What is your Utility bill looking like?

Lucius Vorenus

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Next generation of Solar is coming out in like 7 months. Now would be a bad time to buy. Apparently they are making good strides in technology.
 

str8sativa

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lol so maybe $1200 considering you can pull 3-4 lbs every two months not much of an operation cost if you ask me
 

Flawed

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Around 600 here, includes 5kw, ac's, a pretty large pool, and a bunch of computer's / TV's that run all day long. I love getting those notes in the mail that remind me I am using 3x the power of all the neighbors.
 

irieie

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The thing about solar panels is you may have to build another closet thats up to fire code to store a bunch of batteries if you plan to store some of the electricity if not you literally have to run your shit during the day to use the electricity from the solar panels or you could store it in batteries and use it later.
You can also hook it right up to the grid which is what most people do in the valley. No need to store any electricity. You just feed your excess back into the system and hen at night what ever you use is off set by whatever credit you gained during the day. The main problem with maintaining solar panel is having to clean them off of dust and dirt because if the photovoltaic cells are blocked then they won't be very efficient.
 

KAL EL

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Power plastics are going to be available soon, they have solar inks now that can be injected into plastics and produce a charge.
Imagine each of your roofing tiles producing electric...
 

hiluxphantom

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Ill tell you whats wrongf with solar.... You have to have a LOT of roof space facing south cuz thats where they put them and u need a good chunk of them especially for 1000s of watts of grow lights I looked into but i couldnt cuz i have a solar power water heater and those panels take up the space so be careful anyways fuck that guy go to solarcity.com they are THE BEST
 

BeaverHuntr

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You can also hook it right up to the grid which is what most people do in the valley. No need to store any electricity. You just feed your excess back into the system and hen at night what ever you use is off set by whatever credit you gained during the day. The main problem with maintaining solar panel is having to clean them off of dust and dirt because if the photovoltaic cells are blocked then they won't be very efficient.
That makes sense I wish I had the money available... I would add more lights and run my pool pumps during the day
 

hiluxphantom

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ha not much time or thought involved with hydro growing
hydro is pricey to start up and maintenance also i dont know how to effectively get descent water thats not too hard for hardwater formulas cuz my tap is 240-350 according to the city (glendale's water company)
I been trying to set up a hydro for almost a year now finally got most of the parts i just need media, tubing, and a gallon set of nutes for a 3x6 ebb n flow.(need sprayers and basket tops for a dwc i almost have the parts too assemble)... trying ff happy frog soil for autoflowers cuz i been using roots organics exclusiely n i figured id give it a shot. iff i dont like it ill just use my recycled roots


anyways theres aklot of time and thought in hydro unless u got all them fancy room controlors and meters i suppose
 

irieie

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That makes sense I wish I had the money available... I would add more lights and run my pool pumps during the day
There was a tax credit a couple years ago that would have made the investment profitable over a 15 year period based on average use and a few other variables now that the credit has expired, it is a very tough margin to actually beat given the initial investment and the longevity of the equipment. Hopefully the new cells that KAL EL mentioned will be cheaper and more efficient.
 

muscleman54

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$250...

600w and a 6" fan

My house is old as balls and not insulated very well so the AC ends up running all friggin day even tho i have a vented hood

im in veg tho, so once i go flower next week it will be off from 8-8 and that will help a lot, not to mention i dont have to run ac!! :-)
 

colonuggs

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4 -1000 on 24/7 plus household....$575...wintertime I go up another $100 (gas furnace)

4-5 yrs ago it was $375

my bill has gone up every year but I have the same power consumption or less
 
not just to sell solar. do you really think i would do something like that. i just figured everyone on here could use it like i said i am small time so i dont use solar myself but i figured some of the bigger people could use it. i can get you free solar panels(for people with high bills) although i do not qualify myself due to low electricity bills. i just figured people on the forums could use them this is not my first time on rollitup.
 
The thing about solar panels is you may have to build another closet thats up to fire code to store a bunch of batteries if you plan to store some of the electricity if not you literally have to run your shit during the day to use the electricity from the solar panels or you could store it in batteries and use it later.
i can get you free panels and maybe even batteries you just buy the energy at a much lower cost than the electric company.
 
Next generation of Solar is coming out in like 7 months. Now would be a bad time to buy. Apparently they are making good strides in technology.
regular home owners will not be able to afford the new technology rite away it will still be a year or 2 before they are at a practical cost for the home user. it would be a bad investment until the cost has gone down
 

fatboyOGOF

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i pay 40% more than for a home of similar size.

but i'm home most of the time and the a/c is always turned down to 76 or so.

i only use one 600 watt and a T5 for veg. I used to use a 250 watt MH for veg but the T5 does the job just fine for my needs. this lowered the bills a bit but not by much.
 

fatboyOGOF

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I'm on APS equalizer plan.. If you mofos have good credit and pay your bills on time you might be able to get on it. Basically they take your average and set it as your monthly payment. I did this shit way before I started growing. So my bill was always like 280 a month running 1k, house hold stuff, and 11k gallon pool with two pump motors, now with my addition of another 1k light ( now running 2k) it went up to about 340 dollars. http://www-s.aps.com/main/services/residential/PymtOptions/ResPymtOptions_28.html
two 1000 watters?


:)
 
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