Marilynne's World

We’ve had solar power from the panels on the roof since late August.  At first the summer sunshine really made those meter dials spin – backwards.  So, how are we doing in December? Our last bill was for November.  On it we show a huge CREDIT left on our bill. We haven’t paid anything yet.  [...]

Val from Monkeys on the Roof expressed interest in our solar power and asked “Where in the world are you?” Here’s my answer: We are in Southern California, USA. We did a most of our research on the web.  There’s a lot of information out there.   Once we felt we had enough information, we began [...]

It is so hot today.  It was 102 degrees at noon.  Jake (the dog) and I are hiding out under the air conditioning.  We need to be here.  It’s not good for either of us to be too hot. Our solar power is in full gear racing the electric meter backwards.  We haven’t lost our [...]

I’ve been waiting to show you this.  Today’s the day.  Here are two pictures of the sky I took a few minutes ago – a little after 4 PM. It’s not an ideal time for solar.  It’s late in the day and the overcast is pretty heavy.   Our meter is still running backwards – slowly, [...]