Tesla Solar: System Review and Updates

March started strong, and it looked like we would stay on production target. March was targettng 622 kWh.   i  But we had some record level storms this month. Including a 19 inch snow event. So we got shut out a few days. On the positive side, we exceeded our consumption for the first time and banked 40 kWh. Peak production was 29.1 kWh. Use my referral link to receive 1,000 free Supercharger miles with the purchase and delivery of a new Tesla car, or earn a $100 award after system activation by purchasing or subscribing to solar panels:  https://ts.la/zach38035

February came and went. Feb and March are the snowiest months out in the front range (i think...only been here a few years). Snow is not good for production. Our PVWatts production estimate/model had us at 460 kWh.  That would be 16.4 kWh / day average. How did we do? We came up a little short. A total of 434 kWh or 15.5 kWh/day. About 5-6% under achieved, so not too bad if you consider it snowed good about 3 times with a string of cloudy days in the middle.   We finished the month on a strong note though. A record production day of 27.6 kWh! Extended time at inverter max power. What will the record output from our Tesla PV system be in March? Did anyone see Starship SN10 land and blowup today? Use my referral link to receive 1,000 free Supercharger miles with the purchase and delivery of a new Tesla car, or earn a $100 award after system activation by purchasing or subscribing to solar panels: https://ts.la/zach38035

The end of January came and finished strong. A new record for daily outpt, 22.7 kwh.  The days are getting longer and the sun is moving higher, so this will continue. Yesterday, we were right on the edge (418 kwh) of hitting the PV Watts predicted target of 420 kwh. Today's big day put us over the top to 441 kwh! Way to go Tesla photovoltaic system. We needed to average 13.5 kwh/ day and we did 14.2 kwh/day. On to February...its a short month and the new target is 460 kwh. Thats 16.4 kwh/ day.

It is January 1, so we have a full calender month of data on the Tesla Solar panel system. Time to review, the month against the expected amount. Solar PV System Estimated Monthly Output Using PVWatts, the monthly energy output of our photovoltaic system (PV} is shown below. For December,  PVWatts had our system modeled with a total output of 385 kwh.. Tesla Solar: December system production December in the Denver area started off very sunny. We were killing it with 19-20 kwh days....then some snow and clouds arrived. Zero production for 3 days. Some 5's, 8's, low teens....thats the weather.  Its all plotted out below in the screen shot from the Tesla app. As you can see, we ended up at 387 kwh in december production. Our model had us at 385 kwh. Thats more or less dead on!  A difference of 0.5%! Surely, other months won't be that exact, but we will check it out for sure.