Solar electric 6.5kw expanded to 12.3kw

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I'm jealous. Here's what a low angle sun and north sloping property does to solar gain. And this was on a sunny day. High power consumption later in the day is Christmas baking projects.
[Hearth.com] Solar electric 6.5kw expanded to 12.3kw
 
Glad to see you're still going strong. I'm 'ahead' of where I was this time last year. I think it's 1000 Kwh or so ahead. Should make a min bill (around 12 bucks a month now) all year. Last year I had one month with a 55 dollar bill.

Merry Christmas

JP
 
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Mar 21, 2017, missed tying my single day record kWh production by 1 kWh: 88 kWh vs record of 89kWh. From 12:45pm - 2:00pm energy was over 12,000W. Peak was 12,120W. A stunning day.

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Here's a graph showing 4 years (2014-17) experience with my solar PV system.
Solar PV 2014-17
 
91.23 kWh on April 7, 2018. I was beginning to think that after more than 4 years of operation, I would not again see a new daily high kWh production record, but April 7, 2018, did just that: 91.23 kWh AC output, "dwarfing" the prior record of 89 kWh. The high point for the day was 12,100 watts, for an a peak average of 263 watts/panel. 26 panels are 265W and 20 panels are 270W. Maximum daily production typically occurs during Mar-Apr on clear, cold days with full ground snow cover. The high on Apr 7 was 28F, and full ground snow cover continues in north-central Minnesota.

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