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“Pa. electric rates to go down for some this summer” by Rachel McDevitt originally appeared on StateImpact Pennsylvania. May 5, 2023 – Some midstate electric customers could see more affordable bills this summer after a winter of high rates. Electric utilities will update their… Continue Reading “Pennsylvania Electric Rates Changing”
…and that’s just the energy production from our front roof solar panels! Monthly electric bill shows a $13 credit:
Latest Electric Bill Our 8.97kW rooftop solar panel system produced nearly twice as much electricity as we used in our home -and- approximately 375-miles of Chevy Bolt EV charging, during the 32-day billing period ended 4-27-23. According to the electric company, our average temperature for that… Continue Reading “Inflated Methane Prices Hit Residential Gas & Electric Bills”
Images: Screen captures from our Tesla Powerwall app, with yellow text added to provide further insights. NET METERING Since we have “net metering” with 1:1 “banking” of excess solar energy production, the kilowatt hours we have “banked” with our local utility, West Penn Power,… Continue Reading “EV charging with a home backup battery”
By Rachel McDevitt | StateImpact Pennsylvania | April 14, 2023 Clean energy advocates are highlighting a new interactive map that plots renewable energy projects in each of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties. PennEnvironment says the map shows the path forward for Pennsylvania to get to 100 percent locally-produced,… Continue Reading “Pennsylvania green group highlights renewable energy projects in all 67 counties”
GM just sent the latest monthly analysis of our 2019 Chevy Bolt… ENERGY EFFICIENCY Data is based on total miles driven since last email report. Meantime, our rooftop solar production was up 3 percent for most of that same period compared to last year,… Continue Reading “April 2, 2023 – Chevy Bolt EV Report”
Monday’s blue skies and cool temperatures resulted in our best energy production yet for 2023! Total solar energy production for the day was 42.7 kWh Out of that amount, nearly half (20 kWh) was sent to the grid. With net metering, those excess kilowatt… Continue Reading “First Day of Spring Delivers Highest Solar Production of 2023”
This story caught my eye a few days ago: Tesla has a home battery to sell you, with or without solar Tesla said this week that it’s now selling Powerwalls separately “in select US markets.” The company hasn’t put out an official list of… Continue Reading “Next Power Outage”
2021 proved yet again that clean energy is a key driver for Pennsylvania’s overall economic success and long-term growth. Pennsylvania’s clean energy sector was one of the fastest growing in the nation, propelling the Commonwealth into the top 10 of states with the most… Continue Reading “Pennsylvania’s clean energy sector one of the fastest growing in the United States”
Monthly savings of over $67 The latest GM monthly report on our 2019 Chevy Bolt indicates a 98 miles-per-gallon-equivalent over 741 miles of winter driving in February. Winter driving consumes more energy in the Bolt due to its use of resistance electricity to maintain… Continue Reading “Bolt Report – March 2023”