How much do you spend on electricity for your hps 4k plus only.

[liketosmoke]

Hi I started this thread to get a good idea of what the average thc farmer spends per month for hps lighting, So it might help other decide how many hps to use.
LTS

 

[RMCG]

Really depends on your rates.

CA pays through the ass.

Might be easier to know what a 4k flower room and ancillaries (pumps, A/C, fans, dehuey, veg lights, etc.) use in KWh/mo, then you can figure out what the 'bill' would be.

I think a good rule of thumb is 2-3x your flower lighting, but it will all be different depending on individual setups.

 

[paulycali]

easy $1000 bucks a month

 

[Donk Frog]

1000$ r u nuts, I run just a little under 4000k and it cost like 60$extra a month or 120$ a cylce
so about 20$ extra on your bill per month per 1000watter

 

[RMCG]

Canada Hydro != California PG&E

 

[Fred]

1000$ r u nuts, I run just a little under 4000k and it cost like 60$extra a month or 120$ a cylce
so about 20$ extra on your bill per month per 1000watter

:confused0054: Wow. It's much more around here. Depends on how much A/C etc is needed. I remember my first light was a 1000W that was supposed to raise my bill about $40. With fans etc. it went up 80.

 

[liketosmoke]

Hi thc
I found a chart that has ever states rates for home and
Commercial Electricity, Hear it is









http://www.eia.doe.gov/electricity/epm/table5_6_b.html

 

[squarepusher]

a lot in cali.

http://www.pge.com/tariffs/electric.shtml#RESELEC

i think its like .16 kwh, but if you go over your "allowance" prepare to bend over

 

[norcal215]

1000$ r u nuts, I run just a little under 4000k and it cost like 60$extra a month or 120$ a cylce
so about 20$ extra on your bill per month per 1000watter

i beat you all i have a sub pannel that i pulled 100amp service have a max can 8" fan three oscilating fans 1800 gph pump for irrigation 4k for lights 12000 btu ac unit, and thats in my flower room, in mommy room i run 4 banks on 2' t5 sunblaze lamps my eazy cloner a 1/4 hp water chiller, three water pumps airpumps fans 1 400 watt hps over my cuts another t5 4' fixture over my cloner and a 6000 btu cooler,


and with all that running i also have three tv's on in my house three teenage daughters ones boyfriend a friend on my couch and the ac running all day....... total tally.............just the electricity portion of my bill is about 30$ a month....... and yess its all hooked up after the meter and legit!!!!!!:cool0019:

 

[RMCG]

Someone must be on the 'CARE' program...

 

[squarepusher]

i beat you all i have a sub pannel that i pulled 100amp service have a max can 8" fan three oscilating fans 1800 gph pump for irrigation 4k for lights 12000 btu ac unit, and thats in my flower room, in mommy room i run 4 banks on 2' t5 sunblaze lamps my eazy cloner a 1/4 hp water chiller, three water pumps airpumps fans 1 400 watt hps over my cuts another t5 4' fixture over my cloner and a 6000 btu cooler,


and with all that running i also have three tv's on in my house three teenage daughters ones boyfriend a friend on my couch and the ac running all day....... total tally.............just the electricity portion of my bill is about 30$ a month....... and yess its all hooked up after the meter and legit!!!!!!:cool0019:

wut

 

[TwoCreeks]

4 x 1000 HPS plus a/c and fans and dehumidifier and a t-5 veg room in NorCal but not PGE right about $500.00 per month.

 

[mrdizzle]

plug that shit in and find out

 

[biggun4me]

2 1000's, 1 12000 btu a/c, 2 8" can fans, 1 6" can fan, and 1 8 light t-5, plus a couple of oscillating fans add $500.00 a month to my bill in so cal...Peace

 

[KING_KONG_KOLAS]

I normally run around 6.4k watts along with a 40k btu a/c.. lots of fans ect..ect.. Average 3-4 bedroom home. My bills are always around $375- $425.. Has never gone over $500.. And thats with 1-2 people living in the home..:whew

 

[2legit2quite]

My pge is .16 per kwh for the 1st tier, I don't ever go past that. Figure my 2 1000w hps lights, 2 400w, 2 120w fans, and 2 60w pumps run for 12 hours a day for 30 days at a rate of .16 per kwh.

• Watts per hour of each appliance ÷ 1000 = killowatt hour (kwh)
• Kwh per month = kilowatts × hours a day × days a month
• monthly electric bill = kwh rate × kwh per month

• (2×1000) + (2×400) + (2×120) + (2×60) ÷ 1000 = 3.16 kilowatts per hour
• 3.16 × 12 × 30 = 1137.6 kilowatts per month
• 1137.6 × .16 = $182.02 monthly electric bill

For the sake of argument, everthing is 12/12...

 

[RMCG]

:anim_19:

Like that.

I would assume veg/mother lighting and ventilation is 24/7.

 

[PorchMonkey4Life]

hAWAII 4K A MONTH 1400

 

[goleboy]

Lol " someone must be on the care plan" lol that plan is the shit....they are basically asking a bunch of people to live in one house...use a shit ton of power and give a discounted rate. We rode that out in nor cal for like 1.5 hrs till PG&E wanted "proof" of everything. Needless to say we were ut out of the plan. We had 4k 2 4' t5.s 30k btu ac cloner,fans, plasmas ect ect bill was roughly 220 every month , and my roomates slept with their light on....weirdos.

 

[RMCG]

Actually the care plan comment was sarcastic...

That is a reason others pay the crazy rates they do.

If you can't pay the bills with 4-6k op, then you are doing it wrong.