Re:Not paying electricity for an entire year with Tesla Sola...
by tzs on Saturday July 29, 2023 @01:00PM
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You are using about 1200 kWh per year? That seems quite low.
My desktop computer (2017 27" iMac), router, network switch, a Thunderbolt drive enclosure with 3 SSD drives, and a Hue hub averages 80 watts. That's 700 kWh per year right there.
If I'm quick in the shower I'm done in 3 minutes, using around 6 gallons of hot water. It takes 740 watts to heat 6 gallons of water from the temperature it comes out of my well to my shower temperature and I shower at least daily, so if my electric water heater was 100% efficient and its insulation was so good that there was no loss of heat from the tank to surrounding air that would be another 270 kWh per year.
My electric clothes dryer is 5600 W. That takes about an to dry a week's worth of clothes. That's another 290 kWh per year.
So that's brought me to 1280 kWh per year for just some modest computing, a short daily hot shower, and drying my clothes after washing.
Add in a 50 watt fan to circulate air in the house, running 12 hours a day. That's another 220 kWh.
My desktop computer (2017 27" iMac), router, network switch, a Thunderbolt drive enclosure with 3 SSD drives, and a Hue hub averages 80 watts. That's 700 kWh per year right there.
If I'm quick in the shower I'm done in 3 minutes, using around 6 gallons of hot water. It takes 740 watts to heat 6 gallons of water from the temperature it comes out of my well to my shower temperature and I shower at least daily, so if my electric water heater was 100% efficient and its insulation was so good that there was no loss of heat from the tank to surrounding air that would be another 270 kWh per year.
My electric clothes dryer is 5600 W. That takes about an to dry a week's worth of clothes. That's another 290 kWh per year.
So that's brought me to 1280 kWh per year for just some modest computing, a short daily hot shower, and drying my clothes after washing.
Add in a 50 watt fan to circulate air in the house, running 12 hours a day. That's another 220 kWh.
How are you getting by on 1200 kWh per year?