Going Solar!

Where did so many of our resources go this year?

SOLAR!

Oh, yes. It's worth yelling about.

We've been eyeing solar power for years. Things finally came together for us and we started the project in April. Due to a number of things outside of our control, the system wasn't turned on until the second week of October. It was a slow installation, slower inspections, and weird delays. But finally, we're running.

Over the Summer we greatly impacted our energy consumption. We were helped along by favorably weather, requiring less effort on the a/c. We helped ourselves by line drying a lot of clothes, being very mindful of our thermostat settings, focusing on using areas of the house with natural lighting, and doing our best to turn things off. Aside from the line drying (it takes a lot of time to hang a load of laundry), nothing was particularly taxing. And yet, we saved quite a bit of cash on the bills. I can't wait to see how the solar panels impact the situation next year!

To date, our system has generated 85% of the estimated power output. I'm pretty pleased with this number, as it's been a particularly rainy few weeks.

I could spout a ton of information about solar (now). I've learned a lot. But I'm going to leave this here, because there's not much call for my solar presentation at the moment.

But,

SOLAR!