American energy use [RE-wrenches]

[Joel Davidson]

I know Michael does not like back-and-forths, but I just can't resist saying
"Enjoy the good life with renewable energy!"

"David Palumbo, Independent Power & Light" wrote:

> Joel,
>
> Our off-grid PV/Micro-hydro home (family of five with frequent relatives and
> friends living with us).
> 250 kwh/month consumption.
> 110 kwh/month from high head Harris turbine.
> 140 kwh/month from 2.8 kw PV array.
>
> Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joel Davidson [mailto:joeldavidson at earthlink.net]
> Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 10:47 AM
> To: RE-wrenches at topica.com
> Subject: Re: American energy use [RE-wrenches]
>
> Thank you, Darrin, for hunting up the DOE chart. I'll bet some wrenches
> live very energy efficiently. Could you all please take a quick moment to
> post your (1) average monthly electric consumption and (2) your RE system
> and (3) the RE monthly contribution. Here it the data on my home and
> office.
> 1. 470 kWh/month consumption
> 2. 32 each SP70 modules net metered through an SW4048 inverter
> 3. 242 kWh/month from PV
> See http://www.solarsolar.com/solarkwh.html
>
> mrousso at urbanrefuge.com wrote:
>
> > I have found that in So. Cal. the average home uses
> > around 600 - 800 kwh/mo, so in the 20+ kwh/day range.
> > The definition of an energy efficient home is up for
> > debate, so I don't know how to respond to that part of
> > the question.
> >
> > Mo
> >
> > =====
> > Mo Rousso
> > Urban Refuge, Inc. - A Solar Energy Company
> > 760.451.9374 (v) 760.451.9784 (f) 760.845.8843 (c)
> > mrousso at urbanrefuge.com
> > www.urbanrefuge.com
> >
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