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Solar Figures Month Of June

The year is flying by so quickly as we have reached the half way mark and we are currently in the dead of winter. Short days followed by long nights is no friend

Solos Solar Array production stats - June 2026

New records were set for the month of June in solar production. Array-C peaked with over 14,000w of solar power on one afternoon. Along with that, new records were

Eskom (Power Utility) Start Of The Death Spiral

Eskom the State Owned Enterprise that is supplying the country with electricity is heading in the same direction as the Post Office and Telkom (land line phones).

This $300 Plug-In Solar Beats Any $20,000 Roof System — The Amish Knew This for 50 Years...The Amish Flywheel Battery Secret: Off-Grid Power They Don’t Want You to Know...The Amish Thermal Battery They DON’T Want You to Know About | Cut Energy Bills

This $300 Plug-In Solar Beats Any $20,000 Roof System — The Amish Knew This for 50 Years The Amish Flywheel Battery Secret: Off-Grid Power They Don’t Want You to

Too Many Power Outages

source ETA came through an hour ago that electricity planned maintenance is delayed and connection will happen between 9 and 10pm this evening. This is 5 or 6 hours

My Actifit Report Card: June 12 2026

New technology can be a pain. My solar and battery system stopped working after they ran an update in the software. It should have been a simple restart on the app

The Midlife Crisis Beamer, World Cup Fever, and Beating AI at Its Own Game

It’s been a few days since my last update, and honestly, life right now is existing in a weird paradox. On the one hand, it feels like absolutely nothing is happening.

Learning to live with solar: June 4 2026

Understanding how my solar, inverter, and battery work with our grid connection has been interesting. I thought it would be pretty straightforward for somebody with

Strombericht Mai 2026 / Energy Report May 2026

Im Mai konnte ich schon 1.6 MWh Energie mit meiner Solaranlage erzeugen. Davon konnte ich einen großen Teil selbst nutzen nämlich 812 KWh und 832 KWh habe ich ins

Solar flares on the way 030626

A series of Earth-directed solar flares have erupted from the Sun 3 gev_20260602_0951 2026/06/02 09:51:00 10:22:14 10:05:00 M1.3 N11E00 ( 4455 ) 6 gev_20260602_1631

Solar Report: May 2026

Here is my monthly report on how our solar panel system did in May 2026. We have: 20x400W panels = 8kW, facing west 5kW GivEnergy inverter 9.5kWh GivEnergy battery

Solos Solar Array production stats - May 2026

Array-C is fully up and running, producing over 12kw of solar at its peak so far. I ran a new cable to replace the one that was acting up. With all three strings

Hive Power Day Juni :)

Hallo liebe DACH-Community, die Zeit fliegt und schon wieder ist Hive Power Up Day. Dieser ist für mich ein sehr besonderer, weil es der erste in 2026 ist, wo ich

My Actifit Report Card: May 29 2026

Another new thing to keep me busy! There is so much stuff to consider when going solar. How many panels, which part of the roof to put them in, how long before a

My Final Year Project Journey: Building a Single Axis Solar Tracker with Weather Sensor

Good day, fellow Hivians. I am excited to share my final year project journey during the 2023/2024 academic session at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, where I

My Actifit Report Card: May 20 2026

It was a great sunset after another rainy day. I still manage a morning run/walk and the afternoon stroll. With all the rain and wind about, I spent the rest of

My Actifit Report Card: May 17 2026

Grinding concrete roof tile lugs off so the solar panel brackets fit underneath, and everything sits flush after reassembly. My first attempt seemed to take forever

Energy crisis and a solar soultion

Once upon a time, there used to be me. Nowadays, I am not sure why I am scared to write as I used to. I never seem to get the time. Anyway, I thought I would write

DIY PV-Anlage - Update nach 20 Monaten

Hallo liebe DACH Community, über 9 Monate ist es her, dass ich das letzte Mal über meine DIY PV-Anlage geschrieben habe. Durch die anhaltenden hohen Energiepreise

What Happens When We Stop Having To Ship Fuel Everywhere?

I am not even talking free-energy here, i am talking about using energy that is already there. Already there, so we do not have to pump barrels of oil, or dig tons