to this site:Grow Light Operating Cost - Greentrees Hydroponics
My electric bill for a 1000w hps on 12/12 is about $24.

Stix · 07-20-2008, 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KillerWeed420

My cost here in Washington is .0596. According to this site:Grow Light Operating Cost - Greentrees Hydroponics
My electric bill for a 1000w hps on 12/12 is about $24.

That seems very low. Are you sure that's not just the delivery charge?

07-03-2008, 01:10 PM	#1
sk8bd117 Free Thinker Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 17	Kilowatt hour cost I called my electric company, and they told me that my citys rate is .711 kwh. But when i do it on this Super-Grow Electricity Costs Calculator it comes out saying its $383 a month to run my 1000 watt hps on 18 hours a day. Did i hear them wrong or something? Can anyone tell me how many kwh you guys get cause this just doesn't seem right to me. __________________ We're all norml.

07-03-2008, 01:31 PM	#2
NoLogo Free Thinker Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 202	Re: Kilowatt hour cost yeah you heard wrong, its deffinately not 71 cents a kwh. most places are between 8 cents and 18 cents from the various comparison charts i have looked at. __________________ We all know that it's called the bionic, the bomb, the puff, the blow, the black, the herb, the sensie, the chronic, the sweet Mary Jane, the shit, Ganja, split, reefa, the bad, the buddha, the home grown, the ill, the maui-maui, the method, pot, lethal turbo, tie, shake, skunk, stress, wacky, weed, glaze, the boot, dimebag, Scooby Doo, bob, bogey, back yard boogie. But what is the other terms for it? - Ali G

07-03-2008, 01:34 PM	#3
NoLogo Free Thinker Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 202	Re: Kilowatt hour cost to give you a guide, if your kwh rate is 10 cents, then a 1000 watt bulb at 18hrs a day costs about $60 a month. __________________ We all know that it's called the bionic, the bomb, the puff, the blow, the black, the herb, the sensie, the chronic, the sweet Mary Jane, the shit, Ganja, split, reefa, the bad, the buddha, the home grown, the ill, the maui-maui, the method, pot, lethal turbo, tie, shake, skunk, stress, wacky, weed, glaze, the boot, dimebag, Scooby Doo, bob, bogey, back yard boogie. But what is the other terms for it? - Ali G

07-03-2008, 05:59 PM	#4
sk8bd117 Free Thinker Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 17	Re: Kilowatt hour cost I'm on the east coast of the states can anyone tell me what your rates are? __________________ We're all norml.

07-03-2008, 07:40 PM	#6
NoLogo Free Thinker Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 202	Re: Kilowatt hour cost i dont run a 1000 watt bulb, i run 96watts of T5 lighting, so im not 100%. what i do know is that 71 cents a kwh is way way way way more than i am paying, and probably an incorrect number. get your last power bill, it should say right on it. __________________ We all know that it's called the bionic, the bomb, the puff, the blow, the black, the herb, the sensie, the chronic, the sweet Mary Jane, the shit, Ganja, split, reefa, the bad, the buddha, the home grown, the ill, the maui-maui, the method, pot, lethal turbo, tie, shake, skunk, stress, wacky, weed, glaze, the boot, dimebag, Scooby Doo, bob, bogey, back yard boogie. But what is the other terms for it? - Ali G

07-04-2008, 01:15 PM	#7
sk8bd117 Free Thinker Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 17	Re: Kilowatt hour cost Can i get some more opinions? __________________ We're all norml.

07-04-2008, 09:10 PM	#8
Stix Free Thinker Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,551	Re: Kilowatt hour cost It is not possible your paying 71 cents a kilowatt hour. You definately got wrong information. I'm east coast and I'm paying 15 cents a kilowatt hour. Take a look at your electric bill. It will tell you what your paying . You should see what the distributer charges. That number is gonna be low. Probally about 5 cents a kilowatt hour. Then you have a price from your actual electric company. Probally about 10 cents a killowatt hour. That gives you a total of 15 cents a kilowatt hour. You can definately relax a bit. 71 cents is DEFINATELY wrong. __________________ Grow Room Construction 1st Test Grow 1st Hydro Grow A SCRoG Grow

07-04-2008, 09:34 PM	#9
sk8bd117 Free Thinker Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 17	Re: Kilowatt hour cost I think then they must have said .071 __________________ We're all norml.

07-04-2008, 09:42 PM	#10
NoLogo Free Thinker Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 202	Re: Kilowatt hour cost lol, glad you got that cleared up __________________ We all know that it's called the bionic, the bomb, the puff, the blow, the black, the herb, the sensie, the chronic, the sweet Mary Jane, the shit, Ganja, split, reefa, the bad, the buddha, the home grown, the ill, the maui-maui, the method, pot, lethal turbo, tie, shake, skunk, stress, wacky, weed, glaze, the boot, dimebag, Scooby Doo, bob, bogey, back yard boogie. But what is the other terms for it? - Ali G

07-05-2008, 03:54 PM	#12
zolar Free Thinker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: lake erie - landside Posts: 429	Re: Kilowatt hour cost the .71 may be per 100,000 kwh not per kwh don't know with out seeing electric bill easy rule of thumb check old summer bill with AC on 24/7 if ac eats 1000 watts or better and you compare with spring month with few electric heaters you'll have idea on what a grow using 1000-1500 watts 24/7 will cost you might be more costeffective to use two[2] 400's in there both for costs and for better light penetration i'm great lakes area and my system [400] might be 20$ added a month haven't checked bills any how since i got HID light i changed out most bulbs in the house for cfl's helped a little to keep power load fairly even last i compared bills couple months ago easy electric guide look at power consumption plate in specs or on back of tv's computers freezers etc and lookat energy rating bill change from a 475 watt freezer is about equal to a 400 HID plus vent fans same goes for 1500 watt AC vs 1000 watt HID with venting not science class acceptable but a good predictable economic guess/theory any time you see cost estimates for freezers or AC if wattage is close to a grow light size you have approximate estimate on cost during 24 day cycles during budding time day cycle is half so cost is less.... a watt is a watt is a watt....

07-20-2008, 08:32 PM	#13
sfhaze Free Thinker Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 106	Re: Kilowatt hour cost It's 39 cents/kwh in California once you go over the base rate, yes a 1KW HID can cost hundreds of $s per month to operate. Most places it's more like 10 cents, but it's only going to keep going up.....

07-20-2008, 09:20 PM	#14
KillerWeed420 Free Thinker Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 239	Re: Kilowatt hour cost My cost here in Washington is .0596. According to this site:Grow Light Operating Cost - Greentrees Hydroponics My electric bill for a 1000w hps on 12/12 is about $24.

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