Cool your jets there, young Paduwan! A 1,000 watt HID is enough to light up an area of about 5 x 5 ft., just how many seedlings are you talking about? If you only have a few, a single 25 watt CFL (or two) should do nicely.
A 1,000 watt HID burns one Kilowatt Hour for every hour that it is on (that's a lot of money for a few seedlings!). On the other hand, it takes a 25 watt CFL 40 hours to use up a Kilowatt Hour. Do the math!
I realize that it's not my money, but man, that is just wasteful!