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Our Electrical Usage: |
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According to SDG&E, our home used an average of 984kWh per month over the past 2 years. During that period, we had major home-improvement projects going on, and regular incandescent lighting. I estimate that we can reduce our bill by at LEAST 10% by changing out lighting to CFL's, and having the major interior construction finished, etc. This would bring us down to around 880-890kWh/month average. As we get each complete month of solar generation behind us, I will post the results and compare to the electric bill, estimated charges vs. saving as well as comparison to last year's monthly bill. |
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Our Solar Output: |
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Our solar produced 11,305kWh for the year in 2009. We used 900kWh more than we generated over the year, but we ALSO installed central air conditioning and used it quite a bit over the summer. The 900kWh that we used generated a bill for $87.49 for THE ENTIRE YEAR. Not too bad, if you ask me. At first, we were generating such a surplus of energy that we actually quit trying to conserve and installed central A/C. This year we'll try and manage a fine line between regular usage and conservation and see where that gets us. Our bill averaged $12.46/month or $.41/day. That is down from around $200/month or $6.58/day. Quite a change! LIVE DATA! *(The TED MONITOR takes a LONG time to load. Please have patience!) |
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