View From My Back Porch

It's Baaack!!!

The heat of course! It was 103 on our patio yesterday and that's just a precursor of what's to come. May and June of been a tease some days warm others hot. It's trying to get us ready for the summer months. After living in Needles for 13 years, I'd like to say we're used to it, but that's not the case. Each year is different and as we get older the heat affects us differently.

I've been checking the Tesla Power Wall app, to see how we're doing. So far we've made it without drawing off the Edison grid, but this morning was a different story. The solar panels don't start making power until 6"30 to 7 am and it shuts down around 5:30 to 600pm. It takes from 7am to 11:30 to fully charge the power wall, and so far we've done that. Our house is well insulated and stays cool till 12:00pm. The Air Conditioner has been coming on after that and we've managed to stay within the parameters. When the Air kicks on earlier it changes things, if we leave it set for 76 degrees when we go to bed it starts taking power off the power wall. Anyway our hope had been to get through this summer running the air and not having any electric billsl come. Only time will tell if we're successful.

It's 7:30am and I've been up since 4am. I've walked the dog 30 min which was 1 and 1/3 miles. Taken out the trash, had breakfast and took the time to write in this blog. I will do the dishes when I get done and swifter the house. Then it will be time to sit outside and enjoy a beautiful morning.

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