We have three months of energy data on the books now!
I must say it is much, much easier to be efficient with energy when you can measure it. Just as it is a lot easier to lose weight, or control your blood sugar (if you are diabetic) if you measure your weight or blood sugar. The tool we use for most of our measurements is called EGauge. We have it set up to measure many aspects of our house's electricity use, and I have learned a lot over the last three months watching how different components in the house use power. Many loose ends have been wrapped up, although not all.
One that has we have been struggling with for a few months now is one of our inverters cycling on sunny days (which is the last time you want an inverter not working properly). Below is an example of behavior we are seeing on our energy monitoring tool, eGauge: This week, we have a whole heap of photos, so I am splitting them up a bit. First, the completed solar panels!! The solar panels are all in place, hooked up and ready to go! ...
We have lots of stuff happening, which makes me very, very happy!
And I am once again reminded of how many thousands of details go into making a house. It is a huge undertaking and I am thankful for everyone involved in their hard work and great attention to details!... |
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