happyjillin Posted December 25, 2021 Report Share Posted December 25, 2021 Edmonton weather forecast for Sunday. High -25C,low -36C with chance of flurries. [-40C=-40F] 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whipstock Posted December 26, 2021 Report Share Posted December 26, 2021 It's a good time to reflect on all the things we are lucky and thankful for having. Nice topic HJ.🖕 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudgirl Posted December 26, 2021 Report Share Posted December 26, 2021 My daughter has 4 ft. of snow on Vancouver Island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted December 26, 2021 Report Share Posted December 26, 2021 Snowing in Seattle. maybe an inch or two this Sunday morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted December 26, 2021 Report Share Posted December 26, 2021 Just remember "snow" is a four letter word. It is absolutely a glorious day here today. Lucky, lucky, lucky we are. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natasha Posted December 26, 2021 Report Share Posted December 26, 2021 14 hours ago, mudgirl said: My daughter has 4 ft. of snow on Vancouver Island. WHERE on the island? Above or below Courtney??? Thinking of friends family from Duncan south. For those who don't know, Vancouver Island is the best and mildest weather in all of Canada..... usually 21 hours ago, happyjillin said: Edmonton weather forecast for Sunday. High -25C,low -36C with chance of flurries. [-40C=-40F] Almost all of Alberta forecast wind chills of -40-50C for most of this WEEK. 🥶🥶🥶 (Alberta is directly above Montana...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyjillin Posted December 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Natasha said: Almost all of Alberta forecast wind chills of -40-50C for most of this WEEK. 🥶🥶🥶 (Alberta is directly above Montana...) Been there,done that. Never again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudgirl Posted December 26, 2021 Report Share Posted December 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Natasha said: WHERE on the island? Above or below Courtney??? Thinking of friends family from Duncan south. Courtenay. Merville, actually, but same thing, Comox Valley. They've been having to dig their cars out every day and the doors and locks are frozen shut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringohombre Posted December 26, 2021 Report Share Posted December 26, 2021 3 hours ago, mudgirl said: Courtenay. Merville, actually, but same thing, Comox Valley. They've been having to dig their cars out every day and the doors and locks are frozen shut. What happened to GLOBAL WARMING!!! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dichosalocura Posted December 26, 2021 Report Share Posted December 26, 2021 Its now called climate change. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kam Posted December 26, 2021 Report Share Posted December 26, 2021 he missed the memo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringohombre Posted December 26, 2021 Report Share Posted December 26, 2021 10 hours ago, dichosalocura said: Its now called climate change. Yes..it has been called climate change for 3 billion years, mas o menos!!!! 1 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringohombre Posted December 26, 2021 Report Share Posted December 26, 2021 1 hour ago, kam said: he missed the memo Yes, I do ignore most memos...not a memo type of guy!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 We are more than lucky. This year, there has been only one really cloudy day in the entire month of December (so far). Not so lucky in Canada and keep in mind that these temperatures are in Celsius not Fahrenheit.... https://ca.yahoo.com/news/canada-records-temperature-below-51-022425414.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 52 minutes ago, Ferret said: We are more than lucky. This year, there has been only one really cloudy day in the entire month of December (so far). Not so lucky in Canada and keep in mind that these temperatures are in Celsius not Fahrenheit.... https://ca.yahoo.com/news/canada-records-temperature-below-51-022425414.html Overall though it does feel like we've had more cloudy weather this year and our solar power production is down from last year even though I cleaned the panels more often to keep them at top production. With the year nearly over we will produce about 7.8 MWh as opposed to 8.15 last year. Our highest year since installing the system was 8.22 and this year seems to mirror 2018 when we produced 7.78 MWh. Interestingly our data shows significant dips in production in June of that year and also this one, apparently due to a lot of cloudy weather (relatively speaking, for us). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunFan Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 12 minutes ago, Mainecoons said: Overall though it does feel like we've had more cloudy weather this year and our solar power production is down from last year even though I cleaned the panels more often to keep them at top production. With the year nearly over we will produce about 7.8 MWh as opposed to 8.15 last year. Our highest year since installing the system was 8.22 and this year seems to mirror 2018 when we produced 7.78 MWh. Interestingly our data shows significant dips in production in June of that year and also this one, apparently due to a lot of cloudy weather (relatively speaking, for us). And of course the panels drop in efficiency year over year. I wish CFE would be required to show me my accumulated megawatts. Then I wouldn't feel so guilty about using their grid for only 25 pesos a month. SunFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 I will never complain about clouds in June here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo1 Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 On 12/25/2021 at 2:47 PM, happyjillin said: Edmonton weather forecast for Sunday. High -25C,low -36C with chance of flurries. [-40C=-40F] According to my conversion chart -40C is -40F 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 32 minutes ago, SunFan said: And of course the panels drop in efficiency year over year. I wish CFE would be required to show me my accumulated megawatts. Then I wouldn't feel so guilty about using their grid for only 25 pesos a month. SunFan They are a little over 3 years old. Any drop in efficiency this soon will be minor. Agree about CFE. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneyBee Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Mainecoons said: Overall though it does feel like we've had more cloudy weather this year and our solar power production is down from last year even though I cleaned the panels more often to keep them at top production. With the year nearly over we will produce about 7.8 MWh as opposed to 8.15 last year. Our highest year since installing the system was 8.22 and this year seems to mirror 2018 when we produced 7.78 MWh. Interestingly our data shows significant dips in production in June of that year and also this one, apparently due to a lot of cloudy weather (relatively speaking, for us). Just curious, are you really talking about Mega Watts ? (one Mega Watt is one million Watts so its seems like a lot to me.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 8 Mega watts over a year is about 22 Kilo watts per day and assuming 10 hours of sun per day (there's more), that is only 2.2 Kilowatts per hour. Looking at these figures this way makes them look normal or small 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunFan Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 23 minutes ago, HoneyBee said: Just curious, are you really talking about Mega Watts ? (one Mega Watt is one million Watts so its seems like a lot to me.) Yup...megawatts. Photovoltaic and solar water heating here at Lakeside are a gift if you can afford the one-time upfront costs. I haven't paid anymore than the 25 pesos a month for electricity in the ten years since I got many panels. That includes a swimming pool and a pressure system. Five years ago during a kitchen renovation I switched to electric appliances. Now I use my heritage large propane tank to run my BBQ. I fill the propane tank each December whether I need to or not. SunFan (and now my moniker makes even more sense) 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 Yes. He's really talking Mega Watts. I have a small system with only five panels (rated at 350 watts per hour in perfect conditions). The system went in around the third week in February of 2018 and haven't paid more than 25 pesos a month (aka service charge) since ... this is the summary for the November 2021 report... Year-to-date production 2.54 MWh 10.2 MWh Lifetime production 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go Solar Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 Here's the ballpark math for those interested: A 2 kW size system (say 4 x 500 watt panels or equivalent) is rated to produce about 10 kWh per day, on a year round avg basis. So that is 600 kWh per 2 month CFE billing period, or 3600 kWh per year, and 3600 kWh = 3.6 MWh. As for the CFE credits, if you have a solar account, any credits you have are good on a 12 month rolling basis, and should be shown in the green info box on the back of the CFE bill; they are called "bolsa de energia" there. Some bills show it, others do not...... Or just drop in at the CFE office and ask for the current credit and past 12 month breakdown of credits & use of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunFan Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 46 minutes ago, Go Solar said: As for the CFE credits, if you have a solar account, any credits you have are good on a 12 month rolling basis, and should be shown in the green info box on the back of the CFE bill; they are called "bolsa de energia" there. Some bills show it, others do not...... Or just drop in at the CFE office and ask for the current credit and past 12 month breakdown of credits & use of them. 12 month only rolling credits? I no longer feel guilty about using the CFE grid for only 25 pesos a month. I'm touched I'm supporting AMLO's energy initiatives. SunFan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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