Re: [pvusers] green business

["Dan Metcalf" <dan@metcalfs.com>]

6kWh for a month is doing really well!  Sounds like if you can keep that up
you're ready for going off grid.  All you'd need is an emergency generator
to help for extended no-sun periods...

Good going there!

Dan Metcalf

----- Original Message -----
From: "gig" <justinsgramps@flashmail.com>
To: <pvusers@crest.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 9:57 PM
Subject: Re: [pvusers] green business


>
>
> > A few years back we were using 10+kWh average every day even while
trying
> to
> > follow standard conservation rules for a household of 2.  After reading
> Home
> > Power magazine for a while I learned that I could easily do more.
> Changing
> > lighting and lighting habits easily got us down to 5~6 kWh average per
> day.
> > Then tracking down phantom loads removed another 2kWh every day.  We've
> > since reduced loads even further, but also added the home Internet
server
> > bringing us back to 3.5kWh per day average.
>
> ...and to bring a bit of humor to this news list.... today I got my
Reliant
> Energy  electric bill.... and my usage was 6 kWh..... for the month, that
> is....
> my PV system supplies all my other power needs... and  I believe that I
> can cut the remaining 6 kWh usage down to near zero..this 6 kWh of grid
> power, is mostly used by my home water catchment submersible pump...
>
> Gig
>
>
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