is it just me or did anyones power bill go up since using uva uvb bulb all day? i have a powersun 100 watt and a 15 watt long bulb for extra light... my powerbill was like 20 dollars higher then the last few months... i dont know if this is a coincedence because its been real hot here and the air is on longer or its from the extra light... ive only had it on for 3 weeks or so lol.... i have it on ruffly 12 hours a day
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power bill
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I don't think it is the light, but what do I know. Its probably because it is hot and you are using the A/C more. I know I am.
Your not the only one to notice, I keep track of all my electric bill and graphs that they send, when I had my monitors, the bill increased about $20-$25 bux, with monitors I had more plugged in for heat and several monitors but I would image even with a Tegu the bill would still increase a lil specially 12 hours a day 7 days a week but with just 2 bulbs I don't think it's should be that much.
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I'll have to check mine next time I get the bill.
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If you are running 115 watts and you pay, say $.08 per kilowatt (I don't know the rate in your area), and it's on 12 hours per day then that's:
30 days x 12 hours/day x 115 watts/hour = 41,400 watts in a month. Dividing this by 1000 to give kilo watts (kilo, meaning 1000) is 41.4 kilowatts per month.
41.4 x $.08 = $3.31 for the month.
That $20 is most likely coming from your air conditioning?
JonV
30 days x 12 hours/day x 115 watts/hour = 41,400 watts in a month. Dividing this by 1000 to give kilo watts (kilo, meaning 1000) is 41.4 kilowatts per month.
41.4 x $.08 = $3.31 for the month.
That $20 is most likely coming from your air conditioning?
JonV
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nevohraalnavnoj said:
*place thumbs up smiley here*
I have a bunch of fish tanks and use the above logic to help decide what equipment to run to keep electrical usage in check...
