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No, but it’s enough that last year my total usage bill was $165 and this year tracking about the same. 2460 SF all electric house except for the propane standby generator.
Where I live many people have home solar systems, but few are off grid with storage batteries. Most do net metering connected to a power company. When the system is producing power, it goes into the grid and the meter spins backwards. When the house demand is greater than the system is producing, the meter spins forward. The bill is adjusted accordingly. My neighbor gets a check from the electric company every six months because his system produces more than he uses.
It is sunny and dry in NM, much more so than here.
Right . . . ask how the water is there . . .
They still generate excess power during the rainy season. Cloudy weather still generates power. Only darkness shuts down the power generation. The systems are of course less effective during cloudy days. But that’s when some is purchased from the power company. Better to buy power sometimes than everyday. We get more cloudy and wintry days than I think most people realize.
How is the water supply doing?
I’m grid tied so no storage. Panels, microinverters and time of use meter. I’m in a 120 MPH wind zone so footings and structure are pretty heavy. If I was just 200 yards further north I would have been out of it. Footings are 24” diameter and 4’ deep. I’m a General Contractor and did the entire install myself so no labor or equipment costs. Total cost was just under $16K before 26% rebate. Call it $12K or $1.60 per watt.
Dry this spring like every spring. In July the monsoon rains come and it greens up again. We get winter snow and summer rain, dry spring and fall. Like for the past 50 years I’m familiar with.
