Insane electric bill

privateaero · May 23, 2009

I just got an electric bill that jumped over one hundred dollars. All I am running is 8 4' 40 watt flourescent bulbs in 3 fixtures and a fan 24/7. Does anyone have an idea why it jumped so much, my calculator says my bill should be around $65.

Mystik · May 23, 2009

There's a good bet your air conditioner is running more to keep the place cool...

BasementGuerrilla · May 23, 2009

Sounds like you are paying a lot.

I'm currently running eight 54w T5 bulbs, three 16" oscilating fans 24/7, two 6" 450cfm inline fans on 15/min off 45min 24/7 and two 600w HPS lights on 12/12 and my electric bill is only $120-140.

Greyskull · May 23, 2009

its not a pissing contest but $100 is peanuts
my bills the last few months have been 400-600... summer is coming and i am looking at 1200-1500 again.

did you check your power bill.. maybe you used too much and they bumbed you into the next tier where juice costs a bit more... i am in tier 5.

welcome to growing hope you have a good harvest

cackpircings · May 23, 2009

Good God bro.... I dont know what to say other than wow... Keep on keepin on!kiss-ass

Greyskull said:
its not a pissing contest but $100 is peanuts
my bills the last few months have been 400-600... summer is coming and i am looking at 1200-1500 again.

did you check your power bill.. maybe you used too much and they bumbed you into the next tier where juice costs a bit more... i am in tier 5.

welcome to growing hope you have a good harvest

BasementGuerrilla · May 23, 2009

Greyskull said:
its not a pissing contest but $100 is peanuts
my bills the last few months have been 400-600... summer is coming and i am looking at 1200-1500 again.

did you check your power bill.. maybe you used too much and they bumbed you into the next tier where juice costs a bit more... i am in tier 5.

welcome to growing hope you have a good harvest

$1200+ is insane. Doesn't that raise red flags? How many watts you running?

Greyskull · May 23, 2009

electric company is in the business of selling power
pay the bill, on time.
and don't "work" where you grow, and there are no issues.

weedmanas · May 24, 2009

yea we got a bill that was ova 600 last time.

and summer is a killer 900 or more everytime

bam bam · May 24, 2009

Greyskull said:
its not a pissing contest but $100 is peanuts
my bills the last few months have been 400-600... summer is coming and i am looking at 1200-1500 again.

did you check your power bill.. maybe you used too much and they bumbed you into the next tier where juice costs a bit more... i am in tier 5.

welcome to growing hope you have a good harvest

wait if a really good 700 watt LED setup runs for about $3000 and in the summer your electricity bill is 1200-1500, would you invest in a exspensive LED setup if it brings your $1200-$1500 electriciy down by 80%, $240-$300?

privateaero · May 24, 2009

I'm writing the electric company, and am going to use an amp meter, something is shorted and just not pulling enough to trip the breaker. I'm so worried about the fuzz, over a %300 percent increase from last month, and that month was %200 from the month before.

BasementGuerrilla · May 24, 2009

privateaero said:
I'm writing the electric company, and am going to use an amp meter, something is shorted and just not pulling enough to trip the breaker. I'm so worried about the fuzz, over a %300 percent increase from last month, and that month was %200 from the month before.

Yeah but what if they have to come inside your house to inspect/fix the problem?

Greyskull · May 24, 2009

you may get a phone call (rarely happens unless the bill goes over 2gs)
just confidently explain you got a new a/c (for example) and are aware of the extra power consumption

also, its getting to be summer... if in socal its heating up so they areexpecting some bills to raise

good luck whatever you do

bam bam said:
wait if a really good 700 watt LED setup runs for about $3000 and in the summer your electricity bill is 1200-1500, would you invest in a exspensive LED setup if it brings your $1200-$1500 electriciy down by 80%, $240-$300?

hey man when LEDs put out flowers comparable to HID HPS then n doubt
until then no wy.
i have looked into it. a freind is using 2 ufos for veg.... flower power is lacking

bam bam from IC?

bam bam · May 24, 2009

Greyskull said:
hey man when LEDs put out flowers comparable to HID HPS then n doubt
until then no wy.
i have looked into it. a freind is using 2 ufos for veg.... flower power is lacking

bam bam from IC?

no Iam bam bam from WWE.

bam bam · May 24, 2009

Greyskull said:
hey man when LEDs put out flowers comparable to HID HPS then n doubt
until then no wy.

hey greyskull how much yield are you looking for that the LEDs cant provide?

Greyskull · May 24, 2009

600 g (little over 1.25lbs) per 1k

privateaero · Jul 1, 2009

just got the new bill, they made a mistake reading the meter, my bill only rose 5 dollars. Talk about a freaky coincidence. Thanks for all the tips though everyone

gogrow · Jul 1, 2009

privateaero said:
just got the new bill, they made a mistake reading the meter, my bill only rose 5 dollars. Talk about a freaky coincidence. Thanks for all the tips though everyone

glad to hear you got it worked out bro.... i hate to see the electric companies get so much damn money out of us... but who else do you choose from??

my power use has me stumped... when we first moved here, i was running a 400 w mh... bare basics, no fans, filters, etc..... bill was averaging $120... made adjustments to try to save power, and then ended up stopping my grows for awhile, and the bill jumped to $170 on avg..... now im running a 600w hps, a 430cfm inline, ac 24/7, and my bill is down to like $80 a month....
WTF?? :confused:

... not complaining though.... i mean, who could grow pot indoors with an elec. bill of $80? right? ;-)

Gdaddy · Jul 1, 2009

I was running a 1000w set up and I got destroyed over the winter $600 or more every month, but I also have electric heat. I'm thinking about investing in a led system because i don't think I can afford to run my other set up. $1200 bucks is more than i can come up with for an led now too, it sucks I'm stuck under cfls now because i can't go either way.

tea tree · Jul 1, 2009

my electric bill was 175. My neighbors was 30. Lol. A 600 and a 400 and a six in fan and a four inch fan. Some cfls for clone. My air is my apt air. A 15 year old air conditioner. I ran it everyday, lol. OW!

tea tree · Jul 1, 2009

gogrow said:
glad to hear you got it worked out bro.... i hate to see the electric companies get so much damn money out of us... but who else do you choose from??

my power use has me stumped... when we first moved here, i was running a 400 w mh... bare basics, no fans, filters, etc..... bill was averaging $120... made adjustments to try to save power, and then ended up stopping my grows for awhile, and the bill jumped to $170 on avg..... now im running a 600w hps, a 430cfm inline, ac 24/7, and my bill is down to like $80 a month....
WTF??... not complaining though.... i mean, who could grow pot indoors with an elec. bill of $80? right?

they are auditing your meter every few months. Soon you may be screwed. I think.

I heard sometimes they check every few months and then figure what you will pay with an average for the next. So soon. . .

that is a maybe. They are installing smart meters in socal.

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