12/31/2018

Introduction

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My wife and I have been concerned about our cost of electricity. Our house was built in 1994, and the construction of the house and the use ...
2/06/2016

Snow on roof + cold = Almost no solar power generated

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We had days when our roof was covered with snow. The daytime temperatures were below freezing, and the sky was cloudy. All of this meant the...
1/06/2016

Its warmer and the snow is melting

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We've had several days of almost no solar power due to snow on the roof. We started to get some power yesterday and today, due to snow m...
1/05/2016

Pre-Installation Checklist

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This checklist, which will help people evaluate solar power, was provided by Rocky Mountain Power. Who is responsible for obtainin...
12/21/2015

Finally, the days start getting longer....

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Phew.... Made it to the winter solstice. Now, we'll start getting more power generated, though this week will be bad due to winter storm...
7/13/2015

New all-time high

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My solar system generated 52.9 Kwh today, and I think this is an all-time high.
7/09/2015

Water pump running longer during the night

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According to Rocky Mountain Power, the temperature during June was about 8 or 9 degrees hotter than it was in 2014. This means that my air c...
7/08/2015

Solar didn't quite handle the A/C during June

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The numbers are in for my electric bill for the last three and 1/2 weeks of June and the first 1/2 week of July, and my solar system didn...
6/24/2015

Solar Power Generation Going Down

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There were no clouds in the sky today, but my solar system only generated 49 Kwh, down from a peak a few weeks ago of 52+ Kwh. The lower pro...
6/22/2015

Longest day of the year

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Today was the longest day of the year, but I still generated less than 52 Kwh. Production will now slowly go down. We've had hot weather...