Archive of posts from April 2015

  • First quarter 2015 performance

    Q1 2015 summary: 7% cooler, 2% more usage and 14% less sun as compared to Q1 2014.

    Although it seemed a lot colder this winter, it was really only 7% cooler than first quarter 2014. And considering there were many nights much colder than last year, -16°F versus -8°F last year, we only used 2% more energy. The biggest difference was snow cover, specifically the snow that covered our solar panels. This resulted in 14% less energy generated this quarter compared to last year, which means we netted out using 21% more energy from the power company.

    Overall, here’s how this quarter compared to 2014.

    Chart showing usage, solar, net and hdd for Q1 2015
    Chart showing usage, solar, net and hdd for Q1 2015
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