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Is using ~15k watts too much for the electric company?

Devoted1

Member
hey guys, im not doing it yet. still in the planning stages, but before that i just wanted to know if this would be too much for what im planning on doing. its only going to be 28 plants max at any one time. 14 plants in flower and 14 plants in veg. tree grow. under limit. legal grow.

3 bedroom house
2 flower rooms with 8 lights each flip flopped at 750 watts
1 veg room with 4 lights at 500 watts each
2 - 24k btu mini splits
2 - 70 pint dehueys

theres also fans/wall fans/pumps/timers etc that i added all up to get ~15k. since i will be paying 12 cents for electricity it would add up to ~1300 a month.

im in nor-cal, just wondering if this is too much and would raise some eye brows? how much is too much and what to do? considering i will pay on time also.
 
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AlterEgo860

lol just expect a bigger bill.. I only run 4000w of lights in flower rooms.. on 12 hours a day. and I pay 1000 a month.. and ipay between 15-18 cents

and dude if ur in CALI an doing things LEGAL.. then why are u worried about it? lol ..
 

PetFlora

Well-known member
ICMag Donor
Veteran
I would contact an electrician. That's a lot of power for a residential main electrical panel

To veg 14 plants all you need is 3 A51 SGS 200s. Apache Tech has excellent panels, too

14 plants in flower, ~ 7 of either the A51 or Apaches
 
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Devoted1

Member
duuude, thanks guys, you gave me peace of mind. cant thank you guys enough. haha. im happy. i thought that woulda been hella bad.

Alter - even if its legal, i wouldn't want them messin with my garden or knowing about it.
 
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