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My electric rate is .11$ a kW and that is pretty low. .07$ is very cheap across the nation
Running one 1000 watt light 24 hours is 24kW... multiply by .07$ and you get 1.68$ a day
multiply by 4 lights and you get 6.72$ a day... or 201$ a month.... you must be getting charged a higher rate or your meter is severely messed up
constantly.
I would go LP and I'd check out the unit Costco sells. IIRC it's about $2K for a unit that produces 6KW. Also, IIRC, the Costco package included the transfer switch.I would like to run up to 4 1000 watt lights, but probably only two to start out. If i where to get say a 4000 watt 15hp gasoline generator would i be able to run my magnetic balasts (SG) convertable 1000 watters efficiently? Say under 20 bucks for a 12 Hr Period?
Just sick of paying Consumers all my money. 7 cents a KWh is killin me!
Peace,
S i R
Your welcome.
As far as generators go, you would want a natural gas/propane powered. Gasoline is just too expensive and diesel is much more reliable and the generator will last much longer with this fuel. There are generators that take multiple types of fuel, look into stationary.
Next, like mentioned previously, a 1kw (magnatic) ballast runs 1150-1400 watts each depending on brand and efficiency. You need to compensate for that.
Next, you need a generator that powers x amount of watts RMS or continuous, most generators only advertise their peak power.
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