I question how anyone's bill could be over $1000 in one month. Mine has never been over $100.
What does this mean "I have electric heat but no knocks or interest in 8 months"?
$1000.00 bill is not too far off
Let's say one is running a 2 1000 watt hps for flowering 12 hrs aday
1 1200 watt ac to cool the garden sealed 24 hrs aday
1 500 watt dehumidifier 24 hrs aday
1 400 watt MH for vegging
1 1000 watt ac in room outside for your garden to keep veg room cool (passive intake,also ac in flower room dual hose still needs cool air for intake hose)
1 105 watt CFL for cloning station
plus pumps,timers,fans,exhaust,controller,co2 system.
summary:
2000 watt hps 12hrs aday= 24 kilowatt usage daily
1200 watt ac 24hrs aday= 28.80 kilowatt usage daily
500 watt dehumidifier 24hrs aday= 12 kilowatt usage aday
400 watt MH 16hrs aday= 6.40 kilowatt usage aday
1000 watt ac outside room 24 hrs aday= 24 kilowatt usage aday
pumps,timers,everything else that is need to run an op lets say draws 400 watt 24hrs aday = 6.40 kilowatt usage aday.
If one were to add all this that = 101.60 kilowatts aday X 30 days in 1 month that =3,048 kilowatts a month.
3,048 kilowatts X $.30 per kilowatts after taxes and all the other bullshit fees= $914.40 and that's not including if one has another ac in another room + TVs,PC,fridge,water heater ect...
So $1000 bill is not far fetch for a small or med grow op. I live in NY so we pay high electric bills.