Wondering how much it actually costs, in electricity, to run the laser for say 40 hours a week. In my case, I also run the blower and chiller when the laser is running.
I've never really thought about this explicitly before, but the last couple of months our electric bill (we work out of a home shop) has really shot up. Trying to determine if it's the extra lasering time, or if there's something else that we've got going on. It also doesn't help that we're on a tiered pricing scale; so once you get over 500kwh per month, it starts moving up considerably for additional usage.
Plus, I don't think I've ever seen this discussed here. So I thought it'd be interesting to hear how much others have determined it costs where they live, and if it's enough to factor into your pricing during peak times; or if you just look at it as a fixed cost of doing business.