---
slug: solar-panel-updates
title: "Solar Panel Updates"
date: "2022-10-01T11:04:56-04:00"

pics:
  video:
    css: "image"
    tip: "Solar panels (video)."
    sources:
      - src: "/files/posts/solar-panel-updates/more-panels.jpg"
        width: 1920
        height: 1080
  phone-on-stick:
    css: "image"
    tip: "Advanced Phone-Taped-on-Stick™ technology (patent pending)."
    sources:
      - "/files/posts/solar-panel-updates/phone-on-stick.webp"
      - src: "/files/posts/solar-panel-updates/phone-on-stick.jpg"
        width: 1024
        height: 768
---

Video of our solar panels:

[{{< pe-figure "video" >}}][video]

The permit was approved on September 21st and our meter is in the [net
metering][] queue:

```mail
From: ...@dominionenergy.com
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2022 10:34 AM                                    
Subject: RE: Interconnection Certificate of Completion for Paul Duncan       
                                                                                
Reprogramed: A meter exchange schedule is being set for the week of 10/3
for this project. This exchange will be an over-the-air programmed
conversion and not physical.  If there are no issues with the
exchange, we will forward a PTO letter in the next 1 to 2 days.
Please let us know if you have any questions.

Kindest Regards

Net Metering
600 East Canal Street, 11^th Flr.
Richmond, VA 23219
Email: ...@dominionenergy.com
```

[Enphase][] provides an optional, publicly-visible URL with solar array
details and energy production.  I set up a redirect here:

[https://pmdn.org/solar][pmdn-solar]

P.S. Here's the high-tech method we used to create the video above:

{{< pe-figure "phone-on-stick" >}}

[dominion]: https://www.dominionenergy.com/
  "Dominion Energy"
[net metering]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_metering
  "Electricity billing mechanism that allows consumers who generate some or all of their own electricity to use that electricity anytime, instead of when it is generated."
[video]: https://pmdn.org/shots/solar-20220911.mp4
  "Rooftop solar panel video."
[pmdn-solar]: https://pmdn.org/solar
  "Solar array details and energy production statistics."
[api]: https://developer-v4.enphase.com/docs/quickstart.html
  "Enphase API"
[aliased]: https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/mod_alias.html
  "Apache mod_alias module."
[enphase]: https://enphase.com/
  "Enphase"