tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post5461832363449651342..comments2024-02-27T03:14:00.412-06:00Comments on From the Canyon Edge: My First Year of Solar PowerDustin Kirklandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12464590128908584782noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post-11465440652669247002010-09-20T01:41:35.739-05:002010-09-20T01:41:35.739-05:00I'd love to. I need to get my Debian maintain...I'd love to. I need to get my Debian maintainership... High up on my to-do list.Dustin Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12464590128908584782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post-16393460764676594042010-09-20T00:35:27.965-05:002010-09-20T00:35:27.965-05:00What about uploading aurora to Debian too?What about uploading aurora to Debian too?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post-38822778620958646602010-09-16T13:32:40.875-05:002010-09-16T13:32:40.875-05:00Definitely static; does not track the sun.
And ye...Definitely static; does not track the sun.<br /><br />And yes, the tax benefit was nice. Nice to get a little of my hard earned dollars back :-)Dustin Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12464590128908584782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post-42621530394644989462010-09-16T12:38:31.453-05:002010-09-16T12:38:31.453-05:00I keep thinking I'd like to go solar, not beca...I keep thinking I'd like to go solar, not because I'm a green-nut, but it's just plain techno-cool. Everytime I look at my paycheck and see how much I've paid in taxes this year, I can't help but think I could have bought a SWEET array this year... We get descent sun here at 42 Deg North, it would be worth it.<br /><br />Is your array static or does it track the sun? I'm assuming static, based on some of your fluctuation remarks. I wonder what sun tracking would do to your breakeven point?Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00827657971279272142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post-2449351511651752502010-09-16T10:00:08.646-05:002010-09-16T10:00:08.646-05:00First, it's a house and not an apartment.
Sec...First, it's a house and not an apartment.<br /><br />Second, heating the place isn't the problem, in Austin, TX... It's cooling.<br /><br />My winter electric bills are very low. It's the rest of the year, when it's 100F/40C, and electricity is cranking hard on the air conditioner.<br /><br />:-DustinDustin Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12464590128908584782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post-51932124714141204522010-09-16T06:11:34.870-05:002010-09-16T06:11:34.870-05:00When i sum it up and interpreted correctly you nee...When i sum it up and interpreted correctly you needed around 24000kWh a year ???<br />Are you running a greenhouse with lamps, or a server farm?<br />I use around 2000kWh a year and my appartment is even heated by electricity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post-11089133336880203302010-09-15T18:57:23.523-05:002010-09-15T18:57:23.523-05:00@Ted Simth: Despite the British weather it's p...@Ted Simth: Despite the British weather it's probably still worth it financially because of the feed-in tariff of 41.3p/kWh. Sunniest area is Cornwall, getting progressively less sunnier the further north. If you've got a decent bit of roof you can get a good return on investment from this.Donald Allwrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17115246501674171743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post-66068912029051338372010-09-15T15:56:28.018-05:002010-09-15T15:56:28.018-05:00If it weren't for the rubbish British weather,...If it weren't for the rubbish British weather, I'd follow suit. Trouble is we have more cloud and rain than sun!!Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08249775061856440655noreply@blogger.com