October 2024 Solar Stats
We are definitely heading towards Summer and the Sun, after being 57% self powered in September 2024 we jumped to 75% self powered in October 2024.
Our house has a 5 kWh system with a Tesla Powerwall 2 which stores power for us to use when the Sun goes down.
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Looking back to October 2023 we were 79% self powered, so October 2024 was not quite as good but still good at 75% self powered.
October as a month was pretty good sun wise although we did have periods of cloud & rain, we still generated more power than we did in July & August of this year combined.
We pulled 64 kWh from the grid which will result in a bill of around $12 plus the monthly line charge of $41.
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Here is what the powerwall charged and discharged in the month of October 2024.
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In September we generated 541 kWh and in October we generated 677 kWh, this number should hopefully go up in the next few months.
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845 kWh in September was used by our House and this has dropped to 699 kWh , this is about using less power for heating or using the clothes dryer.
So overall pretty happy with this last month and looking forward to see what November 2024 brings, in November 2023 we were 86% self powered.
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Yes, our app looks similar and I'm already addicted.
However, I'm still very, very envious of your values at the moment... ;-D
But like you said: Good stuff!
How big is your powerwall (=battery?)?
Yeah the APP can be very addictive and i still check mine numerous times a day 😁
The powerwall battery will hold 14 kWh of power and discharge a max of 5 kWh at one time.
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The newer powerwall can discharge 10 kWh at one time which is good for heavier loads.
Anyhoo i am off to check my app...again 🙄
That's still on the right track. 89% isn't really bad. But I hope November would be a good solar month. Let's watch how the season goes...
Yep roll on Summer and more sunshine hours
Awesome. In America, we mount the units a lot higher from the floor because of floods and other liquids and the stuff does not like water or other liquids. I was, have been thinking about how to make the batteries waterproof. I was watching Jurassic Park last night again and received a refresher course in chaos theory one more time. So it's always harder to do than it looks but if I don't do it, it won't be a suicide.
Lot's of other batteries available as well which is good.
Ok who is going to win your upcoming election?
Conservative Win: Trump/Vance.
It's the national debt and the economy. The Democrats cite the stock market rise as an indicator but I will give you an example: after working ten years or so, the average person will have acquired 20-60 shares of stock in the company that they work for due to the retirement plan and then they will be taxed on their retirement fund if they use it to survive in addition to the social security which the Democrats will tax, which was already taxed when people earned the money.
There are bankrupt businesses everywhere, every day and...the "liberals want socialism."
The liberals created 75,000 pages of tax law, which is larger by now.
Added hate crimes to speech and want to remove religion and God.
They want to change the Constitution. They produce laws so fast and they don't even read them before they vote them into law.
Global warming they say is a problem and green energy will fix it but it is due to the lack of trees. How do I know this?
A couple of summers in college I worked on a crew that cut fire breaks around clear cut logging areas in Oregon. Stumps for a hundred miles. All trees gone. They tree planted back then but since it was a clear cut, the trees did not do that well. There are several different species of trees in forests and they plant one tree species.
I had a brother and sister in law in the forest service who map the forests...a small percentage are left.
It's pretty simple, don't clear cut...but nothing the liberals do works.
Hardly no shows for the liberals', except media, speeches, when they give them and Conservatives' speeches are sold out with people listening outside the area or if indoors by speakers outside.
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Tesla power wall I am hearing that for the first time, it stores a lot of charges from the look, I know how it last is determined by the appliances used, so how many appliances can be used at a time and how long does it last if it is lighting only bulbs and mobile devices
For the above it would last a couple of days
the powerwall will discharge 5 kWh maximin at one time, it will run both our air conditioners at the same time.
But the more power load we ask it to provide the quicker the battery level will go down.
If there is sun in your arrive there is absolutely need for electricity then, if it can carry an iron too.
Better days ahead!
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Yeah boy!
Have a sunny day over there