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I got solar last year, so ots been interesting to see how habits change (or dont). The first stuff was obvious. Our hot water and pool pump were already on tim
by bruce511 2y ago
I got solar last year, so ots been interesting to see how habits change (or dont).
The first stuff was obvious. Our hot water and pool pump were already on timers so those were switched from night to day. Now on sunny days that's a free.
We've moved the dishwasher from night to day. The washing machine was already on day, so no change there.
We gave a small (5kva) battery so a chunk of our evening usage is covered.
There are a few other more subtle habits, harder to spot, and perhaps with more limited gains. Some random oven usage (for not-meal things) is more likely to happen during a sunny day,that sort of thing.
So yes habits have changed, and obviously our grid usage is massively reduced (by about 70%). But equally were not anal about it - things still run when they need to run.
Disclaimer: this is anecdote, not data and ymmv. But saving money is a powerful motivator.
- kelnos 2y ago> Some random oven usage (for not-meal things) Curious: aside from running a cleaning cycle or seasoning a cast iron pan (both of which are at least meal-adjacent), what other non-meal things happen in an oven?
- BrutalCoding 2y agoReflowing PCB’s is one thing I can think of.
- Perz1val 2y agoI interpreted "non-meal" as anything except breakfast, dinner, supper. Like a cake
- Arrath 2y agoYeah that was my take on it as well.