Archive of posts from January 2020

• We're NOT net positive in 2019! What happened?

  Jan 4, 2020

  Year summary: We used 8,062 kWh and generated 7,945 kWh for a net of -117 kWh for the year.

  This is part of our quarterly home performance reporting. All data is posted at netplusdesign.com

  Note: I’m 6 months behind in finishing this update. Back dating the post to January 4 when I statrted it.

  Last year we had relatively normal usage and rather low solar production. This year we have slightly less than normal solar, but higher usage. The end result is our second net overage in the lifetime of the house.

  

  We produced 5% less solar than average, and used 14% more than average. That tipped the scales once again, just enough to push us into the negative zone. On the long view however, we’ve still generated a surplus of 9,040 kWh over the last 8 years since the house was built.

  We were performing fairly normally until September. Let’s break down the numbers.

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