Gone Green....

Everyone knows that my 'carbon footprint' is about the same shoe size as the Jolly Green Giant's !   But, not any more !!  The third (and final) solar panel has been installed and is fully operational.  'Persephone' is now totally green; meaning, we do not have to rely on the genset for making power.  Simply, 'Persephone' is 100% percent solar powered for all of our energy needs; including the largest power consumers... refrig-freezer and the computers. 

For the technically minded,  the panels total 455 watts and produce approximately 30 amps (per hour)  of electricity between 10 am and 3 pm.  This is more than sufficient to keep the batteries at full charge while meeting all of the onboard power needs.   The genset consumes 3/4 gallon of diesel fuel per hour, and was previously run for 2 hours per day.  At $5.50 US per gallon, we are saving  $8.25 US per day or $3,000.00 PER YEAR (120 cases of beer) !!

Well, enough with the numbers (I get a bit confused)  anyway....just remember 4 out of 3 yachties really like solar !