Today was the perfect day for generating electricity from solar. Sure, it was blustery and cold but from a solar point of view you couldn’t ask for better conditions. The sun this time of year is hitting the panels at a sweet-spot angle, skies were absolutely cloudless, and the humidity was a low 22%. Thanks to these near-perfect conditions our solar PV system generated a whopping 23.4 kWh of electricity. In almost a year of having our panels I’ve never seen a higher total.

These absolutely clear days coupled with the fact that we haven’t had to run our air conditioner yet means that it’s more likely this time of year that we’ll bank more electricity than we use. The rest of the year we’ll cover 30-50% of our demand, so in essence our solar PV advantage will never be greater than right now. Continue reading →