WindWizard
Solar Enthusiast
In my opinion, one of the first things to do is to get rid of the gas heat for the pool. I have a 7500 gallon pool in the state of Maine and are running it entirely with solar. I heat with solar and run the pump with solar.The pool, stoves, dryers and heaters are all gas if that makes a difference.
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Ron
To heat the pool I am using 12 flat panel solar hotwater panels. To run the pump, I use my solar panels and also use my 110kwhr of batteries. I can get the pool in the 90s.
The system is totally automated. When the water heats up, then the pump turns on and runs until the water temperature drops.
An energy audit will certainly help and then look at the highest electricity consumer and then figure out how to reduce it.
Originally our pool had a gas heater and then a heat pump heater. My wife did not want to pay to heat the pool and so I took it on as a challenge. The net result is now it does not cost anything to run or heat. Our power bill is zero from February to November.
I don't pay for water to fill the pool. I use rainwater collected from the roof.
There is a ton of stuff that you can do to reduce expenses.