231 12kW of Solar Power for Large Old House
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The below financing total includes 11,000 for replacing the roof because the 16 year old composite shingles were beginning to slip off.
Energy Bill Before Solar Install
Note the red box surrounding the kWh for each month. Better to pay attention to the kWh used rather than the dollars paid due to use using a level billing program, which charges an average cost over a set of the most recent bills.
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Energy Bill After Solar Installation
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Energy Bill After Remodeling, 2023
Half the windows were replaced with high efficiency windows. A radiant barrier was installed in the attics. A new stage 2 AC system was installed. A pool was installed too though, which adds to our more energy usage, but it’s immensely enjoyable.
Other reports from the power utility company.
With a solar power system, this rating was given to me by my electric utility:
This week’s cost of power. It’s May so I’m having a lot of off-grid days.
Here are the number of power interruptions which didn’t happen due to having battery backup:
Tesla App Screenshots
The following are screenshots of a near real time dashboard about solar power generation, power wall storage, and grid usage which is provided by the Tesla Powerwall 2 controller. At this time of day it’s 7PM so the sun is weak.
The following is what the dashboard looks like when a good amount of solar power is being generated. The house is demanding 1.4kWh and the sun is providing 5.5kWhs. So you see the Powerwalls are getting the surplus power routed to them so that when the sun goes down, I’ll still be “off the grid” and using batteries for the early evening and sometimes for the whole night.
Sunrun Reports
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