Just signed up for solar panels.. going green..
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That's immense for a short day too
That's immense for a short day too
Big Jeff
Winger
Good for you trying to save the planet
Help me in my crusade to get rid of bottled water and your soul will truly be saved.
Big bear of mine bottled water. Not to say I don't buy it occasionally but no more than a handful of bottles a year .Good for you trying to save the planet
Help me in my crusade to get rid of bottled water and your soul will truly be saved.
Plastic bottles in general
I have my refill bottles and tap water suffices
Big Jeff
Winger
Never bought bottled water for years and I get a bit arsey about it and whale hunting ………….. and breathe.
Nig
Midfield
Bung a low roof on something
Billy Fish
Striker
Forecast generation for the next few days looking good as well despite the actual snow forecast!
It reckons on 15 today followed by 25 tomorrow and 26 on Thursday...we'll see.
Lend iz a KW, you know I’m good for it. You’ll get it back when I get paid. Honest.
Crook Mackem
Striker
Those who have solar, if there was a power cut can you just run the leccy off the battery until it dies as well ?
Only if your system is specified to do that. It isn't a standard function as you have to build in extra safegaurds to make sure you don't export during the power cut as you could electrocute the folks trying to fix it.
Crook Mackem
Striker
Ahh right, so it couldnt just auto isolate itself from the grid and act like a power bank type of thing
Yes if you buy the extra hardware and functionality to do that. It isn't standard for a domestic system. It is typical for those folks who want to be self sufficieant and as off grid as possible.
Roughly how much more would you be looking at for that?
No idea. When I got mine installed it's not something I thought was needed.
Lived on this estate 25 years and only once had a power cut. (Lights will now obviously go out in 3 hours time and take weeks to fix)
Billy Fish
Striker
I'll wire it to you
Some of the all-in-one systems like the new one from GivEnergy have it as standard.
I never got it with mine, would have been about an extra ÂŁ800 to have it.
It'll be interesting to see how the vehicle to house systems work as that's when I'd definitely think of having it.
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10.7 today..best of the year.. that's good as I don't start generating until quite late in the morning
I'll take that.. getting over 50% of my daily use in January..
I'll take that.. getting over 50% of my daily use in January..
Billy Fish
Striker
Had another good day here with just under 26 again, 21 exported, it's been a good January so far.
Billy Fish
Striker
20, but the house faces 2deg off south so couldn't be better set up really.
Do high mileage in the car through work so it's handy having this to contribute.
93 in the last five days in sub-zero temps is way beyond expectation
