Second quarter 2016 performance

Q2 2016 summary: 23% cooler, 8% less usage and 11kWh more sun as compared to Q2 2015.

This is part of our quarterly home performance reporting. All data is posted at netplusdesign.com

Overall, here’s how this quarter compared to 2015.

2015	Usage	Solar PV	Net usage or (surplus)	Avg. daily usage	HDD
Total	1,568	2,658	(1,090)	17.3	810
Apr	594	796	(202)	19.8	566
May	417	998	(581)	13.4	145
Jun	557	864	(307)	18.6	100

2016	Usage	Solar PV	Net usage or (surplus)	Avg. daily usage	HDD
Total	1,439	2,669	(1,230)	15.8	994
Apr	575	893	(318)	19.2	615
May	551	834	(283)	17.8	279
Jun	313	942	(629)	10.4	100

All values in kWh (except HDD which is base 65°F).

The last day we used heat was April 17 for a total of 120.4 kWh this quarter. Last year we turned the heat off on April 28th and used 150.3 kWh that quarter.

Here’s our breakdown on energy use and cost for the last four winter seasons.

Winter season	Heat kWh	Est. Cost
2012-13	957	$144
2013-14	1,804	$271
2014-15	2,200	$330
2015-16	1,305	$176

Est. cost based on $0.15 kWh.

We would have spent about $921 (if we paid for electricity) in the last four winters. That’s still a lot less than many of our neighbors would spend in one winter.

We netted out energy-wise on May 31 after 8am. Last year we were 637 kWh short of netting out for the year. In 2014 we netted out around mid-July. In years prior we were net positive by May or June.

Our water usage is up 66% from Q2 2015. June was very dry this year and we were determined not to let the garden die. Our reward is lots of tomatoes and other veggies.

You can see heat maps and detailed charts of temperature and electrical usage at netplusdesign.com. View hourly, daily and monthly values for solar, usage, net usage, circuit-level usage, temperatures and HDD.