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1027 firing use

updated thu 2 sep 10

 

John Goode on wed 1 sep 10


I get 100 kw per fire at cone 6 add that to your watt per hour price mine i=
s
8 cents so 8 bucks to fire each load.
I take a reading befrore every firing and after and thats what comes out. I
also slow cool under that usage too.
John Goode

steve graber on wed 1 sep 10


$0.08 per killowatt hour?=3DA0 wow is that cheap!=3DA0 what part of the cou=
ntry=3D
?=3DA0 we pay =3D0A$0.13 for the cheapest teir in southern california (basi=
call=3D
y a midnight rate).=3DA0 =3D0Ai run on solar but it's not free until my pay=
back=3D
date which is about 3 more =3D0Ayears....=3DA0 =3D0A=3D0A=3D0Athe highest =
teir here =3D
is some=3DA0$0.32 per killowatt hour=3DA0i think....=3DA0 =3D0A=3DA0Steve G=
raber, Gra=3D
ber's Pottery, Inc=3D0AClaremont, California USA=3D0AThe Steve Tool - for a=
weso=3D
me texture on pots! =3D0Awww.graberspottery.com steve@graberspottery.com =
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=3D0A=3D0AOn Laguna Clay's website=3D0Ahttp://www.lagunaclay.com/blogs/ =3D=
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=3D0A----- Original Message ----=3D0A> From: John Goode L.CO=3D
M>=3D0A> To: Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG=3D0A> Sent: Wed, September 1, 2010 9:=
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0 AM=3D0A> Subject: 1027 firing use=3D0A> =3D0A> I get 100 kw per fire at c=
one 6 =3D
add that to your watt per hour price mine is=3D0A> 8 cents so 8 bucks to fi=
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each load.=3D0A> I take a reading befrore every firing and after and thats=
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hat comes out. I=3D0A> also slow cool under that=3DA0 usage too.=3D0A> John=
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