Quote Originally Posted by spankey
i am going to be running 12 26wat walmart cfls they cost me a total of $1.22 a bulb. i am going to flower with 2x that with 23 wat cfls from lowes. much cheaper then hid i know not as good but when you are very low income and need to stay low key.
When you do the upgrade to HID (even 2 150w hps will make a big difference) take those cfls and put them in every light in your house; when I did, my bill dropped 20% (enough to completely offset the cost of running my current light setup) and some of the bulbs are 5 years old now. Cheers to you being cost-effective however, happy growing and good luck with your wiring project .