Electricity Bill
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phillipchristian
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What's the point of your post? The OP asked a question and we are in here answering it. All you are doing is the same thing you do on every thread...flame out! I guess you are just so smart that you know his financial situation. You are a clown and wont be around RIU too much longer. You got faced by a MOD just 2 days ago for being a douche.
steve kelley
Member
I thought this post along with most people,s reply was....TOO FUNNY!!!!
Chiggachamp
Active Member
growgreen got it right. not that much power. more then most houses but im sure theyre bigger power bills in ur neighborhood.
thats not alot of juice. maybe harvest every month. or dont do a perpetual grow until u got the doh
thats not alot of juice. maybe harvest every month. or dont do a perpetual grow until u got the doh
Gr0wGreen
Active Member
because he can't afford $45/month in electricity. that tells me he cant afford a generator thats several hundred dollars plus the gas to run it. duuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
phillipchristian
New Member
Based on what the OP said and the national averag kW/h charge you are looking at about $180 per month just to run the lights. Add another 60% to that for the fans, cooling, etc.. and you've got about $285 a month. That is assuming you are paying the national average of around $0.16 and you aren't on a tiered system. If you have peak and off-peak hours you could probably save a little running at night.
Ringsixty
Well-Known Member
Do it right and you may not have a problem with LE or neighbors. Cut down he size of your grow to maybe 2 plants and 1 light.
Just a suggestion
phillipchristian
New Member
Honestly bud, if you are in the U.S. I really don't think you have anything to worry about. An extra $200-$300 a month on your electricity bill isn't going to raise any red flags. There are a TON of things that can be responsible for that type of load increase. It's up to you but if you are looking into off the grid methods and a simple NG/Propane 4-5kW generator would be my recommendation. I don't know too much about solar but the systems I've looked into would cost around $10-$15k to set something up to meet your needs if you count the batteries, cells, inverter, installation, etc... You could probably get the generator for around $1500 and you'd have to change propane tanks every 10-14 days so the cost of the tank would have to be factored into your monthly bills.
ddimebag
Active Member
I ran a 600 watter last year for flowering, and used up like 10x the amount considered "normal use" by my electrical company...also i forgot to mention, if you're in the states, electricity is cheaper. Here in Europe, it costs a shit ton...a 2000 watt grow will probably get noticed around here...