What might an Electric Fence be Costing Me Annually When On All the time

pprendeville · 07-02-2023 6:40pm #1

Anyone have a rough idea what a 10 Watt 220V / 50 Hz Cheta E2 Mains Fence Controller might be costing me on electricity annually if it is constantly on?

Calahonda52 · 07-02-2023 6:44pm

8760 hrs by 0.01 kW = 876 kWh and pick your rate, maybe 30 cents so 876*.3 = 263 euro

TherapyBoy · 07-02-2023 7:00pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120212349#Comment_120212349

Your maths is a decimal place out there, at those numbers it’d be about €26

smuggler.ie · 07-02-2023 7:14pm

isn't it 87.6 kWh per year X 0.3 = €27

10-10-20 · 08-02-2023 10:18am

You know what - it's probably only 10w when it's delivering the pulse, I seem to recall these working off 12v tractor batteries and lasting for about 3 months, but running down quickly if the line is touching the ground/shorting!

I'd guess it's around 20kWh per year, so about 7 EUR p/a.

Nice to see that the manufacturers are still going strong:

https://www.cheetah.ie/

pprendeville · 09-02-2023 6:13pm

Thanks all, negligible so.

kirk. · 09-02-2023 10:30pm

ESBN used to save an unmetered supply available for a fence

Wonder what they were charging

Fencer went on the pole if I recall probably to eliminate fraud

MIKEKC · 09-02-2023 10:38pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120221841#Comment_120221841

You pay the standing charge.

kirk. · 09-02-2023 11:06pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120221884#Comment_120221884

Seems odd that's all it is . Is it still available

I wired for a few of them back in the day

Are they mostly battery now

antoinolachtnai · 10-02-2023 12:10am

You pay a flat rate based on the wattage of the equipment (and the prevailing price of electricity). As with anything else you get ESBn to wire it up and assign an MPRN and then you pay a supplier for the electricity.

What might an Electric Fence be Costing Me Annually When On All the time

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