[quote=AN][quote=Navydoc]We just lit ours up last Thusday and it has become an obsession of mine to look at the inverter to see how much power we generated during the day, and to see how much my electric meter has run down since the install. When I threw the switch the meter said 594 Kwh, now it reads 570. Can’t wait for my next electric bill. Strange, isn’t it?[/quote]
Wow, how big is your system? Mine is a 3.8kWh system and peak summer months, it produces about 22-25 kWh per day. If your number is correct, that means your system is produce ~17.7MWh per month. Do you really use that much power?[/quote]

The system is 6.2 Kwh, 23 panels, but the panels are a bit bigger than industry standard. I must have a micro since they told me I can add panels if I need to. Has been generating 39-41 Kwh/day.

We noticed a big difference in our electricity bill after completing the pool in Feb, bill went from about $350 to almost 600, so the solar was a no-brainer. The biggest offender seems to be the hot tub. When we use it the pool pump runs and there is another dedicated pump for the auxillary jets. When we use it a lot we see a big differnce in the bill. I know the solar won’t do much for the gas portion, but I’m hoping it will generate enough to offset the gas a bit.

By the way, when do pools get warm around here? After 3 days of almost 100 degrees I expected my pool to be warmer than 75. I actually like it, but my wife’s family finds it a bit cold. Their calling us “The Resort”, and are wondering when the water’s going to warm up.