Energy flow graph showing grid and solar input and the various energy sinks in the house.

It will probably be a month or so before the house reaches the true neutral energy cost. However I had the first free tank of hot water today. About 4kWh of excess #solargeneration went into the hot water and almost 6kWh to the grid.

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California's Virtual Power Plants Demonstrate Growing Potential for Grid Support A significant demonstration of Distributed Energy Resource (DER) capabilities took place in California, as over 100,000 residential batteries combined to produce 1.3 gigawatts of power on a single Tuesday in July, supporting the state's energy grid and highlighting the growing potential of virtual power plants (VPPs).

California's Virtual Power Plants Demonstrate Growing Potential for Grid Support #CAISO #VirtualPowerPlants #CaliforniaGrid #DistributedEnergy #SolarGeneration #RenewableEnergy

US Energy Outlook Takes a Turn: Natural Gas Prices Remain High Despite Revised Forecast The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently revised its natural gas price forecast downward, citing increased production and inventory replenishment during the first half of the year. This adjustment also influenced the agency’s third-quarter price outlook. Despite the lowered forecast, natural gas prices are still anticipated to remain elevated compared to last summer, contributing to a projected 12% increase in U.S. wholesale electricity prices year-over-year. Wholesale power prices across 11 major pricing hubs are estimated to average just over $45 per megawatt-hour (MWh) from June through September, a jump from approximately $41/MWh during the same period last year. The PJM Interconnection, New York Independent System Operator (NYISO), and ISO-New England markets are expected to face the highest wholesale power costs this summer. PJM is specifically projected to average $57/MWh, a $10/MWh increase from last summer. NYISO and ISO-NE are expected to average $54/MWh and $49/MWh, respectively, compared to $42/MWh and $46/MWh in the prior summer. The eastern U.S. experienced a significant heat wave in late June, causing some wholesale power prices to reach triple-digit levels. While the EIA anticipates slightly cooler temperatures overall for the remainder of the summer compared to last year, subsequent heat waves could still drive prices upward. Conversely, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) market, specifically its SP15 zone, is expected to see some of the lowest wholesale power prices, averaging around $31/MWh, down from about $38/MWh last summer. CAISO's SP15 is among only three price hubs predicted to have lower average wholesale prices this summer, alongside the Mid-Columbia index in the Northwest and the Palo Verde index in the Southwest. Looking ahead, the EIA projects a substantial increase in solar generation, reaching 147 billion kWh by summer 2026, which is expected to surpass wind power, establishing solar as the leading source of renewable electricity generation during the summer months.

US Energy Outlook Takes a Turn: Natural Gas Prices Remain High Despite Revised Forecast #ISONE #EnergyOutlook #NaturalGasPrices #WholesalePower #RenewableEnergy #SolarGeneration

SOL-UTIONS Focused on the individual or household that is looking to become more self reliant, greener, or offset their energy needs.

Countries like #Switzerland have decided to utilise unused infrastructure to implement #solargeneration. They have taken rail tracks and put #solar in between the tracks utilising a previously useless chunk of real estate. No need to place #arrays in fields when you can just use things like rails.

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#RenewableEnergy #sustainability #windpower #solarpower #solarenergy #windenergy
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Biting wind but that bit of blue sky is helping my #SAD & all those free electrons mean we can heat the house & our local onshore & offshore wind turbines with be happy. Happy if the weather stays like this rather than the dreadful anticyclonic gloom #dunkelflaute
#solargeneration #renewableenergy

A glorious day for #solargeneration
16kWh produced by 12:30.
Batteries are full & exporting green electrons for others to use. Wish it would last; #StormBert is not welcome.
#SolarPV #energytransition #renewableenergy