Sustainable Neighbor

My Solar Panels have been operational for 6 days now. I love looking at all the production stats. Feel free to look at them yourself and the Solar Edge Kiosk .

Yesterday we finally got our solar panels installed. The timing was great because today has been really sunny. It is like the sun is beaming me down money. The purpose of the solar panels are threefold, to save money, to help the environment (part of loving our neighbors), and to enjoy the technology.  Technical Specs of my solar panels  18 Panels for a total of 5.76 KW  This is 24 amps at 240 volts.  My Nissan Leaf has a max charge rate of 6.6 KW or 27.5 amps at 240 volts This should provide 2/3 of my electrical needs for the year.  18 Panels fit nicely on our south facing roof I can expand the system if I want. I might build a solar pergola in the future especially if we buy a second electric car. Ohio Power Solutions estimates the panels to produce 7972 kWh annually  Ohio Power Solutions installed the system in one day. Location I live in Xenia, Ohio. The math behind solar panels varies greatly by state, no only for the amount of sunshine but the wa...