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Solar panels, real world output

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buickanddeere

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I've been monitoring the power meters on both the neighbour's solar power systems.
The 10KW fixed unit generated 13,987KW for the year and averaged 38.3KW per day. 32% average capacity per day.
The 10KW tracking unit that follows the sun up,down and across the sky generated 18,353KW and averaged 50.4 KW a day. 42% of installed capacity on an average day.
Located on the east coast of Lake Huron.Winter days are noted for being gray and overcast.

Both systems were built as part of the feel good green weenie program in Ontario. We the tax payer and utility bill payers. Have been subsidizing a rate of 80.2 cents per Kw.
Depending on the day and time there are three different rates. My average cost is 15.6 cents per KW.
Nuclear and coal generate between 4 to 6 cents per KW depending.
 
And this is why my panel (leasing the property for it to sit on only) is to be removed without ever being connected. Thanks Ontario green energy program!
 
Bingo!! Sometimes you show a bit of common sense. (Actually, buick and DEARBORN, swallow your pride and just hook up one of you Ford N's to a generator; lots of inexpensive electricity.)
 
Don't curse the darkness...light a candle.

Or in this case, build your own solar panel. We did and enjoy a much smaller bill per year, used the dumb energy tax credit to our advantage, and get paid buy a local utility to produce the power. I agree the feel good stuff is dumb but if they're going to waste my tax dollars and I can get some back, then I'm going for it.

Now, if I could just round up a bunch of the welfare people to bale my hay for me since I'm paying them with my tax dollars...ought to be getting something for my forced investment. :)

God bless.

--old fashioned farmer
 
Feed in Tariff program has been effectively closed since the last election. The abundant won zero rural seats so they are punishing the non abundant ridings.
Transfer of the Slots payment has been canceled to the horse racing.
The regulations have all but made it impossible to obtain an offer or a connection permit. Plus the rules allow the government to disallow connection of a 100% legal solar system. Without recourse or liability is they so desire. All rules are also subject to change without notice or liability.
All that is left is the "Net Metering" program.
 
Sounds just like where America is headed with our abundant do-gooders in Washington. Lets lower the carbon output by 4 ppm at a cost of one bazillion dollars because we should save the whales....
 
The best thing for earth's enviorment is to quit over populating it. It's very low cost and would undouptably get tax payer support if each person only replaced themselves with children,single person=1 child, couple= 2 children. I can't say that all voters would support such move but tax payers would,there is a big difference don't you know.
 
Tracking unit,installing co. paid us out in May/12, still here. This company put up a lot of units in this area and some are runnig. I have no problem with this company,what happened was not their fault.When they said they were going to take it out they thoght it would go to their yard for storage or possibly a"farm" where they were to be all connected. 8 months have gone by and its still here. I am thinking about storing some round bales under it.
 
Just think, if all the aborted babies were alive, and contributing to
the system, how much better condition, social security would be in!
 
My take-home on that is that using a sun-tracker is worthwhile. Good.

Dad put up 5 solar panels before he died, screwed 'em to the house. They charged his batteries better than his wind generators. He was thrilled.

I've been thinking of mounting one or two panels on an old pole-mount for a 8-foot satellite dish. It's been done before, and I already even have the controller to swing the dish. That's a fun idea for warmer weather.
 
Not all of us accept the premise that the environment is in danger.

The liberals, for their agendas to succeed, need people to feel like there is a crisis at all times that only government can solve.
 
Exactly...55 MILLION since 1973! nnalert, champions of gun control, shot themselves in the foot when they embraced that. So many would be young voters by now....
 
So... through that period of time, what was the minimum daily output for each array? How many days did the tracking array fall below 40 KWh?

Rod
 
How about this:

Productive people who contribute to society can have all the children they want.

Welfare rats can have all they want... After they have been self supporting for a year (see above).

Brad
 
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