nosaj, I don't mean to be a bitch, but if you read the site user agreement, all posts become property of the site. By deleting them, you're preventing others from learning from this, and I hate to think I and others have wasted a bunch of time writing up a bunch of careful responses only to have them deleted. This is the same reason I don't troubleshoot via email. Ever. This is very much a community enterprise.

Don't worry, the feds don't give a single shit about a dude with a few plants in his house. If you had posted pics showing over 100 plants in the same shot, then you'd have cause for concern, or come on here bragging about a commercial op. But you didn't.

If you have security concerns, look up a service called TOR anonymity online. This is a free service that will re-route packets sent to a website and make them appear to have originated at a node other than yours.

I gotta think about this.

Oh- and save the cabinet for vegging. Toss a few 40w T12 flourescent tubes in there (throw almost no heat) and call it good. The new room will comfortably house a nice collection of garden vegetables.

The electric bill on a K isn't as bad as you would expect. My monthly electric bills in New England run $250 MAX and include:
-3 refrigerators
-1 gigantic TV
-1 deep freezer
-2050 watts of HID lighting
-200 watts of flourescents
-associated ventilation
-3 air conditioners (window)
-washer and dryer
-computer
-2 coffee makers
-one hair dryer
-all lights for 2 apartments inhabited by 3 people total
-electric exhaust for my heating systems
-electric space heater in my bathroom
-my tenants leaving the fucking cellar lights on all the time

You will barely even notice.