DIY solar array 12.5 kw - Page 49

pinballlooking · 11-09-15, 09:56 AM

Oct is done and my 12.5Kw array made 1.348 Mwh that is $134 here.
Last Oct 2014 we made 1,668 KWh

We delivered to the grid 879 KWh
We used from the grid 857 Kwh
We banked 22 KWh
Now we have 3,176 Kwh banked for the winter to heat with.

We have had a lot of rain.
This month has been our worst start of a month. When I think about off grid I need to look at this crazy month I would need way too much storage.
We have 44,094 solar powered EV miles on our Volt. That would also make it harder to go off grid. For now I am happy using the grid as my battery.

Other solar guys show us your numbers for Oct.

where2 · 11-09-15, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by pinballlooking

Other solar guys show us your numbers for Oct.

October 2015, my 4.4kW array generated 452kWh. 2014, same array collected 511kWh in October.

gasstingy · 11-10-15, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by pinballlooking

Other solar guys show us your numbers for Oct.

For the calendar month, for both the little array {1050w} and the big array {5760w} we came in at 801 kWh.

November is the first of our awful for solar winter months. After the first 9 days, only 69 kWh

pinballlooking · 11-10-15, 02:44 PM

I just took my first flight on my new drone phantom 3 advanced. My sweet wife bought this for my birthday a week ago and it just got here yesterday.

Daox · 11-11-15, 09:48 AM

Hah, that is very cool! Now we need some shots of the greenhouse.

pinballlooking · 11-12-15, 10:16 AM

Savings are strange to calculate it is a little like compound interest.

If I only take in account electric savings then my array has ½ paid for its self.

But the array has covered charging our Chevy Volt for 44K EV miles.
Gas savings are larger than the electric savings.

I also have natural gas savings because we use mini splits to heat with now.
So my array covers the power to heat with now.

Anyway we are very thank full for the power we have been able to produce and the lifestyle changes it has made on us.

gasstingy · 11-13-15, 01:17 PM

Well said!

Right there with you on being thankful for being able to afford the solar array, energy efficiency improvements as well as a mindset that allows me to, once in a while, think outside of the tiny box I am used to.

pinballlooking · 12-01-15, 08:25 AM

We did not have a very good solar month. 955Kwh for a 12.5 Kw array.
We missed the estimate by 145 Kwh and we used about 413 Kwh more than we made.
That will put our banked solar to about 2,763. Kwh
We drove our car more this month. School play practice for my youngest son.
Twelve days of rain did not help at all.

This is our last 20 months for our billed usage. The one month we used power was when we were zeroed out and we had company. 110 Kwh or $11 for 20 months is not too bad. We also power our car from this for 45,000 EV miles.

Other solar installs show us your numbers.

where2 · 12-01-15, 09:06 PM

4.4kW array = 415kWh in November.
However, the yard looks good from all the rain and the fertilizer.

gasstingy · 12-02-15, 11:08 AM

6.81kW arrays, 610 kWh for November, with lots of dreary weather.

11-09-15, 09:56 AM	#481
pinballlooking Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: SC Posts: 2,923 Thanks: 172 Thanked 564 Times in 463 Posts	Oct is done and my 12.5Kw array made 1.348 Mwh that is $134 here. Last Oct 2014 we made 1,668 KWh We delivered to the grid 879 KWh We used from the grid 857 Kwh We banked 22 KWh Now we have 3,176 Kwh banked for the winter to heat with. We have had a lot of rain. This month has been our worst start of a month. When I think about off grid I need to look at this crazy month I would need way too much storage. We have 44,094 solar powered EV miles on our Volt. That would also make it harder to go off grid. For now I am happy using the grid as my battery. Other solar guys show us your numbers for Oct. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by pinballlooking; 11-09-15 at 06:09 PM..

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pinballlooking Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: SC Posts: 2,923 Thanks: 172 Thanked 564 Times in 463 Posts	I just took my first flight on my new drone phantom 3 advanced. My sweet wife bought this for my birthday a week ago and it just got here yesterday. Attached Thumbnails

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pinballlooking Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: SC Posts: 2,923 Thanks: 172 Thanked 564 Times in 463 Posts	Savings are strange to calculate it is a little like compound interest. If I only take in account electric savings then my array has ½ paid for its self. But the array has covered charging our Chevy Volt for 44K EV miles. Gas savings are larger than the electric savings. I also have natural gas savings because we use mini splits to heat with now. So my array covers the power to heat with now. Anyway we are very thank full for the power we have been able to produce and the lifestyle changes it has made on us. __________________ 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.

12-01-15, 08:25 AM	#488
pinballlooking Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: SC Posts: 2,923 Thanks: 172 Thanked 564 Times in 463 Posts	We did not have a very good solar month. 955Kwh for a 12.5 Kw array. We missed the estimate by 145 Kwh and we used about 413 Kwh more than we made. That will put our banked solar to about 2,763. Kwh We drove our car more this month. School play practice for my youngest son. Twelve days of rain did not help at all. This is our last 20 months for our billed usage. The one month we used power was when we were zeroed out and we had company. 110 Kwh or $11 for 20 months is not too bad. We also power our car from this for 45,000 EV miles. Other solar installs show us your numbers. Attached Thumbnails __________________ 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; 12-01-15 at 09:14 PM..

11-13-15, 01:17 PM	#487
gasstingy Journeyman EcoRenovator Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Arab, AL Posts: 491 Thanks: 109 Thanked 49 Times in 43 Posts	Well said! Right there with you on being thankful for being able to afford the solar array, energy efficiency improvements as well as a mindset that allows me to, once in a while, think outside of the tiny box I am used to.

12-01-15, 09:06 PM	#489
where2 DIY Geek Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Sunny Florida Posts: 401 Thanks: 74 Thanked 83 Times in 73 Posts	4.4kW array = 415kWh in November. However, the yard looks good from all the rain and the fertilizer.

12-02-15, 11:08 AM	#490
gasstingy Journeyman EcoRenovator Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Arab, AL Posts: 491 Thanks: 109 Thanked 49 Times in 43 Posts	6.81kW arrays, 610 kWh for November, with lots of dreary weather.

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