weird Electricity bill

[stanhemi]

Ok i open this thread to compare my folding rig electricity bill to other (el fiendo and other tpu members are welcome)

first to make a long story short my previous electricity bill was around 200-250$ for 52-55 day.Today i got my new bill 560$ for 52 day.I use around 2500 kwh now the new bill say 7010 kwh.

Rig 1 E7200@4100mhz -----------------smp + gpu2 client '' 245 watt + 38 watt lcd''
HD4850 675mhz core
corsair tx750watt
Asus p5q-e

Rig 2 E1200 @ 3200mhz ----------------smp + gpu2 client
9800gt 720/1890/900
ocz modxstream 700watt
gigabyte ep35 ds3l

Rig 3 p4 3000mhz -----------------------only gpu2 client '' 230 watt + 30 watt lcd''
8800gs 700/1782/800
antec earthwatt 500 watt
asus p5ld2vm

I want to add my new quad 9550 and my 2 hd 4870 1g but i'm not sure if i can pay another bill like that cause if i do this i need to add another rig to my farm

All my rig fold 24/7

''If i add my new cpu and gpu's
Rig 1 Q9550 (oc)
2 x hd4870
corsair tx 750 watt

Rig 2 E7200 @4100mhz
Hd4850
ocz 700 watt

Rig 3 E1200 @ 3200
9800gt 720/1890/900
antec earthwatt 500watt

rig 4 p4 3000mhz only gpu client
8800gs 720/1782/800
thermaltake tr2 430 watt
asus p5gc mx 1333

i get a wattmeter so i add the wattage of each rig later today

[Flyordie]

Ouch is all I can say. My rig draws about 280-290W @ full "Gaming Load" and 220-230W while F@H. My elec bill only went up... (without my wind turbine) $3/mnth.

[AKlass]

whos your provider?

[stanhemi]

My electricity provider is HYDRO QUEBEC

[h3llb3nd4]

ask then to show you a graph showing the usage per day...

[stanhemi]

From 40 kwh /day during winter time to 138 kwh/day in summer ????

[h3llb3nd4]

the meter has gone palooka!

[FilipM]

It sounds like the meter to me aswell, go check it out and phone them up

[stanhemi]

bad new for me my electricity provider told me everything is normal on their side,but a tech coming tomorrow to check my meter.

Here the price here in Quebec for the electricity


The first 1920 kwh = 0,054$
everything else = 0,0733$
+
0.04064$ x kwh for you account

[Easy Rhino]

damn! yea ask your provider to come by and check your meter. when i was folding 24/7 my monthly bill only went up 10%. i was drawing between 350-450 watts.

[El Fiendo]

I forgot to check, does HQ do actual and estimate months? For instance, Epcor always would do an estimate month followed by an 'actual' month where they came and read the meter. The estimate month was based on prior year usage at that time, and how much you were using in the months previous in the current year. If they underestimated that could explain the jump on this month, but shouldn't be double.

Also, walk around your house looking for extension cords leading away from your residence.

[stanhemi]

i live in the same appartment for the last 3 years and i never use more than 3500kwh.

in spring /summer i check my previous bill,last 3 years 2000-2700 kwh

winter/fall last 3 years 2400-3600 kwh

[AltecV1]

my previous electricity bill was around 200-250$ for 52-55 day.Today i got my new bill 560$ for 52 day.I use around 2500 kwh now the new bill say 7010 kwh.


if you wanna fold you have do pay the prize

[HellasVagabond]

I know whats wrong, its the 4850 :P :P :P

[El Fiendo]

Originally Posted by AltecV1

if you wanna fold you have do pay the prize

The point is previous bills were less than half of what his current bill is, and he was folding then as well as now. This is an odd jump that I don't think has anything to do with folding.

Can you give us prior month numbers for $/KWh? The .54 will be the ending of the prior month, but what about before that?

At any rate, somethings changed to give you an extra 3500 kwh, it almost looks like someone doubled the reading.

[stanhemi]

even if my rig pump 800watt /hour =19000 watt for 24 hour X 52 day = 1 000 000 watt =1000 kwh x0,052$ = 52$

edit: i fold since november 2008 24/7

yep i look my meter and wire around everything seem ok.

funny thing all my electric heater(brand new) are eco friendly and my water heater too

[blkhogan]

It could be as simple as the meter was read incorrectly, I have had that happen before. I am currently folding 2 rigs w/ electric H2o heater, electric cook stove and a heat pump, my bill is big if it tops 100$.

[BUCK NASTY]

That seems a little high. I have 5 rigs folding 24/7 and I spent $209.39usd on my folding rigs last month(total bill $359.81usd). Total F@H usage is 1740kw @ .12034/kw for March. All my PSU's are 80+ certified.

RIG 1
E8400
2X GTX 260
ANTEC EA 650(400-500 WATTS)

RIG 2
X2 4850e
4X 8800GS
ANTEC EA500D(420 WATTS)

RIG 3
X2 BE2400
4X 9600GSO
ANTEC EA500D(420 WATTS)

RIG 4
X2 BE2400
4X 8800GS
ANTEC EA500D(420 WATTS)

RIG 5
X2 7750
2X 8800GTS 512
2X 9800GTX+
CORSAIR 750TX(500-600 WATTS)

[stanhemi]

yep your right BUCK really strange.Tomorrow the HQ tech coming to check my meter.

all my psu's are 80+ certified too

can't be my 3 little rig lol thanks Buck

the problem is somewhere else in the apartment or maybe the meter i'll see tomorrow with the guy from HQ.

[Easy Rhino]

on another note, because the price of electricity is increasing globally it may be better to actually write the F@H people a check to pay new equipment.

[deathmore]

maybe you should check for random extension cords leading from your outlets out from your place...

[stanhemi]

no extension cord or suspect wire connect to my house/meter

last bill

-1740 kwh for 52 days 131$ Estimate
-2460 kwh for 70 days 189$ real
-1760 kwh for 56 days 135$ real
-2190 kwh for 57 days 170$ real
-4300 kwh for 68 days 342$ real oct 08 to dec 08 ''start folding''
-4400 kwh for 70 days 362$ real dec 08 to fev 09
-7010 kwh for 54 days 560$ real fev 09 to apr 09

[h3llb3nd4]

your meter is counting 1kwh as 2kwh...

[PCpraiser100]

Ouch man, I suggest leaving some windows open for while. Either way, try using a UPS as they are far more efficient than power bars under load. When some power bars are under seriouis load, in order to keep stability in check they add more wattage to the ports in order to keep a consistant flow of wattage. In other words, try to find newer power bars or un plug unused devices that consume a lot. Also, another good way is to reconfigure the client to use up the CPU at under 50% max and turn off your monitor too, those are also good ideas.

[Binge]

Either that or he has the makings of machine intelligence in his house which learned to freebase electricity... but that's not too likely a scenario. How's the weather up there? When I was in Ontario last week it was gorgeous.