It did not.
Sigh.
So here are the numbers:
Total Utility Electrical Use (how much we bought from our utility company): 12,683 kWh
Total PV Generation of our grid-tied system: 5,352 kWh
Total PV power returned to the grid (excess power we did not need): 2,056 kWh
Net Beverly Heights house consumption: 15,978 kWh.
So, we were at 33% in chasing net zero, for 2012.
And we had a fairly mild, sunny year.
Not this like year~ where our winter has already been pretty brutal on the lack of sun and a good number of cold days. If it is sunny, regardless of temperature, our house IS comfortable, heating up passively to over 20 C. The combination of no sunny days and cold weather really hurts- as we need to burn a lot of wood and/or turn on our electric heaters to keep comfortable.
But the good news is we consumed far less than our Hot2000 modelled consumption for space heating, hot water and appliance loads which predicted the total at 17,260 kWh.
And we consumed significantly less than a typical home that is the same square footage: 27,595 kWh, or 42% less!
In due course, we would like to add more PV and get to net zero. The hard part is known when we actually see/get an average weather year.
Very cool to see the data after a year. Is the tenant suite metered separately?
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Hey Sandra!
ReplyDeleteGood point! The above data INCLUDES the tenant suite consumption- so it helps our case that we are misery low consumers of energy!
You need mini splits and less windows. Pointless having so much insulation if you have that many windows. Wood stove is cheating and still you use 16000kwh, not impressed at all. It just shows architects dont always know what there doing, trust me I work with them all day. Qualifications are no substitute for experience, sorry!
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