Electricity bills don’t typically excite me. After my solar array was turned on by my Austin solar contractor on July 13th, I was waiting with baited breath for the first new bill. I was eagerly watching my web monitoring solution each day to see how sunny it had been.
Here’s my first bill!
The usage is shown above – fairly consistent with last August’s bill (for July).
The meter readings above show a clearer picture. My old meter was removed. I have a new “Net Meter” which shows the difference between my production and my usage. And I have a new “Solar Meter” which shows how much I’ve generated.
So I generated 241kWH in 18 days. This is more than Celestial Power had anticipated in their models, which is great news for me, and partly due to an assumption of the degradation of the panels over time.
Next steps: figure out how to unlandscape my yards and save on water too!
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Garreth Wilcock is an Austin EcoBroker® with Keller Williams Realty.
Specializing in: Green Austin Real Estate and New Green Homes in Austin.
(512) 694 8873
