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What is your average monthly power bill?

igrowkushbitch

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i am running 15000 in flower and like 4000 in veg. where i live my power company is a co op so my power is super cheap. I pay around 700 a month for a house and the entire grow.
 

Hash Zeppelin

Ski Bum Rodeo Clown
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^at your neighbor's expense. I hope you share some herb with them for good karma.
 
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Chamba

Due to cheap electricity from nuke plants, I average about $55 US per month for a family of four in a small to medium sized apartment, an air-con runs almost 24/7 for 4 or 5 months of the year (the stove and hot water is powered by gas) and of course, I don't grow indoors).
 
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twistedthreads

Active member
Well I was paying about $400 a month and was running very little. 3 months ago they came out and installed a new digital power meter and now my bill hasn't gone over $150..:woohoo:
 
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Puscifer

2x1000 watts hps in flower, dehumidifier (700watts), 14k btu Mr.Slim.
1000watts in veg with 9k btu lg mini split.
1500sq house. 3 ton heatpump, hot as hell 9months outta the year.
Max bill was in August, $353.
 

packerfan79

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300 in summer with 2k Hps and a 12,000 btu a/c in the garage only swamp cooler in the house with 5 people. 250 rest of the year. Used to be 60 to 100, pre growing
 

talktosamson

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House is mostly electric and we run a 1000 HPS in our personal tent and a 400 MH in our veg pretty much year round. $250 average for 12 months, house is not that big 1400 square feet, central AC, heat pump and all that jazz. I do burn wood all winter to help offset the cost.
 

SacredBreh

Member
Damn!
I was feeling sorry for myself until I read this thread.
$300-$400 depending on the weather...... all electric.... sucks!

Peace
 
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Puscifer

2x1000 watts hps in flower, dehumidifier (700watts), 14k btu Mr.Slim.
1000watts in veg with 9k btu lg mini split.
1500sq house. 3 ton heatpump, hot as hell 9months outta the year.
Max bill was in August, $353.

Wanted to add, whole house is electric, everything. Our rates are structured so that anything under 1000kw is 6 cents, over 1000 and it's 11 cents. In the summer I average about 3300kw/month...:tiphat:
 

bayarea925

Active member
$800 a month about 7000 watts with fans , Ac an everything in the grow room. House bill is $250 of that. So $550 is the grow.
 

Holdin'

Moon-grass farmer
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Cheap power here... 6k worth of HID plus some T5s, fans, dehueys etc, 3.5 tons of cooling for the gardens, 7.5 tons of heating/cooling by two heat pumps in a 5000 sq ft house, all electric everything else... 2 water heaters... all kinds of other bullshit, extra freezer/fridges...

My last month's bill was $380. Not bad if you ask me. Although winters can be a bit more due to all electric home. I long for natural gas for many reasons.
 

Hammerhead

Disabled Farmer
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480$ with 2 ac running...Winter its 350. I wish I could grow outdoor in the summer ...I could save allot of cash if only ...
 
My annual electric bill is based on the previous year total usage, then divided by 12...
Last year I grew three indoor crops using a 600w HID in a 4x4x6.5' grow box...
This years monthly electric bill is $245, however beginning November, that amount will probably increase by $40-50 because I was using two grow tents for a few months.
If I were in the US, I think my electric bill would probably be cheaper... I'm currently paying approximately $0.26 per KwH, before 19% VAT.
Happy Farming...
 

DamnUglyDogE

Learning the rules well,so as to break them effect
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$175 a month for
1200w,2 exhast fans,1 intake fan and
200w Cfl Veg space.

Oh and a couple $9.98 pools...


:ying:





:abduct:




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AzGrOw-N-sMoKe

Active member
8k flower, ac's an fans... 1600 in veg.. last bill was a hair over 500, figure in about 75 of that is normal home use... :)... Az
 
8k flower, ac's an fans... 1600 in veg.. last bill was a hair over 500, figure in about 75 of that is normal home use... :)... Az
Shit my rates suck. IM running less then half this. 3200 Watts flower 800Watts veg and 28000btu AC. AC runs 24/7.

Before the grow the bill was $60 tops. Now it's running $700 a month . I'm hitting the 4th tier at 0.21c kwh.
 

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