1000watt hps +400 hps

Originally Posted by SnowWhite420

Hey I've been using my 400 and having been too impressed with my yields. I'm looking into adding a 1000watt, can I expect my electricity bill to spike? Will be running 12/12.

the national average charge by your utility company is $0.15 per kilowatt hour (kWh). a 400w light on 12/12 uses 144,000watts in 30 days. that is 144kWh per 30 days. so, based on the average charge you are paying about $21 a month to run your 400w light. if you use a 1000w light then you will be using 360kWh per month. based on the average that would cost you $54 a month. so your bill will go up about $30.

all of this is based on the national average. some places pay as low as $0.06 cents and others as high as $0.24. just check your next electric bill and it will tell you what you pay per kWh.

good luck.

Originally Posted by ScoobyDoobyDoo

the national average charge by your utility company is $0.15 per kilowatt hour (kWh). a 400w light on 12/12 uses 144,000watts in 30 days. that is 144kWh per 30 days. so, based on the average charge you are paying about $21 a month to run your 400w light. if you use a 1000w light then you will be using 360kWh per month. based on the average that would cost you $54 a month. so your bill will go up about $30.

all of this is based on the national average. some places pay as low as $0.06 cents and others as high as $0.24. just check your next electric bill and it will tell you what you pay per kWh.

good luck.

+1 to this.

my high is 35 cents a kwh

I pay about 35 to 30 cents kwh right now, just to run a 1000w, and 600w light in the summer.$$ fucken ac!

In winter I was paying 15 to 20 cents a kwh, no ac running

Originally Posted by 209 Cali closet grower

my high is 35 cents a kwh

I pay about 35 to 30 cents kwh right now, just to run a 1000w, and 600w light in the summer.$$ fucken ac!

In winter I was paying 15 to 20 cents a kwh, no ac running

Same thing over here. Summer rates kill me. I think led lights would be perfect got that

Nuclear plants tend to have the highest cost per kw/h. Where I'm at it's .08c per kw/h. Coal power haha. In the winter time it drops to .06c per