EcoRenovator  

Go Back   EcoRenovator > Improvements > Solar Power
Advanced Search
 


Blog 60+ Home Energy Saving Tips Recent Posts Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 03-01-16, 08:36 PM   #501
pinballlooking
Super Moderator
 
pinballlooking's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: SC
Posts: 2,923
Thanks: 172
Thanked 564 Times in 463 Posts
Default

12.5 KW array 1.24 MW was the estimate,
Feb 2016 1300 KW generated. But used 621 KW more than I made but I had banked 1,237

This is the month we get zeroed out that I will have 661KW extra for the year.

I am going to get a check for the first time for the extra powered that is zeroed out. They will pay me with avoided cost. Last time I checked it was .06 cents that would make it $36.96 check.



Other solar producers show us your numbers if you could give us the estimate and what you made.

Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version

Name:	Feb2016.JPG
Views:	1502
Size:	113.7 KB
ID:	6715  
__________________
Current project Aquaponics system , Passive Solar Greenhouse build

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

Solar Install 12.5 Kwh-
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

Mini Split installs -
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

EV Chevy Volt -
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
pinballlooking is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-02-16, 07:57 AM   #502
Robaroni
Journeyman EcoRenovator
 
Robaroni's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Delhi, NY
Posts: 332
Thanks: 20
Thanked 53 Times in 40 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by pinballlooking View Post
12.5 KW array 1.24 MW was the estimate,
Feb 2016 1300 KW generated. But used 621 KW more than I made but I had banked 1,237

This is the month we get zeroed out that I will have 661KW extra for the year.

I am going to get a check for the first time for the extra powered that is zeroed out. They will pay me with avoided cost. Last time I checked it was .06 cents that would make it $36.96 check.



Other solar producers show us your numbers if you could give us the estimate and what you made.
Neat stuff! I like the fish -vegetation scheme. Post my PV around the 18th.
Rob
Robaroni is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-02-16, 10:12 PM   #503
where2
DIY Geek
 
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Sunny Florida
Posts: 401
Thanks: 74
Thanked 83 Times in 73 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by pinballlooking View Post
Other solar producers show us your numbers if you could give us the estimate and what you made.
4.4kW array=439kWh in February 2016. (440kWh in February 2015)
where2 is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to where2 For This Useful Post:
pinballlooking (03-02-16)
Old 03-04-16, 04:53 PM   #504
gasstingy
Journeyman EcoRenovator
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Arab, AL
Posts: 491
Thanks: 109
Thanked 49 Times in 43 Posts
Default

6.81 kW array = 740 kWh in February.

Thankful for the extra day, worth 38 kWh of that total.
gasstingy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-09-16, 07:34 PM   #505
pinballlooking
Super Moderator
 
pinballlooking's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: SC
Posts: 2,923
Thanks: 172
Thanked 564 Times in 463 Posts
Default

I thought this was good. The first 40 solar panels I installed are almost three years old. They have all have made $100 or just over $100 now. They are earning their keep. it is fun to see the number just add up.
They each have made 1.00MWh - 1.03MWh

I have done nothing to the array since I installed it. Just watched the power roll in.
__________________
Current project Aquaponics system , Passive Solar Greenhouse build

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

Solar Install 12.5 Kwh-
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

Mini Split installs -
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

EV Chevy Volt -
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

Last edited by pinballlooking; 03-10-16 at 08:49 PM..
pinballlooking is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-10-16, 08:45 PM   #506
where2
DIY Geek
 
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Sunny Florida
Posts: 401
Thanks: 74
Thanked 83 Times in 73 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by pinballlooking View Post
I thought this was good. The first 40 solar panels I installed are almost three years old. They have all have made $100 or just over $100 now. They are earning their keep. it is fun to see the number just add up.

I have done nothing to the array since I installed it. Just watched the power roll in.
In under three years (system went active 8/1/2013), I've collected everywhere from 705kWh-787kWh out of each of my 20 panels (15.5MWh), and I've only washed 6 of them. I'm at $85 per panel.
where2 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-11-16, 09:02 AM   #507
gasstingy
Journeyman EcoRenovator
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Arab, AL
Posts: 491
Thanks: 109
Thanked 49 Times in 43 Posts
Default

where2,

Can you tell me what, "I'm at $85 per panel" means exactly? Part of me thinks you mean it's the amount left that your array has yet to pay back, based on your tax credit and the amount of money you haven't sent to your local utility, etc. If so, it compares phenomonally better that I am doing.


At the average cost of my 175w panels {purchased 4 in 2007 @ $898/ea and 2 in 2008 @ $498/ea} and the average cost of my 240w panels {24 @ $337.00/ea in 2012}, plus the cost of everything else, minus the tax credits & savings on the power bill plus the actual payments received from excess generation.... I'm 51.486% paid back since going active 12/17/12. I'm expecting a total payback time of 10.5 years +/-.

{I do bookkeeping work for a living, so I have a spreadsheet I update 5 days a week with the generated amount in a formula to tell me where I'm at. I was really pumped up when I cleared 50% a short while back!}
gasstingy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-11-16, 10:00 AM   #508
pinballlooking
Super Moderator
 
pinballlooking's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: SC
Posts: 2,923
Thanks: 172
Thanked 564 Times in 463 Posts
Default

We are already past ½ paid for under three years. We are on track for 5 ½ year payback.
I bought everything on sale. The panels were .78 a watt shipped. I am so glad I was able to buy in when we did.

Combined savings are much greater. Because we have not turned on out natural gas heat for two years now. We also cover charging our car for about 18-20 K miles a year.



My power company is now offering rebates for home owners that install solar. But only if you hire someone else to install it for you. They do the same for efficient HVAC rebates and hot water tank rebates.
They usually have their approved vendors list.
__________________
Current project Aquaponics system , Passive Solar Greenhouse build

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

Solar Install 12.5 Kwh-
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

Mini Split installs -
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

EV Chevy Volt -
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
pinballlooking is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-11-16, 10:34 AM   #509
gasstingy
Journeyman EcoRenovator
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Arab, AL
Posts: 491
Thanks: 109
Thanked 49 Times in 43 Posts
Default

A 5 1/2 year payback. I'm envious. I must have dove in a bit earlier than you, plus, when I started, I told my solar guru to only get American made items. Then I hired a contractor friend to set the foundation piers for my little array and another trip out for him to set the 4 steel columns to hold the big array. And I paid to get the design blueprints so I could build the {easily} adjustable rack for the little array.

I did a lot of paying....and a lot of lobbying my very resistant-to-change electric cooperative to allow me to hook all this up to the grid.
gasstingy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-11-16, 10:45 AM   #510
pinballlooking
Super Moderator
 
pinballlooking's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: SC
Posts: 2,923
Thanks: 172
Thanked 564 Times in 463 Posts
Default

Yes you system is much more of a pioneer. That is great without the earlier adopters the panels and equipment would have never came down in price. The prices are even lower now.
We have made 5.3 MWh lifetime of the system.

It is funny shopping for a good deal you have to also consider the cost of not putting solar in sooner. If you miss spring for a better price you probably did not save any money at all. Once you decide to install you have to look at what you could be making by waiting.
Just a different way to look at it.

__________________
Current project Aquaponics system , Passive Solar Greenhouse build

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

Solar Install 12.5 Kwh-
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

Mini Split installs -
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

EV Chevy Volt -
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
pinballlooking is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:19 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Ad Management by RedTyger
Inactive Reminders By Icora Web Design