Help me!!! Electric" problem"

I want to convert car batterys, amps, etc to AV power for an alternative source to power lights.....can anyone out there help by telling me if its possible, and what ill need to get it done. I thought of this to eliminate the whole rise in electricity bill. Please some ne help!

it doesent cost really much at all to run hps lights. your battery idea will not work. if you had a generator to run then it would work. but a car battery is only 12v. that will not be able to run a hps light.

Where are you going to get the electricity to recharge the batteries if you were to do this? Not to mention that power is lost in the charging and also the inversion from 12V DC power to 120V AC. Batteries are very expensive, and so are inverters.

Just keep your operation small. The electric company isn't going to notice and extra one or two hundred dollars on the bill. It's pretty easy to calculate your costs for each item you're using such as lights, pumps, fans, etc.

(watts used divided by 1000)*(hours per day the thing will run)*(30 days in a month)*(cost per kilowatt hour)

It's a good idea to have a generator around in case the power gets knocked out, but otherwise it'll cost you easily 10 times as much money to power your stuff with a generator, and it'll make noise / heat / exhaust. Just be efficient with your watts.

a personal grow is 'usually' going to be pretty hardpressed to increase your bill much past 20 bucks or so. obviously there are exceptions (complex watering systems, etc). then again, i think i already replied to this in your OTHER thread asking the same question? think the answer stays the same, if your not already living in a place thats off the grid (boonies, woods, rural) dont bother trying to simply for your grow.

Dont worry about the electrical company. They are in the business of making money and want you to consume power. A couple thousands watts is no different then running a hot tub.
Eagleeye is right, you will need to charge the batteries when they are depleted and this would require solar power or a generator and a large inverter.