How much electricity do you use in your shop?

[BackAgain]

I'm just curious here, for those of you that have a seperately metered shop, how many kilowatt hours do you normally use in a month? How big is your shop?

My shop is in an industrial complex and I share a 3 phase meter with 4 other shops...let's just say I'm not happy with my "share" this month. (about 4,000kWh between us) Somebody used a TON of juice, and it wasn't me.... I think I'm going to install a submeter on my building...

 

[Norcal]

If you do, look into a E-Mon D-Mon.


http://www.emon.com/

Since you don't mention voltage, 208Y/120, 240/120,480Y/277,.... Can't go much further.

 

[djjsr]

I average about 600 kwh per month, higher in winter and lower in summer. That's using electric heat to keep about a 1500 sq ft part of the shop at 55 degrees 24/7 and just using normal power tools, lights, with occasional use of a welder.

 

[tdkkart]

According to my power company I've averaged 550kw/month over the last 15 months.
I too heat with electric, so the peaks and valleys range from 1500kw in December of last year, to a low of 27kw in August of this year. Overall average cost for 1200sf over the last 15 months is right at $70/month.

 

[nate379]

I average around 250-300 kwH for the house and garage.

 

[Mr_fixit]

I'm just curious here, for those of you that have a seperately metered shop, how many kilowatt hours do you normally use in a month? How big is your shop?

My shop is in an industrial complex and I share a 3 phase meter with 4 other shops...let's just say I'm not happy with my "share" this month. (about 4,000kWh between us) Somebody used a TON of juice, and it wasn't me.... I think I'm going to install a submeter on my building...

Sounds like someone else has some electric heat going !

 

[Aceman]

You better check the regulations in your area for submetering.

 

[BackAgain]

If you do, look into a E-Mon D-Mon.


http://www.emon.com/

Since you don't mention voltage, 208Y/120, 240/120,480Y/277,.... Can't go much further.

It's 208Y...those are nice...but $500...ouch! I was thinking something more like this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/3-phase-kWh-Ele...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item27ae90208a

Sounds like someone else has some electric heat going !

Yeah...while I freeze my nuts off to save money! You guys are using less power than me even WITH electric heat...

 

[Norcal]

It's 208Y...those are nice...but $500...ouch! I was thinking something more like this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/3-phase-kWh-Ele...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item27ae90208a


Yeah...while I freeze my nuts off to save money! You guys are using less power than me even WITH electric heat...

If you do use that, be sure you heed the warning on those current transformers!

 

[LoneGunman]

For that price the landlord should buy them so everyone can pay their fair share. Is their a sub panel for each unit or is everything coming out of one panel which would make it difficult? What does your lease say about the bill? If it's in the lease that the four of you must split the bill you are probably going to get screwed, the guys using most of the power have lower bills because of your limited consumption so they'll probably resist any change.

 

[BackAgain]

For that price the landlord should buy them so everyone can pay their fair share. Is their a sub panel for each unit or is everything coming out of one panel which would make it difficult? What does your lease say about the bill?

Yeah, she should. Honestly, if you look up the word "slumlord" in Wikipedia, it's like they followed my landlord around for a week and wrote a story about her.

I don't know if there is a subpanel for each unit or not - I'm in a seperate building, so I have my own, but the other 3 are together in another building. There's at least 1 more panel but I don't know how many more...

My lease is rather vague about it - we are NOT supposed to split it up 4 equal ways, but, at the same time the landlord is too stupid to know how to split it up more evenly, she doesn't know what a kilowatt is. Even though this is my hobby shop, and I'm there maybe 20 hours a week, without much heat, I pay the same as the shop across the way with 4 employees who work 40 hour weeks.

I've been wanting a submeter for a while, but in the past the electric bill has only been like $20 so it's not really worth the trouble. Somebody has increased their useage substantially. First I'm gonna call the power company and see how much it will cost just to have my own service put in, so I can deal with them directly. Looking to get my own natural gas meter for the same reason. Unfortunately copper has become rather spendy as well...

 

[Norcal]

Yeah, she should. Honestly, if you look up the word "slumlord" in Wikipedia, it's like they followed my landlord around for a week and wrote a story about her. :lol_hitt

I've been wanting a submeter for a while, but in the past the electric bill has only been like $20 so it's not really worth the trouble. Somebody has increased their useage substantially. First I'm gonna call the power company and see how much it will cost just to have my own service put in, so I can deal with them directly. Looking to get my own natural gas meter for the same reason. Unfortunately copper has become rather spendy as well...:shocking:

You better check into that, around here if the utility catches copper used for NG it better be removed,pronto or they will be shutting the gas off. The only ones allowing it is LPG suppliers.

 

[BackAgain]

You better check into that, around here if the utility catches copper used for NG it better be removed,pronto or they will be shutting the gas off. The only ones allowing it is LPG suppliers.

Talking about electricity. And my house has been plumbed with copper gas lines since 1996.

 

[930dreamer]

I use a lot in my 30X40 shop, but I don't have to pay for it.

 

[nolatoolguy]

Ahh, well i dont really know not that much as far as my 120 stuff i am in a 2 car gare my tablesaw and drill press is on 220 so i have to go plug them in and start the genoraotr if i want to use them

 

[NUTTSGT]

My average is probably around 200-225kw a month.

 

[W_A_Watson_II]

I'm averaging about 600 kw (~$65/month) but have gas heat. Shop is 2,300 sq. ft.