Tag Archives: solar panels

solar nerds

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Sara & Ron

We have definitely become solar nerds. I’ve written before about timing and planning fires in the masonry stove based on the weather forecast. We’re definitely more skilled at this now than we were last year. This year’s mild winter has … Continue reading →

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pv production

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Sara & Ron

Yesterday we got our second electricity bill after the solar photovoltaic panels got installed. Our first bill was actually a credit. Well, not quite. The company still charges a monthly fee for being connected to the grid. So even if … Continue reading →

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triple threat

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Sara & Ron

Today is extremely gray, cloudy, and rainy. Seems like a perfect day to write about the triple threat of solar energy since we have so little. We continue to be impressed by passive solar. It’s amazing what orienting the house … Continue reading →

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one year(ish)

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Sara & Ron

We’ve been in the house for just more than a year now. I missed the exact one-year anniversary because a) I couldn’t remember the Great Moving Day of 2014; and b) I didn’t bother to look in old blog entries … Continue reading →

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