All you need to do is download the spreadsheet and enter a few bits of info.
How it works
To calculate your cost per month you will need a copy of your last few power bills, and this spread sheet. If you just want to estimate and know how your power billing works just check out the pic.
First you need to find out how much your power company charges you and how much you allready use. Take your power bills out to do this.
There are three things you will need
Total Usage, a
Baseline power allotment (this is important as you go over this Base the price per kWh will increase), and the
Pricing.
Next find your setup, or enter your own on the
Lights sheet.
Lastly enter your info. Start with info from your bills.
Previous Usage cells, enter your Total Usage from your last 3 bills.
Baseline, find and fill in you baseline power allotment.
Pricing, Dont worry if all the entrys arn't on your bill, they usualy increase by $0.05, just fill them
ALL in.
Your Lights,enter the number you looked up on the Lights sheet.
On to Version 2. Let me start by adding this post
By using the new Ohm's Law section you will be able to get even more exact with your estimate. I recomend useing this section to get your actual watt usage. As pointed out by
babygro and
A Good Keen Man useing only bulb comsumption and not power loss in the ballast will throw your results by up to 15%. By useing Ohms Law i think it will be more around 5% Give or Take so I added a range of costs derived from -5% to +5% less or more KWh usage.
98% of electronic equipment will have its Amps posted on it somewhere. As for your voltage just about everyone should know their local voltage but it is usualy posted to.
Refferances:
GCSE Physics: kilowatt-hour <---How to do the math yourself.
Electric Bill Detail - PG&E Bill <---Sample Bill.
download: Download Central <---Free Open Office
Well I hope this is informative and helps you find your right setup for your homes Power Base. To unlock document
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