Vermont marijuana: How to calculate the electricity costs of growing weed at home
Vermont marijuana: How to calculate the electricity costs of growing weed at home Nicole Higgins DeSmet Free Press Staff Writer Published 3:16 p.m. UTC Jun 1, 2018 Yes, your monthly electric bill could get higher if you add a wattage-sucking grow light to your home appliance list. A bud tender holds two marijuana buds on his fingers on the way to a customer on Dec. 27 at the Denver Kush Club in north Denver. (Photo: David Zalubowski/AP) At the regular residency rate for Green Mountain Power, a 150 watt grow light can bump a $45 monthly bill to about $60. That’s what happens when a high-wattage light burns for 18 hours a day for a month during marijuana's early vegetative stage, before buds develop. Buds are the final sought-after product. On July 1 it will be legal in Vermont grow up to six plants at home. For many casual pot users the extra $15 might easily be absorbed into the varying costs of the average price of weed. An ounce of legal medical marij