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Originally Posted by fotze2
How do you guys calculate the electricity costs. ITs the one thing I never figured out. When I add a 3,500 HP compressor in a field the power is massive.
Is it even noticeable on your bills? I know its HP x .744 = kW * $50 MWhr. I know with my phone or every other thing with a battery I start losing my mind when the battery starts getting crappy. Does that ever get annoying,
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1) easier to figure out kWh per day. I have a plug in hybrid van and an electric truck and charge both at home. It added about 20 kWh a day depending on what I'm doing. That's at $0.14 per kWh all in here as electricity is cheap. So about $30 a month increase but almost zero fuel costs now
2) the batteries in these things last much, much longer than the batteries in most consumer electronics for two main reasons. A) it's actually a different chemistry designed for longer cycle life, and B) they "lock" the top 5-10% and bottom 5-10% of the capacity as that's what is hardest on all lithium ion batteries