Thanks for the explanation.
If you are looking to be completely energy independent, then you would need a much larger system than we have. Our system is designed to meet our needs and break even with the power company plus a 13% surplus for cloudy days and winter time conditions.
Just some clarification - My bill is an annual average (thanks California!) so it does take into account summer and we don’t own a pool, so I probably won’t need a pump. LOL
And our bill is an $18 credit, not debit, and the way it works with SDGE is a reconciliation at the end of the year. I expect we will get surplus through late spring, summer and early fall and have a debit throughout the rest. We will see!
Anyway - keep researching and analyzing. You will figure something out.
- McC
“Anyway - keep researching and analyzing. You will figure something out.”
What I figured out over a year ago was that at $0.086 per kWh (including fuel surcharge) solar is not economical in my part of FL.
My April electric bill is $76 which includes filling our 15k gallon pool from our well. Solar is not economical for us.
Btw my original post on this thread was to another Floridian who went with solar.