/ Register

  1. If this is your first time on BYC, we suggest you start with one of these three options:
    Raising Chickens Chicken Coops Join BYC
    If you're already a member of our community, click here to login & click here to learn what's new!

Cost of running lights

Discussion in 'Raising Baby Chicks' started by Kinipela, Dec 27, 2011.

Most Liked Posts
  1. Dec 27, 2011 #1
    Kinipela

    Kinipela Out Of The Brooder

    11
    0
    22
    Dec 2, 2011
    Valencia, Ca
    Does anyone know the cost to run a 250w bulb monthly?
     
  3. Dec 27, 2011 #2
    nurse_turtle

    nurse_turtle Chillin' With My Peeps

    3,519
    69
    201
    May 28, 2011
    Foothills of NC
    Probably a lot more than just eliminating drafts from the coop area. Many folks do not add heat for winter chickens, unless your closer to the arctic circle.
     
  5. Dec 27, 2011 #3
    ScottyHOMEy

    ScottyHOMEy Chillin' With My Peeps

    253
    4
    101
    Jun 21, 2011
    Waldo County, Maine
    For the early days when you have to run it 24/7, figure whatever 6 KwH/day works out to at your local rates
     
  7. Dec 28, 2011 #4
    georgiagail

    georgiagail Chillin' With My Peeps

    598
    32
    141
    Mar 27, 2011
    Possum Kingdom Bantams Augusta Georgia
  9. Dec 28, 2011 #5
    Kinipela

    Kinipela Out Of The Brooder

    11
    0
    22
    Dec 2, 2011
    Valencia, Ca
    Thank you everyone. We are moving them to the brooder and will need heat for a little while. We only pay 15cpk so it shouldn't be that bad.
     
  11. Dec 28, 2011 #6
    ChickenCanoe

    ChickenCanoe Chicken Obsessed

    21,681
    2,616
    466
    Nov 23, 2010
    St. Louis, MO
    I think I once calculated about $10 a week to run a 250W 24/7 at my house.
     
  13. Dec 28, 2011 #7
    Fred's Hens

    Fred's Hens Chicken Obsessed Premium Member

    16,074
    1,988
    401
    Oct 14, 2010
    Up North when it's hot, Down South when it's not.
    Look at the kilowatts used at your house, on your bill. Divide those used kilowatts into the dollar amount of your bill. You'll likely get $.18, give or take, depending on your electric company. Each watt used over an hour, equals 18 cents. Here, I've computed the cost of running a 250 watt bulb at $25 a month. Running two bulbs costs $50 a month.

    Simply using the cost stated per kilowatt hour advertised by your electric company is a bit fake, because there are so many stinkin' added fees and surcharges.
     

BackYard Chickens is proudly sponsored by