June FPL Bill
Alright, well that once a month event that we are all anxiously awaiting... my Florida Power & Light bill.
So, we're down about 2,200 watts from last years consumption. So that's pretty good. Which means the system is basically working the way it should. The PV system is just under 5,000 watts and it's generating about 2,200 watts a month, take into account sun only shines half the day and we've had a lot of rain and cloudy days to kick off the rainy season and well, that about right. I'll keep posting the updates and hopefully in a couple months maybe by Octobers bill we'll be able to get a couple nice graphs going. That'll be really exciting.
So, we're down about 2,200 watts from last years consumption. So that's pretty good. Which means the system is basically working the way it should. The PV system is just under 5,000 watts and it's generating about 2,200 watts a month, take into account sun only shines half the day and we've had a lot of rain and cloudy days to kick off the rainy season and well, that about right. I'll keep posting the updates and hopefully in a couple months maybe by Octobers bill we'll be able to get a couple nice graphs going. That'll be really exciting.
Did you check your math? A 5KW Unisolar system in your area should have generated about 730KWH for the month of June 2008. So 2,200KWH savings in June from the PV is out of the question - you must have simply turned off the airconditioning.
How is the PV system performing so far? AGT's own rooftop system is already underperforming 25% vs initial expectations. When are you going to admit that you have been duped? Are you going to sue them?
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Actually, if you'll note... I'm tracking overall savings from the total changes that I've made to the house, not simply the solar PV - keep in mind, that upgrades include the GESPER, include the reflective paint and include changing as many of the light bulbs as I could from CFLs to LEDs (slightly more efficient)... so you are absolutely right, the saving alone are not just from the Solar PV, but from the total upgrades... next step is getting rid of those old 1960's era windows and putting in some really nice replacements.
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