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My electric meter is running backwards!!!!!!!!

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GoldenRod
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My electric meter is running backwards!!!!!!!!

They haven't finished everything with the panel install yet, and I still need 3 more panels, but the system is on-line, so I figured I'd take a peek this morning.

The sun is very low in the sky, and I still have to trim and/or cut some trees to maximize the panel efficiency, but the electric meter was running backwards this morning!!!! Chat Icon Chat Icon Chat Icon Chat Icon Chat Icon Not very much, but any amount backwards means no money for LIPA, and money for me.... Chat Icon Chat Icon

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Posted 2/6/09 9:42 AM
 
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babymakes3
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Re: My electric meter is running backwards!!!!!!!!

That is so awesome!!!

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Posted 2/6/09 9:44 AM
 

JldDolphin

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Re: My electric meter is running backwards!!!!!!!!

YAY! Chat Icon Chat Icon Chat Icon Chat Icon Chat Icon Chat Icon

Posted 2/6/09 9:45 AM
 

neener1211
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Re: My electric meter is running backwards!!!!!!!!

that is so cool...I wish we could do panels....but our house is facing the wrong way.

Posted 2/6/09 9:45 AM
 

GoldenRod
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Re: My electric meter is running backwards!!!!!!!!

Posted by neener1211

that is so cool...I wish we could do panels....but our house is facing the wrong way.



A neighbor has panels on their house that is North/South oriented, so the panels are facing east and west.... They may be able to configure something for you....

Posted 2/6/09 9:54 AM
 

neener1211
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Re: My electric meter is running backwards!!!!!!!!

Posted by GoldenRod

Posted by neener1211

that is so cool...I wish we could do panels....but our house is facing the wrong way.



A neighbor has panels on their house that is North/South oriented, so the panels are facing east and west.... They may be able to configure something for you....




I'll have to have DH look into it!!

Posted 2/6/09 9:56 AM
 

Elbee
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Re: My electric meter is running backwards!!!!!!!!

that is awesome!!! Chat Icon Chat Icon Chat Icon

Posted 2/6/09 10:02 AM
 

ave1024
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Re: My electric meter is running backwards!!!!!!!!

That's nice. The true test will be in the summer when you have stuff like CAC running.

But with the meter running backwards now, even if it runs forward in the summer it should hopefully even out.

Posted 2/6/09 10:50 AM
 

TreAnt427
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Re: My electric meter is running backwards!!!!!!!!

That's great!! DH wants to eventually do solar panels.

Posted 2/6/09 11:18 AM
 

smdl
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Re: My electric meter is running backwards!!!!!!!!

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Posted 2/6/09 11:42 AM
 

Tah-wee-ZAH
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Posted 2/6/09 11:48 AM
 

Christine
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Re: My electric meter is running backwards!!!!!!!!

That is fantastic!!!!!!!!!

Posted 2/6/09 11:49 AM
 

LightUpOurLife
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Re: My electric meter is running backwards!!!!!!!!

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Posted 2/6/09 11:53 AM
 

GoldenRod
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Re: My electric meter is running backwards!!!!!!!!

I checked it again around 11am, and it is moving backwards at a pretty good clip! I think it's going as fast backwards as it used to go forward during relatively heavy usage....

I'm getting meters installed tomorrow so I can keep better track of what's going on. Chat Icon

Posted 2/6/09 12:39 PM
 

imthecindyofcindyandkevin
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Re: My electric meter is running backwards!!!!!!!!

That's awesome, Shawn! Chat Icon Chat Icon

Posted 2/6/09 12:41 PM
 

secretbabymaker
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Re: My electric meter is running backwards!!!!!!!!

Posted by GoldenRod

I checked it again around 11am, and it is moving backwards at a pretty good clip! I think it's going as fast backwards as it used to go forward during relatively heavy usage....

I'm getting meters installed tomorrow so I can keep better track of what's going on. Chat Icon




Thats awsome !!!! who did you use for the panels?

Posted 2/6/09 12:46 PM
 

HoneyBadger
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Re: My electric meter is running backwards!!!!!!!!

Yay to you!!! Any money NOT going to LIPA is a GREAT thing!!!

I would love to do something like this but the up-front cost is just too much, we can't afford it.

Posted 2/6/09 12:50 PM
 

Kissy331
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Re: My electric meter is running backwards!!!!!!!!

That is great....DH wants to look into it bc our house is in the sun from rise to set...

Posted 2/6/09 1:22 PM
 

GoldenRod
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Shawn

Re: My electric meter is running backwards!!!!!!!!

Posted by secretbabymaker

Posted by GoldenRod

I checked it again around 11am, and it is moving backwards at a pretty good clip! I think it's going as fast backwards as it used to go forward during relatively heavy usage....

I'm getting meters installed tomorrow so I can keep better track of what's going on. Chat Icon




Thats awsome !!!! who did you use for the panels?



The local contractor is:

David Ciprios
Systems Design
[email protected]
sunpowersystems.net
1217 Montauk Highway
Oakdale,NY. 11769
Office-631-750-9454
Cell-631-338-5510
SAVING THE EARTH
ONE SOLAR SYSTEM AT A TIME


The panels are made by SunPower Systems

http://www.sunpowercorp.com/Products-and-Services/Residential-Solar-Panels.aspx

Posted 2/6/09 3:23 PM
 

Kara
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Re: My electric meter is running backwards!!!!!!!!

That's awesome!! Chat Icon Chat Icon Chat Icon Chat Icon Chat Icon Chat Icon

Posted 2/6/09 3:28 PM
 

lulugrrl
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Re: My electric meter is running backwards!!!!!!!!

My husband has been dying to do this forever. We are just wating to see if we are going to stay in this house or not.. I am sooo jealous of you!!!!

CONGRATS!!!!Chat Icon

Posted 2/6/09 4:47 PM
 
 

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