Electric Company is On To Me For Using More Power?

Pay your bill on time & grow on .

I get usage on my bill all the time, and even a comparison to what my neighbourhood is using.

bazoomer said:

Pay your bill on time & grow on .

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Hugo Phurst said:

I get usage on my bill all the time, and even a comparison to what my neighbourhood is using.[/QUOTE

Always pay utilities on time it's great for the credit rating. This was a separate email in between bills stating that they noticed I was using a lot more electric and it would cost $194 for the whole month at the rate I was going! When I'm not growing it's like $35-$40 Yeah Not stopping now​

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Yup , DTE notifies me every month I use 700% more than the average house my size and would I like them too show me how to lower my cost
Lowering my cost would be nice but not reducing my lights , so I ignore it

I get them every month and I'm always triple what they say the community around me runs. Sometimes they say that I've used $350 more than my neighbors and my bill would only be $400. I have a hard time believing that my neighbors are only using $50 worth of electric for a month. All my equipment combined I'm only running around 2K of power for my grow.

jarvild said:

I get them every month and I'm always triple what they say the community around me runs. Sometimes they say that I've used $350 more than my neighbors and my bill would only be $400. I have a hard time believing that my neighbors are only using $50 worth of electric for a month. All my equipment combined I'm only running around 2K of power for my grow.

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One thing that helps is turning off lights during peak hours 11am to 8 pm

MGG,
All good advice. But for someone like yourself who is concerned...maybe put together a cover story. Something you can tell the electric company should they ask. Like doing ceramics with an electric kiln. Or a welder in the garage. There are high energy usage activities other then ganja grows.

Oh, and the advice to reduce other usage...always a good idea. I never let an electric water heater run 24 hours. 2 hours in the morning is enough for me (single guy).
JD

Herb & Suds said:

One thing that helps is turning off lights during peak hours 11am to 8 pm

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My flowering lights run 8 pm to 8 am. This year I know most of my extra cost was running the dehumidifier and a/c not only for my grow but my whole house as we've had and extremely hot and wet fall.