How to Calculate Electric Costs for Your Pond Pumps!

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Jack Dempsey
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watts x hours per day of operation ÷ 1000 x cost per kilowatt hour

To get the cost of the kilowatt per hour look at your electricity bill.

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This is what i got
120 X 24 = 2880

2880 ÷ 1000 = 2.88

2.88 X .11 = 0.3168 <---So thats about .31 cents a day to run a 120 watt pump.

$.31 X 30 days = $9.30<---Cost to run a month.
$9.30 X 12 months = $111.60 <---Cost yo run a year.

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If you want to know how much it will cost a month multiply how many cents you pay per hour by 30 days and if you want to find out how much it cost to run a year multiply what you pay a month by 12.

Hope this is helpful info.
 
This is how much you pay per KWatt an hour in your area.

This is in cents:

New England 11.66
Connecticut 11.35
Maine 12.88
Massachusetts 11.45
New Hampshire 11.99
Rhode Island 11.45
Vermont 12.79 Middle Atlantic 11.65
New Jersey 10.73
New York 14.30
Pennsylvania 9.63 East North Central 8.22
Illinois 8.50
Indiana 7.02
Michigan 8.51
Ohio 8.33
Wisconsin 8.61
Pacific 1 15.05
Alaska 12.75
Hawaii 16.59
Pacific 2 9.94
California 11.87
Oregon 7.06
Washington 6.24
West North Central 7.53
Iowa 8.60
Kansas 7.86
Minnesota 7.74
Missouri 7.07
Nebraska 6.92
North Dakota 6.67
South Dakota 7.62
South Atlantic 8.14
Delaware 8.64
D. Of Columbia 8.44
Florida 8.55
Georgia 7.85
Maryland 7.87
North Carolina 8.29
South Carolina 7.90
Virginia 7.88
West Virginia 6.26
East South Central 6.75
Alabama 7.29
Kentucky 5.80
Mississippi 7.68
Tennessee 6.49
West South Central 8.74
Arkansas 7.42
Louisiana 8.02
Oklahoma 7.67
Texas 9.24 Mountain 8.06
Arizona 8.48
Colorado 7.97
Idaho 6.40
Montana 7.63
Nevada 8.97
New Mexico 8.69
Utah 6.84
Wyoming 7.10
 
gto_402;4190916; said:
Thanks for posting. It another interesting way to see where exactly the money goes.

No problem :)
 
How come power is so cheap in kentucky anyone know?
 
depends on your provider, the AZ aps rate is quoted there, srp is cheaper. (my current is 5 cents a kwh)

the above is a guide so make sure you check your own power bill as this can be above or below the numbers listed.

as far as kentucky I dunno, low demand?
 
nice, i have a little excel spreadsheet i put together. just plug in the amps or watts and BAM!
 
and if you dont know the watts of a pump: Amps x Volts = Watts.

most people will notice that a pump is running more watts than what the manufacturer says. this is because they test the pumps at a set voltage. the voltage at your house may be lower, causing a higher amperage draw, causing more watts. or something along those lines, cant remember if i got that right.

basically, best way to know the watts is with a kill-a-watt or similar meter since the wattage on the label is not always correct
 
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