Generation & selling electricity started!

Some awesome news: On November 27, 2014 our solar power plant was connected to the grid and started generating and selling electricity. Finally.

Now the most important thing in the world is weather.

The weather on the ｇrid-connection day ( or "system interconnection" day?) was perfect blue sky but that was followed by a string of cloudy and rainy days, so we are yet to experience full capacity operation. Waiting for the next blue sky.

On the picture below is Tepco employee in the midst of grid connection procedures. I have no idea what he was doing and he didn't look like he wanted to be asked. Hence, no caption to the picture.

The next picture is the power plant shortly after it was connected to the grid and started generating electricity at around noon. (Yes, it does look the same as before,  but well...)

And here's the same place on the next day, November 28. With this darkness the amount of electricity produced is almost zero. Photons, you're welcome back any time! Soon!

I'm sure once we get used to it we'll stop talking about weather all the time. It's just now, so be patient with us.

発電・売電が始まりました！

嬉しいニュースです。2014年11月27日に系統連系が無事に終わり、うちの発電所もいよいよ発電・売電が始まりました。

系統連系の当日は天気が最高でしたが、その翌日からほとんど曇りや雨の日ばかりが続き、待ちに待っていたフル発電はまだ経験していません。これからは楽しみです。

系統連系の作業をしている東京電力の方：

系統連系日お昼ごろに、連系の作業が終わって発電が始まったばかりの発電所の様子（見た目は別に、まだ発電していない時の発電所とは変わりませんが）：

そしてその翌日28日の様子（これぐらいの暗さでは発電量がほぼゼロ）：

このようにいちいち天気を気にすることも、そのうち慣れて気にしなくなるでしょう。