The first month results are as follows: The service meter delivered 757 kwh and 362 kwh were credited from the solar panels. The solar panels produced a total of 493.1 kwh over 257 hours of operation. This saved 838.8 pounds of CO2.
I was hoping for a litte more credited but there was nearly a week of cloudy, rainy weather. It was also a record cold front that persisted here for about 2 weeks. In addition this is the short winter days. Anyway, we shall see about next month.
Friday, January 15, 2010
Friday, January 8, 2010
Numbers Update 3rd Week
After 3 weeks of use the solar panels have produced 350.6 kwh and saved 596 lbs of CO2. Total operational time of the inverter is 189 hours. It has been very cold lately and we have been using the central heat some along with our gas heat. We have used a total of 550 kwh over the 3 weeks and the solar panels have credited 244 kwh to the service meter. So, if the meter were read today, we would have to pay for 306 kwh. Not too bad considering the short winter days and lots of rain and clouds. I have seen that the majority of our kw use is through hot water. My wife takes 2 or 3 baths a day and my little girl takes 1 bath per day (you have to make her), and I shower daily. I think this system is going to do well for our family.
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