In the month of September we produced over 1.1MWh (Megawatt hours) on the farm. This month was quite active with tropical storms coming through the area, so we had much less sunlight than average. Living in the south east that does tend to happen some months, tropical storms can be quite active coming from the Atlantic ocean traveling inland.
One passed right over the farm dropping over 7.5 inches in a single day. And a few others passed by but mostly just gave us overcast skies.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Atlantic_hurricane_season
Because of this September was quite overcast. Maybe October will have more clear skies, time will tell.
Array A production stats:
PV: 483 kWh
Load: 1396.2 kWh
Grid Import: 964.4 kWh
Battery Charge: 218 kWh
Battery Discharge: 213.5 kWh
Array A build:
System Size = 5.5 kWp DC
Panels = Sungoldpower Monocryalline 60 cell (12 Panels, 450 Watts each)
Mounting System = Brightmount EG4 screwed into 6x6 timbers
Wiring: 1x 8 AWG 19 strand PV direct bury wire pair
Inverters = Sol-Ark 15k all-in-one (240V)
Estimated First Year Production
7,408 kWh
Battery Backup = 48 3.2v EVE LF280 LiFePO4 280AH batteries
Battery Management system = Daly Smart BMS 16S 48V 500A
Battery Capacity = 45.696 kWh (840AH)
Propane Generator = Briggs and Stratton Power Protect 26kw
Array B production stats:
PV: 715.8 kWh
Load: 1250.8 kWh
Grid Import: 628.6 kWh
Battery Charge: 301.8 kWh
Battery Discharge: 271.6 kWh
Array B build:
System Size = 9 kWp DC
Panels = Sungoldpower Monocryalline 60 cell (20 Panels, 450 Watts each)
Mounting System = Brightmount EG4 screwed into 6x6 timbers
Wiring: 2x 8 AWG 19 strand PV direct bury wire pair
Inverters = Sol-Ark 15k all-in-one (240V)
Estimated First Year Production
14,815 kWh
Battery Backup = 48 3.2v LiFePO4 290AH batteries (unknown brand)
Battery Management system = Daly Smart BMS 16S 48V 250A
Battery Capacity = 47.328 kWh (870AH)
Propane Generator = Briggs and Stratton Power Protect 22kw
Totals combined for all arrays:
1198.8 kWh (1.1 Mwh) produce for the month of September
Things you can do with 1198 kilowatt hours of power in a month:
You can have a LAN party every day 24 hours a day with three computers. Or 12 hours a day with six computers.
I can run over 25,000 Hive witness servers 24 hours a day.
I can run 0 ASIC Bitcoin miners.
I can run 3 1000w grow tents.
I can brew 119,800 cups of coffee. (required to run 25,000 Hive witness servers).
I can bake 399 meat loafs in an electric oven.
I can charge a hoverboard 479 times.
I can produce over 2396 pounds of marshmallows.
Notes: In October I am going through an overhaul of one of the arrays and will be adding a second 15k sol-ark inverter. This will allow me to balance loads better and will give me access to more solar power if I wanted to add panels.
We have also started adding agricultural limestone around the panels to help suppress weed growth. That is what that white stuff around the panels is.. not snow, too early for that lol.