Solar and Wind projects

[LowGear]

Hi Carl,

Absolutely fabulous! 

My 3 KW system should pass its fourth re-inspection this time but who really knows.  We were pulling 2400 watts this morning at 10 AM. 

Did you see the thread where someone reported that his panels did better in the winter leaned up against his garage because of the reflection on the snow?  He got me thinking about Seattle where I have a an aluminum painted roof facing directly South.

Thanks for the update.

Casey

[rl71459]

That is fantastic!  Congrats!

Were you expecting that quick of a payback?

Rob

[mobile_bob]

Carl

very good news, and isn't it interesting how things work out?

it occured to me today, that the house i just bought back in kansas
i pay for in full making rent payments here in tacoma washington.

15 months of rent payments in tacoma = the cost of the house w/closing in kansas

an no, i have no idea why it took me so long to do it!

bob g

[Carlb]

Great setup and great economics!  

Carl, where do you live in NJ?  Reason I ask is that I grew up in Carlstadt (about 7 miles west of NYC near the Meadowlands stadium) and completed my undergraduate ME studies at Stevens Institute of Technology in 1980 before heading West and devoting my life to WMD and airplanes...

Bob B.

I live in a rural area in South Jersey.

[Carlb]

Hi Carl,

Absolutely fabulous! 

My 3 KW system should pass its fourth re-inspection this time but who really knows.  We were pulling 2400 watts this morning at 10 AM. 

Did you see the thread where someone reported that his panels did better in the winter leaned up against his garage because of the reflection on the snow?  He got me thinking about Seattle where I have a an aluminum painted roof facing directly South.

Thanks for the update.

Casey

My ground mount array does much better with snow on the ground in the winter.  The fact that I can tilt the array seasonally makes for a lot more efficient production.  My 11.2kw array made 52kWh yesterday 

[Carlb]

That is fantastic!  Congrats!

Were you expecting that quick of a payback?

Rob

I expected 2.5 to 3 years based on estimated production amounts. The fact that I can adjust the tilt angle seasonably has increased the output by a fair amount.  The estimated production amounts were for a fixed array.

[Carlb]

Carl

very good news, and isn't it interesting how things work out?

it occured to me today, that the house i just bought back in kansas
i pay for in full making rent payments here in tacoma washington.

15 months of rent payments in tacoma = the cost of the house w/closing in kansas

an no, i have no idea why it took me so long to do it!

bob g

Bob why did it take you so long to do it?