Steve Hoch
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Honest question. Can you even get your house down to 70° at night when it's that hot outside?I'm going for a swim. Pool is 86. 30 mins and I'll be chilled enough to sleep.
Honest question. Can you even get your house down to 70° at night when it's that hot outside?I'm going for a swim. Pool is 86. 30 mins and I'll be chilled enough to sleep.
Yes. Temp is 83 outside. I've got R30 attic insulation and a quiet cool attic gable fan so it's not really that hot.Honest question. Can you even get your house down to 70° at night when it's that hot outside?
That's good, those temps work for me too.Yes. Temp is 83 outside. I've got R30 attic insulation and a quiet cool attic gable fan so it's not really that hot.
On hot nights when I can't open windows I'll set AC to 70 then turn it up to 72 when I go to bed
I have an 8KW PV solar system, 24 panels. Solar is a must-have in my situation. My elec costs without Solar would be insane.Not to get off topic, but how many of you run solar panels?
Solar. Owned. 12 panels 4.08kW system. My sell price of excess power is $0.074 kWh and my buy price varies per our summer time of day rates. I’m estimating that I’ll build up credit outside of AC season to substantially reduce my annual electricity costs.Not to get off topic, but how many of you run solar panels?
My Son has them. He says they help offset heating cooling costs and charging his EV.
In this area I think they are sketchy, but out west..
Solar. Owned. 12 panels 4.08kW system. My sell price of excess power is $0.074 kWh and my buy price varies per our summer time of day rates. I’m estimating that I’ll build up credit outside of AC season to substantially reduce my annual electricity costs.
My previous home ran around $1600-1700 a year on electricity costs. New home I’m projecting around $300 annual costs.
All appliances except my tankless water heater and a 36” range cooktop are now electric.
And PGE no longer buys excess power from solar generators, correct? So you have to have a battery system to even make it all worthwhile. PGE has gone insane.Brett has SMUD and I have PG&E. I'm guessing a $1600 annual electric costx from SMUD would be over $ 5K for a PGE customer with the same usage.
SMUDs most expensive peak rate is lower than the PGEs least expensive off-peak rate. PGE customers are adopting solar with battery backup to survive the insanely high rates and frequent power outages.
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And PGE no longer buys excess power from solar generators, correct? So you have to have a battery system to even make it all worthwhile. PGE has gone insane.