18 Jun
2009
18 Jun
'09
4:20 p.m.
Patrick Finnegan wrote:
On Thursday 18 June 2009, Warren Wolfe wrote:
$1 per kWh? I know that power is relatively cheap here, but that sounds
fairly expensive. Commercial rates here are around $0.07-$0.10 per
kWh. (or less if you have a 'high voltage' feed to your place, eg 12kV
or 138kV. Purdue averages around 4 to 5 cents per kWh. :)
No.... I figured that three phase would be drawing 13 kVA of each
branch, thus equating to to about three times the current in a single
phase system. And electricity here (The Big Island of Hawai'i) is about
35 cents per kilowatt hour. Seriously.
Warren
13kVA
three phase. It weighs about five tons and occupies 700
square feet.
Oh, my, that would be.... about $15/hr. here. Ouch. But, again,
this is EPIC collecting. Truly. I'm so impressed, and more than a
little jealous... Wow, a prototype that has been upgraded. Simply
mind-boggling.