OVERKILL
$100 Site Donor 2021
Originally Posted by JeffKeryk
Originally Posted by Farnsworth
PGE is expensive and was doing well. They have a huge system to maintain, and gas lines especially are getting old. Costs a fortune to replace and maintain gas lines. Palo Alto and Santa Clara have their own utilities, government run of sorts, and their rates are less than half PGE, or were a few years ago. But they have only a town to maintain.
Isn't that watts you are talking about not Kwh? 7000 watts makes sense but 7000kwh is a total not the rate of output.
You are correct; thanks.
I reviewed the proposal:
System Size: 5.1 kW
Estimated Production: 7,356 kWh
17 panels and 1 inverter
Obviously they anticipate a much higher CF than at more northernly latitudes, as those numbers yield a CF of ~17%, which is much higher than even commercial tracking systems up here, which are around 14%. That system, would be, perfectly mounted, capable of ~5,360kWh in southern Canada (12%). More typical yield (rooftop) which can be around 9%, would be 4,020kWh.
Originally Posted by Farnsworth
PGE is expensive and was doing well. They have a huge system to maintain, and gas lines especially are getting old. Costs a fortune to replace and maintain gas lines. Palo Alto and Santa Clara have their own utilities, government run of sorts, and their rates are less than half PGE, or were a few years ago. But they have only a town to maintain.
Isn't that watts you are talking about not Kwh? 7000 watts makes sense but 7000kwh is a total not the rate of output.
You are correct; thanks.
I reviewed the proposal:
System Size: 5.1 kW
Estimated Production: 7,356 kWh
17 panels and 1 inverter
Obviously they anticipate a much higher CF than at more northernly latitudes, as those numbers yield a CF of ~17%, which is much higher than even commercial tracking systems up here, which are around 14%. That system, would be, perfectly mounted, capable of ~5,360kWh in southern Canada (12%). More typical yield (rooftop) which can be around 9%, would be 4,020kWh.