Calculating Power Usage Costs

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Hi,

Anyone know how to calculate power usage costs? I've got an 120W fan that I
want to run continuously. How do I use the 12.67c 'meter unit' price to
calculate running costs?

Muz
 
Murray R. Van Luyn. wrote:
Hi,

Anyone know how to calculate power usage costs? I've got an 120W fan that I
want to run continuously. How do I use the 12.67c 'meter unit' price to
calculate running costs?

Muz


You could work out how much of a killowatt the 120 watts is and use the
ratio to calculate the cost..
 
Hi,

I assume the price is 12.67c per kWh.
120W = 0.12kW. Every hour you use 0.12 x 12.67c = 1.52c, so per day would be
0.12 x 24 x 12.67c = 36.49c.

That's it.


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Hi,

Anyone know how to calculate power usage costs? I've got an 120W fan that
I want to run continuously. How do I use the 12.67c 'meter unit' price to
calculate running costs?

Muz
 
Rob040 wrote:
Hi,

I assume the price is 12.67c per kWh.
120W = 0.12kW. Every hour you use 0.12 x 12.67c = 1.52c, so per day would be
0.12 x 24 x 12.67c = 36.49c.

That's it.


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Hi,

Anyone know how to calculate power usage costs? I've got an 120W fan that
I want to run continuously. How do I use the 12.67c 'meter unit' price to
calculate running costs?

Muz
Where do you get power that cheap ?

In the backwater of South Australia the going (summer) rate is 17.82c/kWh.
 
"Fun Tyme" <fntym@wallabycock.net> wrote in message
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Rob040 wrote:

Where do you get power that cheap ?

In the backwater of South Australia the going (summer) rate is 17.82c/kWh.
Really not sure what the price per kWh is. The figure quoted on my bill is
in 'meter reading units'. It seems like that must be a kWh though.

Muz.
 
"Rob040" <rob040@tele2.nl> wrote in message
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Hi,

I assume the price is 12.67c per kWh.
120W = 0.12kW. Every hour you use 0.12 x 12.67c = 1.52c, so per day would
be 0.12 x 24 x 12.67c = 36.49c.

That's it.
Gosh! That was a lot simpler than I thought it was going to be. Thanks very
much Rob40. I'll have to make sure a 'meter unit' is a kWh first, but that
sounds like an affordable expense.
 
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"Fun Tyme" <fntym@wallabycock.net> wrote in message
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Rob040 wrote:

Where do you get power that cheap ?

In the backwater of South Australia the going (summer) rate is
17.82c/kWh.

Really not sure what the price per kWh is. The figure quoted on my bill is
in 'meter reading units'. It seems like that must be a kWh though.

Muz.
Oops, forgot to mention. That's Perth in W.A., but it might be a pensioner
rate. I can't remember if I applied for cheap power or not.

Muz
 
David L. Jones wrote:
On Feb 19, 12:35 pm, Fun Tyme <fn...@wallabycock.net> wrote:
Rob040 wrote:
Hi,
I assume the price is 12.67c per kWh.
120W = 0.12kW. Every hour you use 0.12 x 12.67c = 1.52c, so per day would be
0.12 x 24 x 12.67c = 36.49c.
That's it.
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Hi,
Anyone know how to calculate power usage costs? I've got an 120W fan that
I want to run continuously. How do I use the 12.67c 'meter unit' price to
calculate running costs?
Muz
Where do you get power that cheap ?

In the backwater of South Australia the going (summer) rate is 17.82c/kWh.

In Sydney I pay 13.329c/kWh base + an extra 5c/kWh for 100% green wind
power. That's with Origin.

Dave.
Why the high South Australian price ?

Privatisation has been sooooo successful in respect of commercial
competition and pricing ! Pig's arse....

I use AGL but shopping around makes little difference.

There is a winter price of 16.52c/kWh.

Is anyone able to post prices for other locations, please ?
 
Fun Tyme wrote:
There is a winter price of 16.52c/kWh.

Is anyone able to post prices for other locations, please ?
Prices for Energy Australia:

http://www.energy.com.au/internet/pdfs/Regulated_residential_tariffs_1_July_07.pdf
 
On Feb 19, 12:35 pm, Fun Tyme <fn...@wallabycock.net> wrote:
Rob040 wrote:
Hi,

I assume the price is 12.67c per kWh.
120W = 0.12kW. Every hour you use 0.12 x 12.67c = 1.52c, so per day would be
0.12 x 24 x 12.67c = 36.49c.

That's it.

"Murray R. Van Luyn." <NOSPAM@NOSPAM> schreef in bericht
news:47b9b66d$0$30941$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
Hi,

Anyone know how to calculate power usage costs? I've got an 120W fan that
I want to run continuously. How do I use the 12.67c 'meter unit' price to
calculate running costs?

Muz

Where do you get power that cheap ?

In the backwater of South Australia the going (summer) rate is 17.82c/kWh.
In Sydney I pay 13.329c/kWh base + an extra 5c/kWh for 100% green wind
power. That's with Origin.

Dave.
 
On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:07:26 +1030, Fun Tyme <fntym@wallabycock.net>
wrote:

David L. Jones wrote:
On Feb 19, 12:35 pm, Fun Tyme <fn...@wallabycock.net> wrote:
Rob040 wrote:
Hi,
I assume the price is 12.67c per kWh.
120W = 0.12kW. Every hour you use 0.12 x 12.67c = 1.52c, so per day would be
0.12 x 24 x 12.67c = 36.49c.
That's it.
"Murray R. Van Luyn." <NOSPAM@NOSPAM> schreef in bericht
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Hi,
Anyone know how to calculate power usage costs? I've got an 120W fan that
I want to run continuously. How do I use the 12.67c 'meter unit' price to
calculate running costs?
Muz
Where do you get power that cheap ?

In the backwater of South Australia the going (summer) rate is 17.82c/kWh.

In Sydney I pay 13.329c/kWh base + an extra 5c/kWh for 100% green wind
power. That's with Origin.

Dave.

Why the high South Australian price ?

Privatisation has been sooooo successful in respect of commercial
competition and pricing ! Pig's arse....

I use AGL but shopping around makes little difference.

There is a winter price of 16.52c/kWh.

Is anyone able to post prices for other locations, please ?

Its not so much privatization in SA but lack of coal based generating
capacity and a weak link from VIC which means a lot of SAs power is
now generated at Torrens Island which is gas fired.
Gas fired power is relatively expensive due to the price of the gas.
Its only supposed to be used as peaking power not base load power.

This is the SA spot price over a 24 hr period.
http://www.nemmco.com.au/data/GRAPH_30SA1.htm
 
You're welcome. Not all things have to be difficult ;-)

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"Rob040" <rob040@tele2.nl> wrote in message
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Hi,

I assume the price is 12.67c per kWh.
120W = 0.12kW. Every hour you use 0.12 x 12.67c = 1.52c, so per day would
be 0.12 x 24 x 12.67c = 36.49c.

That's it.

Gosh! That was a lot simpler than I thought it was going to be. Thanks
very much Rob40. I'll have to make sure a 'meter unit' is a kWh first, but
that sounds like an affordable expense.
 
Here in Canada we pay an average of $0.75 to $0.095 per kW/hr. The exact
amount depends on the location and the consumption. As the user consumes
more per month, he gets a bigger discount. The minimum or base price from
the power company is $55.00 per month. This means that if you use zero power
that month, you pay the minimum base.

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JANA
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"Fun Tyme" <fntym@wallabycock.net> wrote in message
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Rob040 wrote:
Hi,

I assume the price is 12.67c per kWh.
120W = 0.12kW. Every hour you use 0.12 x 12.67c = 1.52c, so per day would
be
0.12 x 24 x 12.67c = 36.49c.

That's it.


"Murray R. Van Luyn." <NOSPAM@NOSPAM> schreef in bericht
news:47b9b66d$0$30941$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
Hi,

Anyone know how to calculate power usage costs? I've got an 120W fan that
I want to run continuously. How do I use the 12.67c 'meter unit' price to
calculate running costs?

Muz
Where do you get power that cheap ?

In the backwater of South Australia the going (summer) rate is 17.82c/kWh.
 

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