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    Survey re running costs for MH lights

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    Hi

    I just received my PUB bill since I put in my MH lights(150w x 3). I have them on for 10 hours a day and the increase in my PUB bill was $110 a month. I am not sure if this was due to estimating/averaging by PUB but it does seem high.

    So appreciate your feedback for those running MH and the increase that you experienced ?

    Rgds,Kelvin

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    Really? Or was it beause of the increase in air-con usage during last month's heat wave?
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    The electricity tarif for residential is $0.1656 per kWh.

    (150W x 3) x 10hr x 30days = 135kWh

    That should cost $22.356 per month.

    BC

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    How much did your lights cost?

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    Your increase....is it by 110 or the total went up to 110?...I have 3x150 watts of MH and another 240 watts worth of FL but and my bill is at 170 and that includes aircon.......
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    Lights cost $175 a set in DIY form. Got it from Eyelighting. See Bernard/Sales there.

    David
    Perhaps some clarification here. LIghts were installed in April and no significant increase for May bill. However, June bill which I have just received reflected additional S110. Normal bill is around $200-220 but now $330 ? Seems really high.

    Rgds,Kelvin

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    Kelvin,

    Did the power meter guy get to check your meter readings regularly? If they don't get to (because no one was home, and your meters are still installed inside the house) they will estimate from pass readings. I don't know if they still do, but they used to leave a card for you to fill in the meter reading and mail to them.

    If the $110 increase is accumulation of April, May and June, it may make more sense. Plus additional power pull by A/C during the "heat wave".
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    Tks all for the feedback and calculations. It sure makes me feel good that the bill is not going to cost additional $100.

    Rgd, Kelvin

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