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That was at night during June- July. I don't have time of use. But this time of year from October to May the base is 16kwh (at .11cs) up from 9kwh in the Summer. The rate at the 4th tier was .37c/kwh over that is in the .50cs.Are you running during lower rate periods? Around here its cheaper in the pm
$400/mth running that much light alone seems like a real deal to me.Ok I know most growers hate them but here's my situation. The electrical costs on the Coast are outrageous. Last grow with 4, 600s - 2 to a dual Raptor hood over a 4x8 tray ran over 400$/mo!! during the Summer when we get dinged with higher rates. Its somewhat better now in the Fall. This time I'm using 2, 600s in 1 Raptor with a mover; using the super lumen setting that's well over 1200watts over 20 sq feet/ 60 watts per foot. Not trying to cover the full tray just want an extra foot on each end, like a 4x5 or 4x6 with 14 Purple Cadillacs from DHN. They are mostly Indicas and shouldn't get over 2' tall with most of the bud sites on the same level so penetration isn't an issue. I'm planning on a 1 to 1.5 travel.
I thought I could do that, and I got bleaching and the only way to resolve it was to finally move the damned lights back up.i run mine about 30 in with short stop times.but i also use 3 or more hoods per mover with stationary lights positioned at both ends so no lack of coverage.i would split up those 2 600 by 2 to 3 feet and use the mover.also with the mover you can put the lights alot closer to the plants.gl
How the hell are you running that many lights and only seeing $400 additional per month? I run two 600s and that adds a minimum of $500/mth, AND WE'RE ON SOLAR!That was at night during June- July. I don't have time of use. But this time of year from October to May the base is 16kwh (at .11cs) up from 9kwh in the Summer. The rate at the 4th tier was .37c/kwh over that is in the .50cs.
All I can add is if your hood reflects like a rectangle run the hood lengthwise the direction your moving to utilize side lighting for dark spots on stop times
$500 for 2 6s, I'll never complain again; and then I had 2 exhaust fans, dehumidifier etc. I'm running lights on 240v could that make a difference?$400/mth running that much light alone seems like a real deal to me.
I thought I could do that, and I got bleaching and the only way to resolve it was to finally move the damned lights back up.
How the hell are you running that many lights and only seeing $400 additional per month? I run two 600s and that adds a minimum of $500/mth, AND WE'RE ON SOLAR!
Are you in PG&E territory, or what?
@SeamaidenI am, too. My husband did a whole electrical build-out for my room that started with a nice, big subpanel with all the juice I would likely need. I have one exhaust fan that's hooked up to one of those greenhouse temp gauges, a fan or two for laminar air flow, the timers and that's pretty much IT.
And we're on 100% solar power.
Btw, PG&E owes us money right now. Ya think they're hot to get our bill paid up? Fuck no!
Look into German batteries they use less planned obsolescence just sayingOh, not only do they want to be able to use the power our array generates for free, they want to be able to make money on it. And NOW they want to reneg the contract they made with a whole slew of solar energy-providing homeowners by charging us for the transmission lines. I told Dave fuck that noise, if they try to start charging us then we're pulling off-grid and going with the God damned batteries. I hear that technology is improving by leaps and bounds of late.
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