Mild Jun in NorCal

[getakey]

mostly very mild June - even some rain
Yesterday I used 9.2 kWh from the grid and sent 43.3 kWh back
Saturday was cloudy so not as good
Friday 7.6 kWh from grid and 51.1 back

 

[skepticcyclist]

Here in the coastal slopes in SoCal we have not seen the sun in 2 months. May gray and June gloom are in full force

 

[aesculus]

mostly very mild June - even some rain
Yesterday I used 9.2 kWh from the grid and sent 43.3 kWh back
Saturday was cloudy so not as good
Friday 7.6 kWh from grid and 51.1 back

Are you using Export Everything or is this just solar production during peak?

 

[getakey]

Are you using Export Everything or is this just solar production during peak?

The export is the excess Solar I produced all day long. Anything that the PWs or House could not use. The grid use was all at night. since the days are mild, I'm not using AC. Unusual for June

 

[aesculus]

The export is the excess Solar I produced all day long. Anything that the PWs or House could not use. The grid use was all at night. since the days are mild, I'm not using AC. Unusual for June

OK. What mode are you in, Self Powered?

 

[getakey]

OK. What mode are you in, Self Powered?

I'm on TOU and I created a custom Rate Plan. I'm still on EV1-A so my Peak is 2pm to 9pm on weekdays. I moved the start to 4:30pm as I didn't want PWs coming on that early. I can get enough arbitrage during that reduced Peak to zero out my True-up

 

[dailo]

Haven't done the math, but even with the lower production I think I am still ahead since haven't had to turn on the AC yet.

 

[skepticcyclist]

Here in the coastal slopes in SoCal we have not seen the sun in 2 months. May gray and June gloom are in full force

And for the first time in days and only the third time in over 2 months, the sun is now finally out. It took until 2:30 pm today. But at least we got some sun for some of the day.

 

[ptdusn]

I am LOVING the FACT that here in AZ the temps have been WAY below normal!! Allowing us to continue running the house on the PVs in day and the PWs at night, even with the A/C now running!!

 

[getakey]

I was hoping we would make it through June without hitting 90, but forecast is for 90 and 91 on Thurs/Fri

 

[h2ofun]

I was hoping we would make it through June without hitting 90, but forecast is for 90 and 91 on Thurs/Fri

I am 89, keeping my fingers crossed. Boy is it humid, and overcast today!!!

 

[charlesj]

Gloom and doom here. Last month, May, is in last place of 12 Mays logged. This month looks abysmal, most likely 12th place as well for the month of June.

 

[skepticcyclist]

And for the first time in days and only the third time in over 2 months, the sun is now finally out. It took until 2:30 pm today. But at least we got some sun for some of the day.

And of course those few sunny hours lasted only a few hours. No sun at all today. Keep in mind, I live 30 miles from the coast and lived here for 50 years. Don't ever recall a May and June gloom this persistent. We will get the occasional all day June gloom, but most of the time it is just morning overcast and fog with the afternoon being sunny.

 

[aesculus]

April, May and June are my months to recapture all the energy I used during the winter. So not only was winter 2x more in heating costs than normal, these spring months are going to be 3x less than optimal for recapture, so my true up in July is going to be brutal.

 

[ucmndd]

We are raking in the credits hand over fist here in the Sierra foothills. Production has been a bit lower given the highly unusual cloud cover and some afternoon thunderstorms, but the mild temps make up for that and then a whole lot more. We're usually deep into AC territory and have had a smattering of 100 degree days by now - we've barely run the AC at all this year. I actually turned it on today just to dehumidify things a bit as it was getting a little sticky from all this moisture in the air.

Wild weather year.

 

[h2ofun]

We are raking in the credits hand over fist here in the Sierra foothills. Production has been a bit lower given the highly unusual cloud cover and some afternoon thunderstorms, but the mild temps make up for that and then a whole lot more. We're usually deep into AC territory and have had a smattering of 100 degree days by now - we've barely run the AC at all this year. I actually turned it on today just to dehumidify things a bit as it was getting a little sticky from all this moisture in the air.

Wild weather year.

Agree, amazingly cool spring so far. I have the windows open now and the whole house running. Trick is the mornings have been getting into the low 60's. Support to be real hot today and tomorrow, and then it gets back to 70 monday, which a low of 49. Playing the game to try and keep the AC mostly off for as long as I can. 15% back from PGE is better than nothing

 

[jboy210]

Agree, amazingly cool spring so far. I have the windows open now and the whole house running. Trick is the mornings have been getting into the low 60's. Support to be real hot today and tomorrow, and then it gets back to 70 monday, which a low of 49. Playing the game to try and keep the AC mostly off for as long as I can. 15% back from PGE is better than nothing

I am playing the same game in the East Bay. It's overcast and cool in the evening and mornings, so we leave some windows open starting around 6 PM. Around 10AM we close everything up. So far zero A/C needed.

 

[getakey]

turns out it did not make it to 90 yesterday or today. So we may get through June without hitting 90. No 90 in the forecast through the 25th

 

[yblaser]

Woke up to sunshine today for the first time in weeks!

 

[skepticcyclist]

Woke up to sunshine today for the first time in weeks!

Same here. Technically it was foggy until about 6:30 am.