I picked up our second 2012 Nissan Leaf on Saturday, January 28. It was definitely worth waiting for. Kevin Murphy of Ben Mynatt Nissan on the right sold both Leafs. The first Cayenne Red 2012 went to my wife, Kat, and the Ocean Blue 2012 SL shown is my new baby. It is absolutely [...]
Nissan is reported to be working on a home adapter to allow a Leaf EV to provide power to a home, according to (click to read stories referenced) [Bloomberg and PC World via Consumer Reports] So perhaps sometime this year our Leafs could stand in as a generator!
It occurred to me a while back that with a portable or plug-connected Level-2 charger, such as the Leviton Evr-Green 160, any RV Park could be a charging station for an electric vehicle. This really increases the coverage for someone with a portable station. Apparently, someone else has thought of this too. Read the story [...]
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We powered up our second electric vehicle charging station today! It is a General Electric WattStation made in Mebane, North Carolina. I was really pleased to know that this product was made in the USA and even better about 100 miles from my home in NC. The WattStation is a level 2 charger. It charged [...]
Story on our solar powered all-electric car by the Catawba Center for the Environment Campaign for Clean Air: http://www.campaignforcleanair.org/news-reader/items/salisbury-family-powers-car-with-solar-rays.html
Net Metering with our solar has really worked out well. In April of 2011 we carried 38 kWh over into May (meaning we made more electricity than we used). In May 2011, our total electricity used amounted to less than $6.00. Total savings per day amounts to around $4.00 (per day).
Interconnection Approved for Second 2.8 kW Array! We received permission from Duke Energy to turn on our second 2.8 kW solar array at 1 PM today. This should boost our daily electricity production to over 30 kW on a sunny day in the Winter. Since the days are longer in the Summer the number should [...]
Hooray! We received interconnection permission from Duke Energy today! You may view our system production at: http://enlighten.enphaseenergy.com/public/systems/Vhdk9078 Also, Peter Larsen came by and covered the trench and seeded the lawn Saturday. It looks a lot better! I highly recommend Peter Larsen of SunTec Solar for Solar Thermal and Solar PV work, he did an outstanding [...]
In September of 2010 we undertook a solar electric generation project for our home. The Sharp ND235F3 Mono Crystalline panels were mounted on the pole today. Hopefully, we will get approval to connect to the grid soon.
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