this makes no sense to me. please help

[salt210]

Im trying to figure out how much extra I should give my roommate for the lighting on the tank. they included the tanks regular stuff with our rent but I want to pay for the lighting. this is the info that I get off our energy providers website. if you can make some sense out of it Ill appreciate it
http://www.progress-energy.com/custs...e/ResRates.pdf

 

[jackri]

It didn't come up for me but if you're running halides I would think 30.00 would be more than fair IMO.

 

[salt210]

yeah running 500watts of halides and deciding if I want the 192 of PCs to stay on or shut off when the halides come on. thinking of only running the halides 8hrs a day

 

[shrimpy brains]

I think if you google calculators, you should get a link that would calculate exactly how much your entire setup cost per month.

 

[geoj]

Get a plug meter that will record your use.

 

[culp]

if you run both the 500 watts of metal halide and 192 watts of power compact for 8 hours a day would cost you $0.68 a day at the rate you gave us.
so a 30 day long month would be $20.40.

 

[salt210]

thanks culp. I just could not make sense of that chart. I plan to run the PCs before and after the halides.

 

[culp]

well if you runs the PC only before and after the metal halide's the price will go change a little. i figured it out at both running for 8 hours.

 

[culp]

i made this on excel. i believe my math is right.

i hope that helps

 

[salt210]

thanks culp. appreciate it

 

[culp]

well i guess i was wrong. i figured the total bill cost of running the lights alone for a bill. it includes the fuel charge.

 

[salt210]

but still I would be safe with $30?

 

[culp]

you should be pretty safe with $30. it will even cover the pumps you are using.

 

[salt210]

alright thanks. im not worried too much about everything else with the tank. that was all part of the deal when we moved, but going back to the halides wasnt so I want to give them money for that