$500 and a free iPad2

So go to sungevity.com, click on iQuote put in your address and other information add my name or referral number 27596 and get an extra 500 dollars back after installation and a free iPad2. Very cool! You will be glad you did, all my friends and neighbors are. See previous blogs with Robert’s installation and [...]

August 18 solar panel results

My classroom air conditioner started breaking down 2 weeks ago and Monday stopped working period.  Maybe tomorrow it will get fixed. It is not fun teaching in a room that is over 90 degrees with stagnant air and no breeze. It will be fine soon. Onward and forward. I put 2 fans in my room [...]

3.2 kW

Yes, it is Friday and there were clouds and fog and sun and heat. Look at this graph below and see. Also the highest point of the graph 3.2 was much higher than any of the last month. Go figure. Comments?

8/11/11 solar panel output results

Here are the results for 8/11/11. The two days 8/10 and 11 have very similar graphs. More solar articles starting tomorrow, stay tuned. Robert, said his total electric bill for the year will be wonderfully low, just as mine will be.

August 8 and 9 solar panel results

More hot days out here in the Inland Empire. Par for the course for mid-August. My panels work without any worry as always. Some teachers at work asked me about my iPad and that led into the solar panel discussion. They had not heard of solar leasing so I explained a little, but did not [...]

August is my 1st anniversary month

As of today I am on track to make 685 kWh this month. We will see at the end of the month. At the end of the month my system is a year older (born – August 25, 2010). Wow!  

Hot! Hot! Hot!

Oh boy it is hot here, over 100 many days now. Yes, I know in Texas it has been hot for months. Our rabbits had to come in and enjoy the air conditioning, watch some TV, vegetable garden shows, smile. I read online somewhere that a company has invented a solar panel that not only [...]

Mr. Pip and his solar electric bill

I visited Robert (mr. pip) yesterday and he showed his electric bill to me. He is using less than a 1/3 of the power he used to use and has stayed in tier 1 every month since he went solar, just like me. His bill was $20 or so. He said he had made over [...]

Solar panel results for 7/29/11

Here is the solar graph for 7/29/11. Still on vacation. Enjoy!

At the beach

Today was my at the beach day. Mmmmm. So relaxing watching the waves and hearing the sounds of the ocean. Yes, still on unpaid vacation. Most teachers in the USA don’t get paid vacations. If we wanted paid vacations we would have to move to Europe or Australia. Smile. My solar panels will be one [...]