Solar for Homeowners - April 2009
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Learn how to read your electric bill and how solar electricity can help you offset the high cost of energy.
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Solar for Homeowners - April 2009
- 1. Solar for Homeowners April 2009
- 9. How does it works? Utility DC Disconnect AC Disconnect Home Sunlight strikes the cells. Cells convert sunlight into direct Current (DC). DC current flows into inverter. Inverter inverts DC into Alternating current (AC). AC is the electricity that powers your home or goes back to the utility.
- 15. Home with PV (front view) PV located here
- 16. Same Home with PV (side view)
- 17. Traditional Mono-Crystalline PV Panels (checker pattern)
- 18. Poly Crystalline PV Panels on flat roof with tilt kit
- 19. Poly Crystalline PV on a Ground Mount tilted for performance
- 20. Poly Crystalline PV on a Ground Mount tilted for performance Shade System production decrease
- 21. Poly Crystalline on a Tracker (system rotates to follow sun) Passive tracking system
- 22. Poly Crystalline on Trackers
- 25. Thin Film
- 29. What are the two biggest questions about solar? How much do I need? How much does it cost?
- 32. How to Read Your Electric Bill
- 34. Gas Charges
- 35. Taxes and Fees
- 36. Electric Charges
- 37. Electric Charges
- 41. Current Monthly Baseline Allowances Monthly Electric Baseline Allowances kWh per day (Based on a 30 day month) All Electric Home May 1 – Oct. 31 Nov. 1 – April 30 Coastal 294 498 Inland 348 573 Mountain 552 885 Desert 585 669 Monthly Electric Baseline Allowances kWh per day (Based on a 30 day month) Basic May 1 – Oct. 31 Nov. 1 – April 30 Coastal 306 324 Inland 354 345 Mountain 465 438 Desert 519 360
- 46. Bundled Charge DWR Bond Charge Electric Energy Charge
- 47. Baseline
- 48. 9.45 5.07 27.84 44.99
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- 54. 2006 Rate Increase in SCE territory Note: Tier 1 & Tier 2 did not increase Tier 3 increased 34% Tier 4 increased 58%. Tier 5 increased 59% Tier 5 authorized to increase 145%!
- 58. Do costs for electricity increase? Date Rate kWh $ Ave. kWh 1 Year % Increase Real Consumption Data in SDG&E territory! Data from real CSI Projects 5-Sep-06 DR 652 $102.79 $0.158 6-Sep-07 DR 663 $116.74 $0.176 11.7% 5-Nov-06 DR 1,315 $237.37 $0.181 6-Nov-07 DR 1,225 $262.84 $0.215 18.9% 6-Jan-06 DR 2,302 $440.95 $0.192 7-Jan-07 DR 2,323 $537.15 $0.231 20.7% 5-Sep-06 DR 2,215 $432.51 $0.195 6-Sep-07 DR 2,226 $548.59 $0.246 26.2%