Happy Earth Day!

30 kWh for Earth Day

Over 1.5 million watts so far

It was great to get home tonight from the frozen northlands (Milwaukee). Here's a perfect 30 kWh chart for today and a total production so far of just over 1,500,000 watts! Kaco says that's the equivalent of saving over 1 ton of CO2 or planting 5 trees. Well, I planted 100 trees in the last couple of weeks, so I'm way ahead.

Paperwork Wrap Up

I met Pat and Lee for lunch at La Provence for a final wrap up of the NM state solar paperwork. It was literally the first time we could all three get together since the system was turned on.  After we ate, they presented me with an incredibly detailed notebook full of all the documentation associated with out solar project. What a great idea! All the information is right there--manuals, proposals, contracts, etc. They even included examples of how to fill out the state and federal tax forms to ensure I get the full solar credit. Also, they're delivering the state solar forms to Santa Fe...I didn't do anything but sign them! Once again I have to say it; don't give these folks your business if you enjoy hassles, b/c there just aren't any that you, the customer, have to concern yourself with...they do it all for you! Pat likes to say that it should be easy to go solar, and with Better World, it certainly is. Okay, I'll stop gushing now.

Hooray for Generac

The high winds we experienced yesterday (gusts to 70 mph) knocked down 8 power poles around 1:00 pm, leaving 4000 homes without power for about 21 hours. Ours was not among them, thanks to our generator which performed flawlessly in its first real-world test. We were the envy of our cold, dark neighbors.