08-27-2007, 01:24 PM
If you currently have an electric bill (for this you have to be on grid)look at the KWH (kilowatthours) that you are billed. The Helco bill has a usage profile at the bottom of the blue section. This will give you your monthly KWH (kilowatt hours) used, & also breaks it down to an ave. daily rate (ours is 5.5-7.5 KWH per day over the last year) Your electric meter can give you a spot check, depending on the type. Some digital units actually have an instantaneously KW (kilowatt) reading, others you must look at the spinning wheels.
Along with the Kilowatt rating of the generation system, you also must look at the storage system (most public electric suppliers do not have passive storage like batteries, but use active storage in dammed water, or can vary their fuel load to account for peak demands - this is system used on island by Helco) &/or your fuel generator - like the Genpac David installed.
If you are on grid, the home show at the mall had a new company that is offering residential users the oppurtunity to lease their roof for solar installation (much like the SunEdison system on Island Naturals Pahoa store) Check them out at:
www.Powur.com/SavingSolar
If you are interested in wind power, there was one system at the home show at the mall - Windpower NOW had the Pacwind system: www.pacwind.net
Edited by - carey on 08/27/2007 17:34:11
Along with the Kilowatt rating of the generation system, you also must look at the storage system (most public electric suppliers do not have passive storage like batteries, but use active storage in dammed water, or can vary their fuel load to account for peak demands - this is system used on island by Helco) &/or your fuel generator - like the Genpac David installed.
If you are on grid, the home show at the mall had a new company that is offering residential users the oppurtunity to lease their roof for solar installation (much like the SunEdison system on Island Naturals Pahoa store) Check them out at:
www.Powur.com/SavingSolar
If you are interested in wind power, there was one system at the home show at the mall - Windpower NOW had the Pacwind system: www.pacwind.net
Edited by - carey on 08/27/2007 17:34:11