Solos Solar Array production stats - May 2026

solominer (81)in #solar • 3 months ago (edited)

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 in use now we are nearly using the full utilization the Solark 15k. It feels good to be fully up and running once again.

We had a few cloudy days, so if we get more clear days in June I am thinking we will be over the 3 megawatt hour total amount if all goes well and they work out. As we reach mid summer I think we should see the three megawatt hour threshold broken.

With all this power coming in, I am able to run the Bitcoin miners all day. Unless I have to charge a vehicle or its really cloudy. So its good to be fully using those as well.

In the month of May we produced 2861.9 kWh (2.86 Mwh) on the farm.

Using excess solar power the farm mined 0.00043665 Bitcoin valued at $31.33 based on the current Bitcoin price of $71,773

Mining hardware: 2x Bitmain Antminer S21 Pros running at 7200 watts.

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Array A production stats:

Load: 1909.7 kWh
PV: 412.2 kWh
Grid Import: 1621 kWh
Battery Charge: 254.2 kWh
Battery Discharge: 101.2 kWh

Array A build:

System Size = 5.5 kWp DC
Panels = Sungoldpower Monocryalline 60 cell (12 Panels, 450 Watts each)
Mounting System = Brightmount EG4 screwed into 6x6 timbers
Wiring: 1x 8 AWG 19 strand PV direct bury wire pair
Inverters = 2x Sol-Ark 15k all-in-ones (240V)

Battery Backup = 48 3.2v EVE LF280 LiFePO4 280AH batteries
Battery Management system = Daly Smart BMS 16S 48V 500A
Battery Capacity = 45.696 kWh (840AH)

Propane Generator = Briggs and Stratton Power Protect 26kw

Array B production stats:

Load: 1881.1 kWh
PV: 1043.4 kWh
Grid Import: 969.1 kWh
Battery Charge: 442.9 kWh
Battery Discharge: 387.6 kWh

Array B build:

System Size = 9 kWp DC
Panels = Sungoldpower Monocrystalline 60 cell (20 Panels, 450 Watts each)
Mounting System = Brightmount EG4 screwed into 6x6 timbers
Wiring: 2x 8 AWG 19 strand PV direct bury wire pair
Inverters = Sol-Ark 15k all-in-one (240V)

Battery Backup = 48 3.2v LiFePO4 290AH batteries (unknown brand)
Battery Management system = Daly Smart BMS 16S 48V 250A
Battery Capacity = 47.328 kWh (870AH)

Propane Generator = Briggs and Stratton Power Protect 22kw

Array C production stats:

Load: 1245.9 kWh
PV: 1406.3 kWh
Grid Import: 0 kWh
Battery Charge: 276.3 kWh
Battery Discharge: 346.7 kWh

Array C build:

System Size = 14 kWp DC
Panels = Eco-worthy Bifacial 190W (2 strings of 48 panels running at 275v each)
Mounting System = 12 Eco-worthy Multi-panels mount holds four panels each.
Wiring: 2x 8 AWG 19 strand PV direct bury wire pair
Inverters = Sol-Ark 15k all-in-one (240V)

Battery Backup = 6x Pytes V5 batteries
Battery Management system = Built in Pytes BMS
Battery Capacity = 30 kWh (600AH)

Totals combined for all arrays (A+B+C):

2861.9 kWh (2.86 Mwh) produced for the month of May

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3 months ago in #solar by solominer (81)

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stresskiller (72) 3 months ago

nice way of mining BTC , as long as the price stays up .

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solominer (81) 3 months ago

Hah.. yeah funny how that works

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bozz (82) 3 months ago

I'm glad the new cable seems to have taken care of your issue! We've had some amazing days for solar over the past week. Too bad I still don't have any panels!

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solominer (81) 3 months ago

Thanks much. I am happy it's now fully functioning again.

It's been quite bright over here too.

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thekittygirl (74) 3 months ago

Do you have to clean the panels periodically, perhaps with a squeegee and a bucket of water? Or hose them down? Or just let 'em be...? They probably collect dust over time, which I would think would lessen their efficiency. 🤔

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solominer (81) 3 months ago

I usually only clean them doing the winter when the snow covers them. They do get quite dusty during spring from all the pollen. But the rain usually washed them off on their own.

If I start to see grime building up I'll do more but not yet.

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dobro2020 (68) 3 months ago

the best invesment i would like do the same but its expensive here :(

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solominer (81) 3 months ago

Yep it is quite costly.

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mrdani12 (76) 3 months ago

I have 12 solar panels and hybrid Inverter which can provide upto 20- 30 kWh daily and from night shift I also bought Lithium battery 🔋 which work better now, do you says 31$ per month or for a day?

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solominer (81) 3 months ago

Oh cool. Sounds like a good setup.

It's monthly.

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themarkymark (81) 3 months ago

You are not using your bitaxes as lottery miners?

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solominer (81) 3 months ago

No... I looked into them and they are at best the same J/TH (15). So if I wanted to solo mine I might as well just run one rig for that and one on a pool. And with only one rig solo mining I have around a one percent chance.

I may try solo mining but probably with my existing rigs.

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acidyo (84) 3 months ago

you're putting your username to shame!

jkjk

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solominer (81) 3 months ago

Lol its something I have looked into. So maybe one day.

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acidyo (84) 3 months ago

man i think it's time someone created a bot to counter out these blurt downvoters, it's been years.. maybe I can finally do it now that I have the coding skills. I think it's you, @erikah, @dlmmqb and a few others they target for god knows why. So annoying, especially when random minnows happen to vote a comment and they don't make it past the dust threshold cause of them.

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erikah (83) 3 months ago

Yeah, we must be popular 😆 Let them, morons that they are.

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dlmmqb (75) 3 months ago

I wrote negatively about blurt.
Or it spread when I commented on Azircon post in a positive way and someone added me manually to the list.

My own theory is it's related to people who wrote positive about Azircon or negative about blurt.

Hope it helps.

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acidyo (84) 3 months ago

oh ye @themarkymark and @gadrian too, what did gadrian even do :D

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solominer (81) 3 months ago

It has been going on for a long time. When people ask I just tell them it's blurt haters.

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solominer (81) 3 months ago

Thanks for voting for my witness.

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solominer (81) 3 months ago

Yeah it is a good way to use up that excess solar. My two miners produce 468TH.

Honestly this is the first month I am fully up and running. Previous months I had string issues limiting my operations.

So we shall see in the winter how much less I produce.

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