electric costs on lighting

[blacksmith1]

i am useing a 1000w mh for veg and will change to hps for flower.
5 weeks into veg right now. how much light can a person use before needing to worry

[GaGrown]

it's gonna raise your bill by about 35.00 to 50.00.Depends on the company.If you live in a rural area.It will be lower.In a city,it will be a bit more.With the 1 light,not a problem! You have to consider whether you live alone,or have family members there! That's gonna use some tricity,too! Good cover-up! Just pay the bill! It's all GOOD! No worries.

Ga Grown

[stinkyattic]

They say it is by the number of bedrooms that your house is listed at. If you are careful about other energy suckers in your home, you can get away with 1kW per bedroom.

Therefore if you have a 3 bedroom home, you can get away with 3x1000w lights, or more practically, 2x1000w + 1x400w + an air conditioner + a buch of ventilation equipment.

[gsxxer]

as long as the electric company you use it privately owned and you pay your bill on time

in a 3 bedroom home if you cut back on normaly electric use i think you can do 10k with no probs, at least if your in a big city like LA

so many real things add up for possible electric use...your just a number in the system, as long as they get your mone there happy, its when you dont pay your bill when someone sees it, even then the thing there worried about is that someone might be stealing your electricity, so you already have something planned out to say....like you have a online business, you have to have multiple computers, networks...indoor jacuzzi

there so many different excuses, you just cant slip up any other way as far as smell, or any evidence...they can know all they want, investigate all they want, but as long as they cant prove anything it doesnt matter.

stereo 500watts
tv 700watts x ??
space heater 1700
portable ac 1700 watts
computers 1000 watts
normal lights on in house...
washer dryer 1500 watts
refrigerator ??
central a/c 2500-3000watts

[yaarea41510]

don't even worry..i kno lots of ppl who pump 6 to 7 1000w for yrs now and its all good. Each house has a power box that can handle certain amount of elec. dependin on how big house is (rooms, garage etc) As long as you do it within that capacity and you're not rewireing or rerouting elec..you're all good and like someon mentioned...rule of thumb is 1 1000w light per room. I have 4 rooms so I have 3 1000w plus 400 and buncha other stuff (inline vent, fans, timer, etc....) Late...The BAY is where I stay......

[Rictor]

I have a 100w hps hortilux light 18on 6 off it raised my electric bill 150.00 but its all worth it in the end