Provide electricity to 500 students in Belize

Dear Supporters,

Our Phase 3 solar system has now been online for nearly 4 months, and we have collected "egauge" data during that time. The data show that while school was on summer break, our system was "near perfect" in matching solar production with demand through that particular meter during daytime production hours. Of course, we don't have any battery backup (yet), so we cannot offset any nighttime usage. 

As I noted in my previous report, the "egauge" that is collecting this data is available online at http://egauge31746.egaug.es/57A4C/

On average, over the summer, we generated more than 60% of demand --- but now that school is back in session, that percentage drops to about 40%. Overall, if one looks at the last 3 months of continuous data, we have used 8.17 MWh of energy, and generated 4.05MWh. This vast improvement could not have happened without your support. 

In my last report, I mentioned that we continue to watch several transient issues that may -- or may not -- need further attention. As it turns out, something in the connectivity (cables, micro-inverter system, etc.) has failed on System 2 (the URL is: http://egauge31747.egaug.es/57verA4C/). Because the string inverter with the new "Sunny Boy" DC/AC unit that was installed for Phase 3 solar is not subject to heat/humidity/salt exposure, we are proposing to replace the "connectivity" component on System 2 with what we are using on Phase 3. Our quote is on the order of $5000.00USD.  

We hope to have this work done in the next few months. I've enclosed an image showing the monitoring results of the Phase 3 install, and again, we could not have done it without your support. Thanks to one and all of you!! 

Warmly,

John