Electrical cost

[Joe Fish]

Question,

Is an extra $30 a month resonable to run a marine tank? I have a skimmer, 4 powerheads, a 2 40w light fixture, and a 250w heater.

 

[1979camaro]

i wouldn't be surprised if it is that much...especially if you are running AC as well

 

[wayne]

How much do you pay per watt? Add them up. How many watts is your kit? Work out how many hours perday it is on, or guess.

Then in contrast look at the wattage used by a clothes washing machine, cooker, lightbulb...

Saving electricity is always good, but you really need to know where the moneys going

 

[Joe Fish]

I'm not really concerned, just courious to how much my tank is using. Thanks.

 

[Pure]

Average cost of running a 60W bulb 24/7 is around 5 bucks a month. So yeah I can see a marine setup costing that much to run.

 

[wayne]

How much per watt hour on your 'leccy bill?

 

[Pure]

Don't know, as I never look at the bill. I just pay it online. The figure I gave is a direct quote off of a commercial that is ran by my electric company.

 

[wayne]

You don't shop around?

 

[Lorna]

Can't really shop around when there is only one provider in most places.....

 

[DclownD]

uhh actually u can shop around in the united states now...

 

[Pure]

Most locations in Florida are monopolized.

 

[fish outa wata]

hey Dclown do you have choices? I know there's one choice here.

 

[kevin4052002]

Pure, which one do you use? Florida Power? Progress Energy?

I think thats the only two here.

 

[seastaar88]

in my part of CT there is only one company. same thing with water.

 

[1979camaro]

cable, power, water, and phone are all monopolized here

 

[Pure]

We have the JEA. Jacksonville Electric Authority.

 

[wayne]

Wow, that's no good, we have competition here. It's between different regions owning different bunches of hydroelectric stations and competing to distribute the power. Live in a county with a few hydro stations and you can pay next to nothing to actually profit on your leccy bill i the local council own a stonking great hydro power.
Plus they do deals too - I got a great fixed rate for electricity, broadband, phone and cable tv

 

[1979camaro]

you would somehow think the capitalist idealogues in power here in the U.S. would demand competition but, of course, they don't mind being hypocrites if there is money to be made

 

[seastaar88]

i work for a hydro company (thanks to FERC, hydros require fishways which give me a job hahaha)

 

[Lorna]

amazing how a country built on capitalism sets up monopolies on essential services.....and Canada is just as bad if not worse. There most services are monopolized in some way or other.....though I do miss my Canadian roots.....I need a Canadian home fix soon....my blood is tending to get a red white and bluish tinge instead of just red & white......