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Residential Solar Project: Review of the First Year
We’ve officially been generating solar power for one year at our British Columbia home! There has been a lot to learn through this process. As we reflect on what it has been like to have solar panels on our house, I’m taking a look at the stats for how much energy we have been creating. The Year in Numbers Our solar panel installation was completed August 1, 2019 so I’m using the period of August to July each year for comparison purposes. See below for a summary of our results. I really like numbers and spreadsheets so feel free to skip past if you don’t! The ‘Reduction in usage’ line…
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Understanding Solar Panels and FAQs
Ever wondered what it's like to have solar panels? Check out our latest blog post to find out how solar panel performance is monitored and how it impacts your utility bill!
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Residential Solar Project
How We Ended Up With Solar Panels I’ve been struggling with what to write for this post as there is so much I could say about why we did something as drastic as a solar panel installation on our roof. I could talk about what it’s like in terms of day to day impact on our hydro bill, the process to actually getting to panels, and addressing the big question: is it actually worth it? So I’ll start at the beginning because maybe you have fluctuating energy bills, like we did, and you don’t know why, or maybe your bills are much higher than you’d like and you’re looking for…
