Well, let me me catch you up on what's been going down. Overall, I haven't done much of anything on the home energy efficiency front. I've just let the solar panels and my HVAC thriftiness take that over. We did tear down and install a new deck and screened in porch. When doing that I removed an old door in my living room and replaced it with a window. When I replaced that door with the window, I made sure I caulked and foamed it up very well around the new frame. I insulated with some extra extruded polystyrene panels effectively putting in R-20. And the window is low-e too. I'm hoping that may fix an issue over there where it's always felt cool in the winter. Only time will tell.
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| Pic of the Door-to-window replacement in progress. Pic shows the frame and window installed, the air gap foamed, awaiting insulation. Of course, kid toys are in the pic. |
Below are the results of the last couple months....
June 1 - July 1, 2014
Power Consumed = 613 kWh (2013 = 462 kWh)
Solar Produced = 203 kWh; Tigo broken, TED estimate)
Billing Days = 30
Average Daily Power Consumption = 20.43 kWh/day (vs. 16.50 kWh or 23.8% increase in usage)
Bill= $75.02 (vs $54.62 in 2013)
July 1 - August 1, 2014
Power Consumed = 600 kWh (2013 = 631 kWh)
Solar Produced = 188 kWh
Billing Days = 31
Average Daily Power Consumption = 19.35 kWh/day (vs. 20.35 kWh or 4.9% decrease in usage)
Bill= $73.82 (vs. $70.78 in 2013)
August 1 - September 1, 2014
Power Consumed = 525 kWh (2013 = 771 kWh)
Solar Produced = 198 kWh
Billing Days = 31
Average Daily Power Consumption = 16.94 kWh/day (vs. 23.36 kWh or 27.5% decrease in usage)
Bill=$66.16 vs $84.14 in 2013)
Overall for those 3 months, my usage decreased by about 6.7% versus 2013. This month I'm trending to be very close to the same as 2013. Maybe some day when the kids are older I'll be able to set the thermostat back to my old settings. Unless my wife has something to say about that...
