You're right, I did calculate that wrong! That was more like 2 megawatts
PER MONTH!
The SRP mobile app shows that from November 2023 until October 2024 I used
58 megawatts.
I attached a screen shot.
I was joking about being "on a list" but we do get fairly constant
reminders from SRP about using less power and "going green" so there's that.
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Thanks,
Alexander
Sent from my Google Pixel 7 Pro
On Thu, Nov 28, 2024, 06:49 <
techlists@phpcoderusa.com> wrote:
> On 2024-11-27 17:56, Snyder, Alexander J via PLUG-discuss wrote:
> > I'm on someone's Excel spreadsheet at SRP, with the sheet called
> > "Assholes".
> >
>
> How did you get on that list?
>
> AND
>
> How did you discover you were on that list?
>
>
>
> > I use, at my last check, like 2 megawatts per year, or something
> > obscene like that.
> >
> > Powering my server stack is a part of that, but it's probably not that
> > impactful. The two A/C, pool, pool heater/cool (like a third A/C unit)
> > ... And my wife keeps the house around 68F all year ... Soooooo.
>
> 68 is cold!!
>
> I home office so I have at least one PC on all the time. I have a Win10
> laptop that I use often. SRP tells me I use less electricity than
> average. Maybe what makes the difference is I do not have a pool.
>
>
> >
> > I really do want solar, but my wife says that project isn't until the
> > late 20s, at best, probably early 2030s.
>
> Who knows maybe the technology might be better then. Then again there
> is the opportunity cost of delaying.
>
>
> >
> > I really want the redundant A/B power supplies with the red cords and
> > black cords.
> >
> > I'm the king of "Isn't that a bit excessive for a homelab?" ... So I
> > think this is right up my alley!
> >
> > ---
> > Thanks,
> > Alexander
> >
> > Sent from my Google Pixel 7 Pro
> >
> > On Wed, Nov 27, 2024, 11:01 Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss
> > <plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
> >
> >> So solar usually pairs best with some level of power storage. and
> >> amazon has some amazing options going right now for far less than
> >> what you are getting quoted.
> >>
> >> Just the fast search comes up with this kit for a ton less than you
> >> are getting quoted.
> >> Bear in mind you will have to add in the cost of connecting it to
> >> your panel, but still an interesting baseline.
> >>
> >> On Wed, Nov 27, 2024 at 12:41 PM George Toft via PLUG-discuss
> >> <plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
> >>
> >>> A friend was looking into solar with a Tesla wall (battery). I
> >>> looked at
> >>> her APS bill - it was $120/month. They were seriously considering
> >>> spending $25K to cut down on the peak demand charge. The most they
> >>> would
> >>> save was $20/month. That's an ROI that would never be achieved.
> >>>
> >>> I have solar. APS invited me to buy a battery and they would pay
> >>> me
> >>> $1250 if I let them manage it. The battery was quoted at $15K.
> >>> Yeah, no.
> >>> So let's say I use the battery to keep my 4pm-7pm APS draw
> >>> minimized,
> >>> what is my ROI? Looking at my past bills, my peak demand charge
> >>> ranges
> >>> from $5 to $121 per month. Let's average that out to $65/month. So
> >>> $15K
> >>> to save $65/month gives me an ROI of 230 months. It will be less
> >>> due to
> >>> APS price increases, but that's still 15-20 years out, and by then
> >>> the
> >>> battery would need to be replaced, nullifying any notion of an
> >>> ROI.
> >>>
> >>> Regards,
> >>>
> >>> George Toft
> >>>
> >>> On 11/26/2024 3:31 PM, Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss wrote:
> >>>> Hi,
> >>>>
> >>>> I have been curious about solar for sometime.
> >>>>
> >>>> I am looking at my electric bill and I use less than 600k watts
> >>> a
> >>>> month for 1/2 the year.
> >>>>
> >>>> My math does not seem to work out.
> >>>>
> >>>> 1) Convert 600000 watts at 120 volts * .1 = 60,000 watts at 12
> >>> volts.
> >>>> 2) 60,000 watts divided by 30 = 2000 watts at 12 volts per day.
> >>>> 3) If I can harvest solar for 4 hours a day that is 2000/4 = 500
> >>> watts
> >>>> at 12 volts.
> >>>>
> >>>> That means I only need 500 watts of solar. This does not take
> >>> into
> >>>> consideration loss of power in the system.
> >>>>
> >>>> If the system losses 30% then I need around 715 watts of solar
> >>> panels
> >>>> to meet my needs.
> >>>>
> >>>> I was expecting a lot more.
> >>>>
> >>>> Any help is much appreciated!!
> >>>>
> >>>> Keith
> >>>>
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> >> --
> >> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you
> >> from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze
> >> button.
> >>
> >> Stephen
> >>
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