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diff --git a/content/posts/2023-05-02-solar-a-great-month.md b/content/posts/2023-05-02-solar-a-great-month.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..864bcd8 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/posts/2023-05-02-solar-a-great-month.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +--- +slug: solar-a-great-month +title: "Solar: A Great Month" +date: "2023-05-02T02:48:38-04:00" +draft: true + +pics: + dashboard: + css: "image" + tip: "April energy production and consumption." + sources: + - "/files/posts/solar-a-great-month/dashboard.webp" + - src: "/files/posts/solar-a-great-month/dashboard.png" + width: 805 + height: 493 + bill: + css: "image" + tip: "Power bill from March 21st to April 24th." + sources: + - "/files/posts/solar-a-great-month/bill.webp" + - src: "/files/posts/solar-a-great-month/bill.png" + width: 977 + height: 634 +--- + +Last month our solar panels generated more energy than we consumed for +the entire month. Here's the Enphase dashboard for April: + +{{< pe-figure "dashboard" >}} + + +Here is our latest power bill: + +{{< pe-figure "bill" >}} + +(Note: The date ranges in the two pictures overlap by 21 days but don't +match precisely, because our billing period is not quite monthly). + +The highlighted sections of the bill above show the following: + +* The total was $7.14 +* We have an 18 kWh credit (e.g. [net metering][]) + +The kicker? [Our car is electric][ev]; the bill includes the electricity +for the house *and* the car. + +[net metering]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_metering + "Monthly rollover of kWh credits." +[ev]: {{< relref "2019-04-03-model-3.md" >}} + "2019 Tesla Model 3 LR AWD" |