Thermal imaging warrants?

[Avengerdriver]

Hi all I was thinking about growing a plant or 2 indoors sometimes soon, maybe building an enclosed box or something for it, but I read an article that sort of has me worried recently.

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/wak...-8892387c.html

WTF is this Thermal Imaging?? They did it because the power company noticed a huge spike in the electricity usage. Would grow lights for 1 or 2 plants cause that much of a spike in my light bill?

Avengerdriver Reviewed by Avengerdriver on 08-08-2005. Thermal imaging warrants? Hi all I was thinking about growing a plant or 2 indoors sometimes soon, maybe building an enclosed box or something for it, but I read an article that sort of has me worried recently. http://www.newsobserver.com/news/wake/story/2488497p-8892387c.html WTF is this Thermal Imaging?? They did it because the power company noticed a huge spike in the electricity usage. Would grow lights for 1 or 2 plants cause that much of a spike in my light bill? Rating: 5

[Beeblebrox.420]

The article said the home was consuming 4,558 kilowatt hours per month. That's a HUGE amount of energy for a residence. For just a few plants you won't need anything larger than, say, 1000 watts of HPS lighting, and that works out to a mere 360 kWh per month extra on 12/12. No one's going to notice that. A large window air conditioner uses roughly the same amount under normal conditions.

[Avengerdriver]

360 a month would be a pretty big spike considering my current usage. I live in an apartment so my bill is pretty low. Last month was one of the hottest in 10 years and I only used 900kwh. Average is about 600.

Then again I suppose it would still be enough to keep me under the radar. It sucks about those guys being busted. I'm pretty sure some of the guys I get from went to those guys considering the current dry spell for good bud in town right now.

[HARDDON]

Man shit like this needs to be moved to the Paranoia Forum.

Talk about a buzz kill...

Now my buzz mind you is too strong to go away so now I am a paranoid fuck.

I am OUTTA HERE

HAPPY SLEEPING AND WAKING

[Beeblebrox.420]

360 a month would be a pretty big spike considering my current usage. I live in an apartment so my bill is pretty low. Last month was one of the hottest in 10 years and I only used 900kwh. Average is about 600.

If you only want to grow a couple plants, you can get away with as little as 400 watts, which would be only 144 kWh per month on 12/12. You may have less yield and/or a longer grow before you can harvest, but it's doable.

[st0n3r]

what about those eco-friendly lights that give out double the energy than the actual bulb, would they be more ideal for growin the plants with as i'm guessing it will use less electric?

[Beeblebrox.420]

what about those eco-friendly lights that give out double the energy than the actual bulb, would they be more ideal for growin the plants with as i'm guessing it will use less electric?

There's no such thing - energy in cannot be greater than energy out. What you mean are the sort of bulbs that emit more light per unit of electrical energy consumed. Fluorescent bulbs, for instance, are about 3 times more efficient at producing light than incandescent lamps. HPS lights are already pretty efficient, as are all HID lamps. None of this changes the total power draw as listed on the bulb, though, and that's the figure you are concerned with here. If you are using, say 100 watts of incandescent lights and you switch to 100 watts of fluorescent lighting, you'll STILL be consuming 100 watts of power, even though you will be creating more light.

[loud]

i got a 1000 watt blub and 4 babies growing can that be detcted i live in my own house in the country....

[latewood]

360 a month would be a pretty big spike considering my current usage. I live in an apartment so my bill is pretty low. Last month was one of the hottest in 10 years and I only used 900kwh. Average is about 600.

Then again I suppose it would still be enough to keep me under the radar. It sucks about those guys being busted. I'm pretty sure some of the guys I get from went to those guys considering the current dry spell for good bud in town right now.

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If you added a computer it would burn as much elec. as your light..so who knows if you added a computer or not.

[loud]

i ,mean i got 11 and a 1000 watta bulb can they detct that