quantbender
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ive been on 12/12 with my 1000 watt hps and it seems like my electric bill has sky rocketed. whats the normal cost per month of running a 1000 watt hps on 12/12??
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Cost of running 1000 watt hps
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http://www.super-grow.biz/Electricity.jsp a calculator find out what your kwph is.
quantbender
Member
nice that kw/hr calculator was awesome just looked up my rate in my state typed it in and i know how much im spending.. thanks
George
Active member
do you have a baseline in your area?quantbender said:
i have went over my baseline quite a bit before. thats really the only thing you have to be worried about. the cost of running these things on the regular electricity prices in my particular area is really nothing to be worried about. its when you go above the baseline limit that you start to get your legs pulled out from under you
G
Guest
Around $100 a month for one 1k light in so cal for 12/12.
scruffy
Member
Wow, 100 bucks is a ton for 1 light 12/12! Mine works out to a tad less than 40 bucks a month in the NE/Mid-Atlantic Area. That figure also includes my blowers, fans, etc., but not A/C or heat. I run A/C in the summer in my veg/clone room, but I'll be moving that underground as well soon, since I just ripped out an old coal bin in the grow house, and am working towards having my entire operation down there.
Actually, mine was so cheap that I'm working on a flip-flop now to run 2 rooms at the same time.
Actually, mine was so cheap that I'm working on a flip-flop now to run 2 rooms at the same time.
George
Active member
that would equate to like .30c a kw.The Tester said:
i think your going over a basline to get those kinds of prices.
.15c x 12hr x 30days = $54
.20c x 12hr x 30days = $72
your probably looking around the 15-20c max rates (area dependent). i think some people are thinking their lights cost X amount of dollars because they are adding it on top of their regular electrical usage which could make them go over baseline and get the more extreme prices. then they see the extreme price and think its the light thats causing it, when in actuality its the fact that the light brought you over the baseline.
for example my $80 a month price was for the light, 1 fan, a refrigerator, my tv, and miscellaneous lights around the apt. when i got raped for about $230 1 month was when i constantly ran my central a/c for the apt. as you can see, it jumped me up WAYYY past the baseline and i got my legs kicked out from under me. remember thats $230 for an apartment with just those things listed. well i had a couch too, but its not like that takes up electricity
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G
Guest
Hey George
When you start going over 200% baseline, it adds up. Part of the reason I figure around $100 is the fact that I do live at the current grow site and that probably adds to the over baseline charges also. Around .30 a KW sounds about right for my area just running only one light. Total bill is between $120 - 140 a month at the site with 12/12. What a rip, but what can you do.
When you start going over 200% baseline, it adds up. Part of the reason I figure around $100 is the fact that I do live at the current grow site and that probably adds to the over baseline charges also. Around .30 a KW sounds about right for my area just running only one light. Total bill is between $120 - 140 a month at the site with 12/12. What a rip, but what can you do.
