Yesterday I produced more electricity than I consumed for the first time since spring. At the end of the day I was about 1.5 kWh in the black, having produced 35.5 and consumed 34.
I would have broken even several times over the past couple of weeks (as the need for air conditioning has plummeted) except for the Volt. I typically use 5 to 20 kWh driving around town, but I didn’t go anywhere yesterday.
There is a small window in the fall where I can hope to make more than I use, but as the days get shorter and we start heating the house, these days will be few. Spring is typically better since the days get longer while the weather remains mild.
The turquoise bars show generated power, green is total consumed, and dark blue is net power bought from the power company. You can see the cloudy days, where the turquoise bar is shorter.
Nice to see that the system is working out so well.
Comment by Richard — November 13, 2012 @ 9:37 am