Our solar production

[LEAFfan]

We've only generated about 2Mwh since Jan. 5th, but my system was less than $5K out-of-pocket with a payoff in less than 5 years. :mrgreen:

 

[mwalsh]

FINALLY topped 40kWh today.....the first time since the install. It's actually sitting at 40.74kWh right now, and still limping along a little bit. :mrgreen:

 

[thankyouOB]

my 3.4 system did 23 for two days in a row. In 2.5 years, we hit 23 in april and may, and 24 once.

 

[Yanquetino]

The output of our solar array has also been impressive lately. I was pleased when yesterday it cranked out 54.44 kWh, but today it produced a new record high of... 57.10 kWh!

 

[thankyouOB]

The output of our solar array has also been impressive lately. I was pleased when yesterday it cranked out 54.44 kWh, but today it produced a new record high of... 57.10 kWh!

what do you have there, the Hoover Dam?

 

[Boomer23]

We've only generated about 2Mwh since Jan. 5th, but my system was less than $5K out-of-pocket with a payoff in less than 5 years. :mrgreen:

You folks have some mighty good incentives for solar there in 'Zona, dontcha? Our system cost me $25k out of pocket in 2007. I can't understand why EVERYONE in Arizona doesn't put up solar PV. Nice!

 

[Yanquetino]

The output of our solar array has also been impressive lately. I was pleased when yesterday it cranked out 54.44 kWh, but today it produced a new record high of... 57.10 kWh!

what do you have there, the Hoover Dam?

Heh heh. Not quite! It is a large array, but I wanted to be able generate most --if not all-- of the electricity for our home and charge our LEAF someday. And the incentives were very good: I ended up paying about $2.99 per watt.

 

[SilverLeaf]

FINALLY topped 40kWh today.....the first time since the install. It's actually sitting at 40.74kWh right now, and still limping along a little bit. :mrgreen:

I also topped 40 kWh today. The second time this month, and the third time total. Lovin' it.

I am also lovin' that one of my 230 watt panels actually output 269 watts. My 5,520 watt system output 6,378 watts.

Check out my website for more details - http://members.cox.net/silverleaf_pv/Solar.htm

 

[Deleted member 770]

FINALLY topped 40kWh today.....the first time since the install. It's actually sitting at 40.74kWh right now, and still limping along a little bit. :mrgreen:

And my 5.2kW system just crossed 30kWh for the first time yesterday...ahh, springtime in SoCal...

 

[Desertstraw]

Hourly production:
¿Date Time total energy produced(kWh)
4/26/2011 5:00:00 AM 0
4/26/2011 6:00:00 AM 0.23
4/26/2011 7:00:00 AM 1.84
4/26/2011 8:00:00 AM 4.61
4/26/2011 9:00:00 AM 7.02
4/26/2011 10:00:00 AM 8.73
4/26/2011 11:00:00 AM 9.76
4/26/2011 12:00:00 PM 10.35
4/26/2011 1:00:00 PM 10.4
4/26/2011 2:00:00 PM 9.61
4/26/2011 3:00:00 PM 7.79
4/26/2011 4:00:00 PM 5.52
4/26/2011 5:00:00 PM 2.93
4/26/2011 6:00:00 PM 0.45
4/26/2011 7:00:00 PM 0

 

[Yanquetino]

I have tallied up our solar production for April.

Total: 1,378.89 kWh
Avg/Day: 45.96 kWh
Best Day: 58.62 kWh

:mrgreen:

I've updated our solar array web page with those additional stats, if interested.

 

[Boomer23]

FINALLY topped 40kWh today.....the first time since the install. It's actually sitting at 40.74kWh right now, and still limping along a little bit. :mrgreen:

And my 5.2kW system just crossed 30kWh for the first time yesterday...ahh, springtime in SoCal...

Hmmm, my system is 5.16 kW (24 panels of 215 W each). I'm in Irvine and mine made 33.3 kWh yesterday, which is the peak output for the last 4 years. My system is on a 20 degree roof, facing slightly west of south with basically no shading. How about yours? Perhaps there is some shading?

 

[TurboFroggy]

I have 6.88KW DC solar setup.
22 * 224 Watt Sharp poly facing 180 degrees south 99% clear sky though SMA 5000
32 * 60 Watt Kaneka thin film facing east/west 90% clear sky through SMA 3000.

Made 44.53 kWh today. It was an absolutely beautiful day here in Everett, WA.
My record is 58.5kWh in one day.

Here is a link to my SunnyPortal page with specs, pics, graphs etc:

http://tinyurl.com/y62oyzb

 

[Boomer23]

I have 6.88KW DC solar setup.
22 * 224 Watt Sharp poly facing 180 degrees south 99% clear sky though SMA 5000
32 * 60 Watt Kaneka thin film facing east/west 90% clear sky through SMA 3000.

Very nice. Your installation is a thing of beauty. Congratulations

 

[svBackstreets]

http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=US#/watch?v=le6v0C-tMQo

 
 
Our flat roof mounted PV system consists of 33 260 watt Sharp solar panels and a Sunnyboy SB 7000US inverter. The panels are located in near optimal positions on a flat roof with no shadowing.  We live in northwest Tucson.
 
From Feb 25, 2010 to April 2. 2011 the system delivered 18634 kwh to the house and the grid,This is an average of 42.6 kwh a day.   We pay $.14 a kwh.  Since we sold no excess to Trico, our provider. we saved an average of $178.92 a month.
 
Our net cost after a 50% power company rebate and federal and state tax credits was $12,265.  So the return on our money was 17.5%

Going green never paid so well and it feels good too.
 
 
 
 

 

[SilverLeaf]

Just back from Seattle, Washington; where there is little option for Solar.

However, here in Scottsdale, AZ the April Production was fabulous.

1.105 Mwh for the month of April 2011 (Megawatts rule)!

My 5.52 Kw system produced 6.38 Kw on 4/20

A 230 watt panel produced 269 watts on 4/20

May is starting out great too, 41.24 kWh output on 5/1

My Solar Production Website can be viewed here: http://members.cox.net/silverleaf_pv/Solar.htm

Got my LEAF, got my Solar and now just got a TANKLESS Gas Water Heater too

(sorry for the later posting, but was in Seattle all week at a conference)

 

[DaveEV]

Got my LEAF, got my Solar and now just got a TANKLESS Gas Water Heater too

With that much solar - why not a solar hot water system or perhaps a heat-pump water heater so you can get off gas completely?

 

[SilverLeaf]

The purpose of the tankless heater (at least for me) is a virtually unlimited amount of hot water, on demand.
A Solar Hot Water Heater still produces a finite (40-50 gallon) amount of hot water. Also, our gas cost is much, much cheaper than our electric cost. There is no payback for a Solar Hot Water Heater. This purchase turned out to be the best of many alternatives.

 

[Jimmydreams]

The purpose of the tankless heater (at least for me) is a virtually unlimited amount of hot water, on demand.
A Solar Hot Water Heater still produces a finite (40-50 gallon) amount of hot water. Also, our gas cost is much, much cheaper than our electric cost. There is no payback for a Solar Hot Water Heater. This purchase turned out to be the best of many alternatives.

You'll love your tankless water heater. I upgraded to one about 2 years ago. SLIGHT drop in water pressure (no longer noticeable) and you NEVER run out of hot water. Because of that fact, (if you're anything like me), you're gonna be taking longer, hotter showers, so you won't see any reduction in your gas bill... but the end definitely justifies the means!!

 

[DaveEV]

The purpose of the tankless heater (at least for me) is a virtually unlimited amount of hot water, on demand.
A Solar Hot Water Heater still produces a finite (40-50 gallon) amount of hot water. Also, our gas cost is much, much cheaper than our electric cost. There is no payback for a Solar Hot Water Heater. This purchase turned out to be the best of many alternatives.

No payback for a solar hot water heater? How much does it cost to install?

One can still install both solar hot water and a tankless - you feed the tankless w/the solar hot water feed. The tankless won't turn on unless the solar hot water feed runs out of hot water (which in AZ should be basically never).

Looking it up - it looks like a solar hot water system costs about $5k installed. There's a 30% fed tax credit which brings the cost down to $3500 (and your state may offer incentives, too). So the question is - how much gas do you burn heating hot water?

My house uses about 4-5 therms / month - our only gas appliances are the water heater and furnace. Gas bill is typically $7-8 in the non-heating months. So we spend about $100/year heating water. In which case there really is no financial payback - we wouldn't want to spend more than $1000 on a solar hot water system.

But it seems that most households use a lot more hot water than we do - would be interesting to see what your numbers look like.