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Calculating Electrical Costs

Calculating the electrical costs for winter pond accessories involves four steps: 1) finding the amps or watts rating of each accessory, 2) converting amps to watts, 3) adding the watts of all running accessories, and 4) multiplying the total watts by the cost per watt per day. The example calculates the daily cost of $1.72 to run a 1600 gallon per hour pump, 400 gallon per hour pump, air pump, 150 watt bird bath heater, and 100 watt heat tape based on their total watts of 598 and a cost per watt per day of $0.00288.

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Calculating Electrical Costs

Calculating the electrical costs for winter pond accessories involves four steps: 1) finding the amps or watts rating of each accessory, 2) converting amps to watts, 3) adding the watts of all running accessories, and 4) multiplying the total watts by the cost per watt per day. The example calculates the daily cost of $1.72 to run a 1600 gallon per hour pump, 400 gallon per hour pump, air pump, 150 watt bird bath heater, and 100 watt heat tape based on their total watts of 598 and a cost per watt per day of $0.00288.

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Calculating Electrical Costs

By Jan Schreier

Formula:
1. Find the rating of Amps (for pumps) or Watts (for heaters & lights) of each accessory
that is running
2. Convert Amps to Watts using the conversion formula (below *)
3. Add the Watts of all accessories that are running
4. Multiply by the cost per watts per day (calculated below **)
Example: The following accessories are used to keep a pond open during the winter
Step 1
One 1600 Gallon/Hour pump rated at 2.2 Amps
One 400 Gallon/Hour pump rated at 0.6 Amps
One Air Pump rated at 0.1 Amps
One 150 Watt bird bath heater
One 100 Watt heat tape to keep waterfall hose from freezing
Step 2
2.2Amps x 120 Volts = 264 Watts
0.6 Amps x 120 Volts = 72 Watts
0.1 Amps x 120 Volts = 12 Watts
Step 3
264 Watts + 72 Watts + 12 Watts + 150 Watts + 100 Watts = 598 Watts
Step 4
598 Watts x $0.00288/day = $1.72/day
*To Convert Amps to Watts: Amps x Volts = Watts
Example:
3 Amp pump x 120 Volts = 360 Watts
**Calculating Cost per Amp per Day: Watts x Cost per Kilowatt-hour x 24 hours in a day
1,000 = Cost per Watt per day
Example:
Average cost per kilowatt-hour = $0.12 (2008 Excel Energy Oct-May non-energy savings
rates)
$.12/KWH x 24 Hours 1,000 = $0.00288 per Watt per Day

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