Solar... who's clued in?

[Spanky_Ham]

So, the fat skin sack threw a pretty pile of coin at solar... just had a 8kW solar and a filthy elmo battery installed..... Interesting journey! The meter box on the fat sacks house also has an amazing back story.... serious arking can be seen where someone cut the mains power (and probably needed new underpants and a skin transplant) as discovered from the recent install...... We will need a new meter box (for future proofing and safety)....... Currently enjoying all the electrons from the suns power.... so, where too next? Who is a good supplier for those with electrons for sale?

S

 

[Mr Crudley]

You keep away from that arcing Spankster. Don't want you turning into Smokey Ham.

 

[bear the bear]

So, the fat skin sack threw a pretty pile of coin at solar... just had a 8kW solar and a filthy elmo battery installed..... Interesting journey! The meter box on the fat sacks house also has an amazing back story.... serious arking can be seen where someone cut the mains power (and probably needed new underpants and a skin transplant) as discovered from the recent install...... We will need a new meter box (for future proofing and safety)....... Currently enjoying all the electrons from the suns power.... so, where too next? Who is a good supplier for those with electrons for sale?

S

WHy the filthy elmo battery?
Did you do the numbers and they work out? (Numbers don't work for the ACT due to EvoEnergy's pricing)

 

[wkkie]

WHy the filthy elmo battery?
Did you do the numbers and they work out? (Numbers don't work for the ACT due to EvoEnergy's pricing)

When you say the numbers don't work out with the battery, how so?

I'm very new at this solar caper and trying to get my head around everything...

 

[bear the bear]

When you say the numbers don't work out with the battery, how so?

I'm very new at this solar caper and trying to get my head around everything...

The cost of the battery vs power drawn from the grid at night.
When we looked 4 years ago a battery was going to be $20K (almost double the cost of the rest of the system).
The price of power in the ACT is the lowest in the country.
To recoup the cost of the battery was going to take decades and longer than the life of the battery.

 

[rextheute]

Also, for those on the fence - power companies have ' advised prices will increase 25% on July 1 '

'Obscenely high prices': Customers and businesses brace for surge in power bills from July 1

The Australian Energy Regulator confirms electricity price rises will increase by a rate higher than its draft offer, which will come into effect on July 1.

www.abc.net.au

Why price hikes are masking an energy divide that threatens to leave poor Australians behind

Headline price increases of 25 per cent barely tell the story of struggling households at risk of falling behind in the energy transition.

www.abc.net.au

I'm not doom and gloom , but that is a kick in the balls .

 

[Spanky_Ham]

WHy the filthy elmo battery?
Did you do the numbers and they work out? (Numbers don't work for the ACT due to EvoEnergy's pricing)

At the moment, the numbers dont really work out, but yeah, the day after it was all switched on.... power prices here are set to go up 25%... and they aren't coming back down soon... plus we wanted to move to an off grid system..... and the majority of the power will go back to the grid (at a pathetic price we're sure.....)

S

 

[bear the bear]

Also, for those on the fence - power companies have ' advised prices will increase 25% on July 1 '

'Obscenely high prices': Customers and businesses brace for surge in power bills from July 1

The Australian Energy Regulator confirms electricity price rises will increase by a rate higher than its draft offer, which will come into effect on July 1.

www.abc.net.au

Why price hikes are masking an energy divide that threatens to leave poor Australians behind

Headline price increases of 25 per cent barely tell the story of struggling households at risk of falling behind in the energy transition.

www.abc.net.au

I'm not doom and gloom , but that is a kick in the balls .

Interesting.....
I got my energy plan renewal the other week from Evo and struggled to notice any changes. I'm assuming because I am renewing before 1st July, I am safe for 11 months?

 

[indica]

(at a pathetic price we're sure.....)

I get nearly 10c which adds up to $200 a month