Electricity Running Cost

Hey guys,

I dont know if anything like this is on RIU, but i know its a question alot of growers ask:

How much will my electricty cost to run my grow?

This is a calculator, where by filling the variables, calculates the cost to run an appliance.

Noterices are given in pounds, but by using the correct conversion, can be calculated for your currency.

http://www.ukpower.co.uk/tools/running_costs_electricity/

thanks for this Jimmy ... Yes there are alot of these calculators floating around on this site.

Alot of people though do not know how much they are paying per Kwh.
I personally have found that to run a 600w HPS 3 fans a drying box etc etc is costing me an extra £12 a month as i organised with my power company to get a better deal because i was using more electricity. This will cost more if you have a token meter, quarterly bill etc i personally pay by direct debit which gives me a better deal again. I also get both elec and gas from the same company which again saves me money.

So there are lots of things that you can do to reduce the running costs of lights etc if you speak to your providers but obviously dont tell them that you are growing MJ lol.

I told them i had a new aquarium.

J

2 800 hps,3blowers 1 intake 2 exaust. 1 oscilateing fan, runs me around $120.00 us , a month to run my" hobby " room. best thing is to pay for your service when the bill arives ask no questions , and nobody will ask where your power is going .

Jimmy,

I have a cost grow cost spreadsheet that includes a sheet for figuring lighting costs posted here:
https://www.rollitup.org/general-marijuana-growing/313524-there-app.html

The only figure you have to come up with yourself is your kilowatt rate per hour. You can get that from your electric bill- It will either be broken down for you on the bill, or you can take the amount of the bill and divide it by the number of kilowatt hours it shows that you used to get the kilowatt rate per hour.

I am just starting out and ran my calculations for the Fluorescent setup I am going to use. Looks like it will add about $12 - $14 a month to keep the lights on a 12/12 schedule. I didn't factor in the fans yet, but I haven't had problems with costs of fans in the past.

No problem guys

Obviously there are a load of factors to consider, like how much your provider charges per KWh etc but this provides a rough estimate.

Infact, ive read alot of people say that this calculator usualy provides a higher estimate BUT, atleast you can take this as a 'high end' estimate..