the mythical hydro (electric) bill (1 Viewer)

[Soulfly3]

dont google it, just go with your gut

gimme your thoughts on how much you think a typical 1 month hydro bill would be for a busy american metro downtown chain hotel, in the summer months (ac thumping)

 

[Man of Constant Sorrow]

Without the google, the best I can imagine is some kind of water breathing duck billed reptile of sorts.

 

[Man of Constant Sorrow]

Why would a hotel want to buy one a these?

Cost?

Millions!

 

[Long Ball Larry]

38,000

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Wait, what’s a hydro bill?  Not water?

 

[Soulfly3]

hydro. electric. 

this is accidentally a canada v us miscommunication. 

Hydro = electric

 

[Man of Constant Sorrow]

hydro. electric. 

this is accidentally a canada v us miscommunication. 

Hydro = electric

So - not a dragon?

 

[Soulfly3]

So - not a dragon?

not this time

 

[moleculo]

Wild guess: $200/room.  It depends on the size of the hotel, obviously and what climate.  Summer in AZ will be different than summer in Seattle. 

 

[Soulfly3]

Wild guess: $200/room.  It depends on the size of the hotel, obviously and what climate.  Summer in AZ will be different than summer in Seattle. 

ac thumping.

so regardless of where it is, the a/c is basically keeping the room at a consistent temp by running nearly at all times.

 

[Galileo]

I'll go with $20k.

 

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One room in

ac thumping.

so regardless of where it is, the a/c is basically keeping the room at a consistent temp by running nearly at all times.

So this hotel is in Arizona or San Antonio in July? 

 

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Hotel location? 

Number of rooms? 

Month? 

This is is a stupid pole with too many variables. 

Somewhere between $1000 and $1,000,000,000

 

[Soulfly3]

Hotel location? 

Number of rooms? 

Month? 

This is is a stupid pole with too many variables. 

Somewhere between $1000 and $1,000,000,000

a typical hotel chain (holiday inn, best western etc). they're all generally the same size in a metropolitan city, i would assume. 

 

[Galileo]

Hotel location? 

Number of rooms? 

Month? 

This is is a stupid pole with too many variables. 

Somewhere between $1000 and $1,000,000,000

Restaurant?

Pool?

 

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14kwh per square foot annually

average room ~400ft

$0.12USD ($495.28CAD) per kWh 

$670 per room annually 

Assume 20-30% extra for common space 

$~100-200k for a 100-200 room hotel annually 

 

[Soulfly3]

Fake Hotel downtown NYC, in July

AC almost always on

Pool

200 rooms

breakfast buffet restaurant

 

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Oh.. well In that case... 

14kwh per square foot annually

average room ~400ft

$0.12USD ($495.28CAD) per kWh 

$670 per room annually 

Assume 20-30% extra for common space 

$~100-200k for a 100-200 room hotel annually 

 

[Rustoleum]

((Total $ of items in minibar) x (Pi) x (number of rooms) x (# of floors)) / (# of elevators)2

Note: This equation only holds if there is a daily charge for parking.

 

[BobbyLayne]

a typical hotel chain (holiday inn, best western etc). they're all generally the same size in a metropolitan city, i would assume. 

wat

 

[BobbyLayne]

Fake Hotel downtown NYC, in July

AC almost always on

Pool

200 rooms

breakfast buffet restaurant

$500K

 

[Soulfly3]

Just because you use the metric system doesn't mean you can mix water and electricity. 

What kind of country they running up there that they call electricity water? You wouldn't say "I need to get some high voltage current out of the kitchen faucet" or "I'm gonna plug in my phone to the charger, it's low on aqua" 

I believe it has to do with Canada being the #1 (i believe) producer of hydroelectricity.

hence, we call it hydro. The company that sells the electricity for example... known as "Hydro One"

 

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Why do all Canadian threads suck? 

 

[The Duff Man]

Why do all Canadian threads suck? 

I blame Justin Trudeau

 

[Soulfly3]

Why do all Canadian threads suck? 

you mean souck

 

[AAABatteries]

5 billion dollars if my wife and kids were in each room 

 

[northern exposure]

I believe it has to do with Canada being the #1 (i believe) producer of hydroelectricity.

hence, we call it hydro. The company that sells the electricity for example... known as "Hydro One"

Must be an Eastern Canadian (Ontario) thing. In the West I always hear it referred to as the power bill, not hydro.

 

[Soulfly3]

Must be an Eastern Canadian (Ontario) thing. In the West I always hear it referred to as the power bill, not hydro.

no great lakes in saskatchewan?  

 

[Northern Voice]

no great lakes in saskatchewan?  

It’s interesting looking at the provinces. Saskatchewan still has some coal stations I thought it had already been phased out nationwide. It’s looks like Quebec and east plus Manitoba/BC is almost all hydroelectric, Ontario is hydro/nuclear and the west a mix of all the above including coal. 

 

[Northern Voice]

Also, I’ll confirm I’ve always said “hydro bill”

 

[Hot Diggity Dog]

one time I stayed in a motel in Lamar CO.  I had the ac on because it was hot but the window open because the ac was putting off some very stinky fumes. the owner came by my room and #####ed me out about it.  I closed it but opened it back up once he went into his residence.  True story.