In the last year (April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013), we used 6,046 kWh of electricity and produced 8,576 kWh for a net surplus of 2,530 kWh. That’s awesome right?
Now that we have January - March 2013 circuit-level usage values, I thought I’d go back and revisit my original 2012 heat estimate using a different method.
Q1 2013 summary: 20% more cold, 22% more usage and 15% less sun.
Now that we are starting to collect our second year of performance data, I’ll be comparing our new data to the same period last year. Year-over-year comparisons should be more illustrative than comparing to previous months. I’m also switching to a quarterly reporting period to look for larger trends, but I will continue to post data monthly at netplusdesign.com
In Q1 last year our net usage was 228 kWh. This year is was 953 kWh, a 300% increase! In March 2012 we actually generated a surplus, but not this year.
Overall, here’s how the first quarter compares to 2012.
