How do you figure KWH savings by turning off lighting loads at night when you know amperage?

March 14, 2010 by homelighting · 1 Comment
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jim d asked:


If I have a facility that runs on 3phase 120/208 and I am charged .07cents per KWH and I shut off appx 250amps at night for lighting loads for 8hours how much money do I save a year and whats the formula, and does it matter being 3phase if all 3phases aren’t shut off equally proportioned?

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One Response to “How do you figure KWH savings by turning off lighting loads at night when you know amperage?”
  1. billrussell42 says:

    if 250 amps is the sum of the currents in all 3 phases, then wattage is 120 x 250 watts. Divide by 1000 to get kW, and multiply by 8 hours to get kW-hrs.

    Then multiply by cost per kW-hr (7¢ is more likely than 0.07¢)

    . [who] billrussell42

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