Electricty Math question for all u geniuses....

arizonarookie said:

Was curious about the cost to run 18/6 600 w hps light in arizona havent got 1stt bill yet but afraid wifes gonna shut down shop when she sees it....

, could u please give me an estimate, runing 2 fans and 1 exhaust fan with it???
it says it is 50 cents an hour kwh, im runnin ac 80% of the day 2 degrees cooler then usual, the 600w hps 3 fans two normal and 1 outfan. it is 5 cents per kwh during off peak, right now june-august they have this bull shit 3-6 pm it is super peak fuck u aps and ur super peak. that is a big difference 5 c to 50, for all u az growers i got a website u should reall look at http://www.aps.com/main/services/res...es_29.html#ta7 , i think u will be surprised i was. Also last night was my first night switching to 18/6, i did it from 10pm to 4am, i HAVE toswitch my lighting so its off from noon till 6 what is this gonna do to my plants. they have been on 24 til yesterday did 1 night of 18/6....please help

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[TD]June - August billing cycles[/TD]
[TD] Cents per kWh[/TD]
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[TD]On-peak kWh used (Mon. - Fri., noon - 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.)[/TD]
[TD] $0.24445[/TD]
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[TD]Super-peak kWh used (Mon. - Fri. , 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.)[/TD]
[TD] $0.49445[/TD]
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[TD]Off-peak kWh used (Mon. - Fri., 7 p.m.- noon and all day Sat. & Sun., 6 holidays)[/TD]
[TD] $0.05254



Bill last year between june threw july was 290-440 it topped tryin to find cfm for fan had a old grow buddy install his shit so not to sure i will get back to u hope this can help u give me an estimate, also they have been on 24hrs for the last 10 days, now 18-6 hope this info helps and thank u fan cfm is 440 if this helps
let me know what other info would help, our air is 2 degrees cooler then last year this time and id say runnin not quite double maybe a third more[/TD]
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UncleBuck said:

at those rates, running 600 watts from 4am until 10pm will cost you $10.252134 per week.

also, learn to do math.

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Gyroscope said:

I think he is running them from 6pm till 12 noon.

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Gyroscope said:

I just checked the link above and it appears that .05254 is correct for off peak. That is one hell of a deal. You better get the wife to do the laundry and dishes on off peak too !!!

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UncleBuck said:

that is a slamming rate. we're at about .095 or so here on peak, maybe .085 or so off peak but i haven't checked in a while.

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Gyroscope said:

I guess you have a smart meter then ??

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UncleBuck said:

i don't know.

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Gyroscope said:

To be able to bill you for peak and off peak it would seem like you would have to have a digital smart meter.

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UncleBuck said:

i don't think you need a smart meter to do that. my meter outside looks like it's from the 60s or 70s.

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Gyroscope said:

To be able to bill you for peak and off peak it would seem like you would have to have a digital smart meter.

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Cut.Throat. said:

Whaaa? All you need is a clock dude. It clearly says when the off peak times are.

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Gyroscope said:

The older type meter that turns, will turn at the same rate no matter what time of day it is. 1kw is 1kw at noon or midnight. In areas where they bill you differently for peak usage, wouldn't the meter have to to know what time it was to report the peak usage verses the non peak ??

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Gyroscope said:

The older type meter that turns, will turn at the same rate no matter what time of day it is. 1kw is 1kw at noon or midnight. In areas where they bill you differently for peak usage, wouldn't the meter have to to know what time it was to report the peak usage verses the non peak ??

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