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Old 08-23-2011, 07:37 PM   #6 (permalink)
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...I'm constantly monitoring our electrical power usage: hourly readings and 6-hour intervals. So far, our "summer A/C" scaling looks to be roughly:

• 00:00-06:00 = 10%
• 06:00-12:00 = 20%
• 12:00-18:00 = 40%
• 18:00-24:00 = 30%

...or, 30% in mornings and 70% in afternoons...which makes sense when you consider that our summer solar "heating" begins at about 06:00 and doesn't wane (drop below 100ºF) until after 18:00-19:00.
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