Solaredge PV system generated 3,700 kWh
Victron PV system generated 2,296 kWh
Graig Fatha WT system generated 4,640 kWh (9.5 month year)
Total 10,636 kWh clean power generated, every way i look at this its my new PB total and also for each system too.
I've said quite a bit over the year about trying to cut out as much gas use as possible, started in March I think? Anyway, the gas use for 2022 including an active switch on of GCH system for Dec was 1,639kWh. That's down from the previous year of 11,385kWh (85% reduction). It had to go somewhere so my grid buy of electricity was 13,595kWh up 68% from previous year.
Combined grid buy was 15,234 kWh for the year 22 compared to 15,808 kWh in 21 so essentially a 3.6% combined consumption drop and flipping the power use from gas to electricity. A bit anticlimactic i know so better to compare it to back in the day (2016) when the combined grid buy figure was 36,138kWh!
A 58% (20,904 kWh) reduction in combined grid purchase comparing 2016 to 2022, that's a bit more like it!
This isn't meant to be a brag and as I type it you are seeing what i'm seeing, not done this before. We have travelled 12,000 miles in the EV, bought almost no diesel for the van (say 3 tanks in the year) and also the wood consumption for WBS has dropped significantly. I guess I am lead back to insulate, insulate, insulate again.
There is 14,908kWh unaccounted improvement there between 2016 and 2022, has to be the insulation works and change of lifestyle? Just goes to show..
The Victron system will have a full year run in its completed state for the first time in 2023 and I expect it to closely match the Solaredge system by year end. I sincerely hope that you guys had as good a year of PB's in 2022 if not better?
Last thing from me, I love the optimism inherent in Jan 23 colour and comparison to previous years, entirely random choice by the software but it does show how well the Victron system has improved my lot.
