my math must be off

[webehigh]

Correct me if I'm wrong but at 10cents a kwh running 10,000 watts a month that would only cost $360 a month and would still be a somewhat normal bill but I must be wrong?

 

[SuperCan]

Correct me if I'm wrong but at 10cents a kwh running 10,000 watts a month that would only cost $360 a month and would still be a somewhat normal bill but I must be wrong?

You are off approximately by a factor of two.

We're in luck because your cost and your wattage are both factors of 10, which makes the calculation easy. I already did it in my head, but I'll walk you through it.

Here goes.

You're running 10,000 watts and there are 1,000 watts in a kilowatt.

10,000 watts x 1 kilowatt/1,000 watts = 10 kilowatts.

There are ~ 730 hours in a month, so we multiply these two figures to get kilowatt-hours.

10 x 730 = 7300 kilowatt-hours

Now we multiply by your cost of $0.10/kilowatt-hour.

7300 kilowatt-hours x $0.10/kilowatt-hour = $730

Since you are in the hundreds with your estimate I think you made a mistake with the number of hours in a month.

Under this setup the number of hours you run the lights is the amount of dollars that you will spend.

This is because 10,000/1000 x $0.1 = $1

So roughly whatever your lighting schedule is, that is the contribution from your lights to your bill. The rest of your equipment and house lights if you're at a residence, as well as other appliances like water heater will make up the rest of the cost.

If this were in a home and you were on 12/12 lighting schedule I would guess your bill to be around $500-$600 depending on cooling requirements, size of the home, and number of occupants.

 

[Classic Remix]

I think he was calculating a 12/12 schedule... That would make sense w his number... Or he was off the wall from the start

 

[fishwhistle]

Lol,I WISH i paid 10cents a kwh.

 

[Classic Remix]

Hell I'd be open to even negotiations around that range hahaha.

 

[orbad]

I think peak here is like 35¢

 

[Dad]

EXample:
600 watt hps running 12/12
600 times 12 = 7200
7.2 kwh times 30 days in a month = 216 kwh per month
216 times your states energy price = how much you pay
For running a 600 in 12/12 in Vegas is 10.72 a month

 

[paulycali]

What about tiers? It should cost about $2,000 in electricity to run a 10k grow

 

[fishwhistle]

It does,trust me,I think a 1k avgs about 80-90 bucks ea. approximately for me,im on the tier system which is another big ass ripoff as a business doesnt pay this way.I think my tiers begin at .10 and end at like .38 and you get to that really quick,fucking edison raping away!

 

[webehigh]

This is how I added it up 10k for 12 hours a day would be 120 kwh multiply that by 30 days = 3600 kwh by 10cent is 360 a month so I guess that's right and what is a tier I don't see that word anywhere on my bill and if you think my electric rates are cheap you should see the houses you can buy a legit mansion for around 200gs I live in the best city in America when it comes to stuff like that. If only they would legalize weed

 

[LexLuthor]

Hahaa I pay $0.08 per Kwh :p

 

[jkbeing]

^^^I'm mad bro! Haha.

 

[Cort]

.09 with no teirs, residential.

 

[LexLuthor]

^^^I'm mad bro! Haha.

Its not legal here. I rather pay double electricity and be legal, so I'm mad too :mad: lol

 

[squarepusher]

KWH Cost Calculator

 

[jkbeing]

How bout 4x that,
But I do feel like it ain't no thing here, less fear is a good thing. I only fear my electricity bill.... oh, and root aphids!

 

[LexLuthor]

How bout 4x that,
But I do feel like it ain't no thing here, less fear is a good thing. I only fear my electricity bill.... oh, and root aphids!

Damn, 4x's is harsh bro, but yeah less fear is a good thing, IMO peace of mind is priceless.

 

[woodsmaneh]

I spend 1600.00 a month running 12k and chillers ect.