
I made a point of ignoring the meter all month. August was a smash success. The moral of the story? Don’t watch the meter.

I made a point of ignoring the meter all month. August was a smash success. The moral of the story? Don’t watch the meter.

Yes, the sun came out more in February. But not enough. We generated just 79.7 percent of what we “should” have (according to the official PVwatts chart). At least that is better than the 70.5 percent rate of the previous two months.
Just how dismal has this winter been for making money from solar power? Consider the performance of our solar panels so far. They began operation November 23, 2011. They have not performed well.