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LIR: David. Solar Production. My quote guarantees about 9k kWh annual production. I don't have good usage numbers for my house but my projected bill -- (edited)

Posted by oblique (aka kkuphal) May 11 '22, 11:32

this month is $92. We've used 216 kWh this billing period (17 of 30/31 days) so I'm guessing we will use about 500 kWh this month at current projection.

Now, however, we've had the AC on for 1 day. I've charged my car for 2-3 days. My usage so far translates to 6k kWh per year. Again, my production is guaranteed to be 9k kWh. I'm taking an educated guess that charging my EV every night + AC (peak usage in the summer) is going to be under the 750 kWh per month that my system is supposed to produce. That will let me build up credits to be used in the winter when the production falls. I believe my car charging is about 19.2 kWh per day (576 per month)

If I find my usage is too much, I have plenty of roof space to add more panels. I just didn't want to overshoot the system either because the overage is only held for 1 year and then it expires every April.

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Check your agreement - I can't overproduce for the year, but I can holdover within the year - Reagen May 11, 12:53 1
- Sounds the same. Our credits with ComEd net metering last for 1 year and expire in April of every year. -- nm - oblique May 11, 13:01
Did...this answer my question? Are you adding more than enough or not? -- nm - David May 11, 11:59 7
- I save about $100 a month on power, averaged over the year. It doesn't completely cover my bill, but I don't have enough roof - Reagen May 11, 13:11
- I'm at a disadvantage to most home users in that I do not have good estimated usage for my situation (new home, new EV, etc.). My *intent* is to cover - oblique May 11, 12:01 5
  - Ah. -- nm - David May 11, 12:03 1
    - Talking with the guy now. Will probably end up with 22 panels. My usage certainly seems to warrant it and I'm also anticipating increased usage over - oblique May 11, 12:34
  - if you have excess, just throw a blanket over one of the panels -- nm - decline May 11, 12:02 2
    - Usually my go to is "bitcoin mining" but we all know how that is going... -- nm - oblique May 11, 12:03 1
      - There are much more profitable coins to mine anyway, but the market probably won't recover until the Ukraine fiasco ends. -- nm - David May 11, 12:04

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LIR: David. Solar Production. My quote guarantees about 9k kWh annual production. I don't have good usage numbers for my house but my projected bill -- (edited)

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