How much does you 600w HPS cost to run?
- Thread starter kershivo
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65 a month? aep.com got an appliance calc that will tell ya nowhere near 65 unless you got some expensive kwh's 600digi more like 20bux on 12/12http://www.appalachianpower.com/save/calculate/Appliance.aspx Total Annual
kWh: 1800 Annual
Cost: $174.60 Monthly
Avg: $14.55 thats a 600 12 hrs a day
kWh: 1800 Annual
Cost: $174.60 Monthly
Avg: $14.55 thats a 600 12 hrs a day
homebrewer
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It depends on what you pay per KwH. You can bet it's going to be $15-$25 per month.
Here is the math: Monthly cost=(wattage/1000)*Kwh rate*running hours per day*30
(600/1000)*10 cents*12 hours/day*30 days/month= 2160 cents per month or $21.60
Here is the math: Monthly cost=(wattage/1000)*Kwh rate*running hours per day*30
(600/1000)*10 cents*12 hours/day*30 days/month= 2160 cents per month or $21.60
smoker61904
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What if your running 600hps in day time .12 pm to 12 am . Cost me a 100$ a month last run .
homebrewer
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I think sometimes a Kwh may be more expensive during the day as compared to the night but ultimately the math is the same for you to do your own calculation.
kermit2692
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No it didn't. The cost to run a 600 on average will be around 25 bucks a month. Some people see the bill go up fifty or hundred dollars and just assume it must be the light they just plugged in when in truth they used 75 dollars more electricity around the house and the light added only 25 of that. Or they are not factoring for added fans, side lighting, etc.
In Hawaii, the most expensive electricity in the us, averages at .38 cents pkh costing approx. 2.80 per day which is about 84 dollars per month. So it's likely to cost you about 25 poet month. If you're in a state with high electric costs maybe 40 a month. The average kWh across the us is about .12 which would cost around .84 cents per day.
SPLFreak808
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For me its 86$ a month per 600 or 150$ a month for 1kw only on 12/12. I veg 24hrs so it cost me 300$ a month for vegging with one 1000w hid. Of course my rate is retarded high so you can use this table below.
everyone's rate varies, use the "fan" appliance setting
http://www.rapidtables.com/calc/electric/electricity-calculator.htm
everyone's rate varies, use the "fan" appliance setting
http://www.rapidtables.com/calc/electric/electricity-calculator.htm
Anon Emaus
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As already stated, take your cost per kwh from your electric bill. For example mine is 7 cents per kwh. Now lets figure you run the 600w 12 hours a day by 30 days in a month. That's 216,000 watts used, now divide by 1,000 because that's how many watts go into one kilowatt. So 216kw used, now multiply by cost per kw, mine .07 so it would cost me $15.12
600*hours per day*days/1,000*kwh cost
Pennies on the dollar for what you could grow with 600w's!
600*hours per day*days/1,000*kwh cost
Pennies on the dollar for what you could grow with 600w's!
vostok
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The average revenue per kilowatthour figures increased in 31 states, plus the District of Columbia, in October compared to last year. The states experiencing the highest year-over-year percentage increases were Rhode Island (up 13%), West Virginia (up 11%), and Massachusetts (up 9%). On the negative side of the ledger, 19 states had average revenues fall relative to last year. Hawaii once again saw a large decrease in average revenues per kilowatthour, falling by 24% compared to October 2014, as plunging oil prices drove down rates in a state dominated by oil-fired generation. Hawaii's 25.11 cents average revenue per kilowatthour for October was also its lowest monthly average since October 2010. Nevada (down 8%) and Texas (down 7%), meanwhile, also saw average revenues per kilowatthour drop significantly. ...https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/update/end_use.cfm
this is a good link too: http://www.statista.com/statistics/263492/electricity-prices-in-selected-countries/
vostok
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Fuck I'm expensive at 16 (usa cents) per 'K' hour or 216 Kwh x 16.c = $34.56 per 600w bulb
not including tax
smoker61904
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Well yes it's other things to factor .4 smart TV's ps4 xbox1.3 . Other things making the tier higher .making it more expensive to run . I'm peak ours the day no electricity company wants us running in those hours
smoker61904
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I know mine was 100$ in top of normal bill . It could be my digital ballast is not efficient? Got my stuff free for helping friends out . It's a legit light though
weatwardhole
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Kershivo is from the UK guys. I run a 600hps through a digi ballast 12 hours a day and a 150 cfl 24 hours a day. I put £130 on a month and it.covers that plus my heating (no gas) cooking and tv. Hope that's a little helpful