This is the month we added the LEAF! Even though we got the LEAF in April, we only charged it a few times on the April bill because we were gone for 2 weeks. May is the first whole month of data on charging our new EV! But because the NV Energy Billing Cycle is mid-month to mid-month, it includes part of our vacation and the SolarEdge/LEAF Charging data does not. Stay tuned next month for a clearer picture of our monthly usage.

Here’s the data:

Interpretation:

The system generated approximately 1.2 megawatts of power. We used 1/2 megawatt, we banked approximately 700 kilowatts.

From the NV Energy bill:

kWhGenerated = 1195

kWhReceived = 975 (difference 1195-975=220 used directly off solar system)

kWhDelivered = 279

kWhAccumulated = 696 (975-279=696) X $.08 = $52.78 credit banked

The $52.78 calculated above is added to the previous month’s Excess Energy Credit ($28.71), less some minor credits applied to current charges ($1.72), for a total carryover of $79.77. At $.09 per kWh retail electricity rate, this equals 886 stored kilowatts to date ($79.77/$.09).

Total usage = 279 (kWhD) + 220 (directly used off solar system) or 499 kWh. A little lower than last month due to our vacation in April, which was included partly in the NV Energy billing period.

The LEAF used quite a bit less than we had anticipated, only 116 kWh! Incredible! Travis built about 360 kWh into the system for the EV, which equals the 12 kWh/day used by the average commuter. We wonder if this is our normal usage or if it will change with time? We are retired so maybe the difference is we don’t drive as much as the average commuter? Stay tuned to find out…