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Net-Zero Electric Usage

February 13, 2021February 13, 2021

Net-Zero Electric Usage

Hey Folks! We checked in on our electricity usage and found that even in winter we are, indeed, operating at net-zero for electricity usage after our late July 2020 upgrade to a total 25kW solar panel system.

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Thanks again to the Wheaton Franciscan Sisters for partnering with us on this project to live out the Catholic social teaching to care for creation!

 

End of Day One

Panels installed, now to wire them into the inverters!

Earlier in the day The “guts” of a solar panel–pretty simple Wiring inside to the inverters, battery, and data manager

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