The Bill

 The electricity bill came on Friday.

I wasn't happy to see this amount staring me in the face:

Last quarter's bill was only $81.49 and that was

a late winter-early spring bill.

Mind you that was with the solar panels connected

but without the new meter to measure

how much electricity they generated.

Therefore, we paid for what we used off the grid, 

but weren't reimbursed for what we fed back.

So taking this into account, 

the new bill seemed ridiculously excessive.

Ah, but then I spotted those lovely little letters - cr

next to the amount.

That's a credit!

It is how much they owe us,

not the other way around.

Not bad eh?

Gotta love solar power.

Oooo, Yeah baby!

118.2 Kwh of electricity from the grid at 21 cents per Kwh*

118.2 x 0.21 = 24.822

 

132.8 Kwh produced by our panels 

and fed into the grid at 68 c pr Kwh

132.8 x 0.68 = 90.304

90.304 - 24.822 = 65.482 

or $65.48

Can't wait for the next 'bill'...it should be a cheque!  

*21 cents per Kwh is what we pay for peak.  

Some of the 118.2 Kwh would be charged at a lower rate 

because we also have an off-peak rate to heat the hot water.

Mind you, this is a drop in the ocean of the overall cost of the system.

But it still makes my solar powered heart skip.