electric bill
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Rice
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Bloody heck Nomad, when I had Coffee Corner with a triple glass fronted drinks fridge and 4 big chest freezers my bills were lower than that.
Yorky
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I'm sure that there is a sensible and reasonable explanation why less electricity is required when it is raining but I cannot quite put my finger on it.
nomad97
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The ambient temperature is usually a lot cooler.
Yorky
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Ivor the Engine
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Nor do most people on this forum! 555That didn't appear to work:
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Bandersnatch
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I have set the inverter to draw power from the grid if the batteries drop below 50% - we have had a few cloudy days this month, hence the 13 units consumed.
Prakhonchai Nick
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Not received my electric bill yet. Normally arrives 20th/21st. I wonder whether they are now estimating bills.
Bandersnatch
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@Prakhonchai Nick My gf saw the meter reading guy today trying to work out which house our meter was connected to (my power line goes underground to the house)
Rice
Resident Smart Arse
What safety precautions were followed for the underground cable just curious? I did it my self to world best practice. The PEA were having kittens until they inspected the method.
Bye the way. What time period have you calculated for breaking even on your solar system.?
Yorky
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My electricity supply cable is underground. The cable is armoured and buried 300 mm deep (prior to garden landscaping) with some plastic tape about 100mm above it. I remember how much it cost in y. 2000 - ฿ 12,000.00 for 50 metres!
Bandersnatch
Surin Solar Legend
The sheathed cable I used had to be specially ordered as could not be purchased at the usual home improvement stores. It also runs in conduit. I discussed it with PEA before going ahead.
I am not sure why everyone uses payback when they talk about solar investments. It ignores all returns after payback has been achieved.
I am currently making a 10% return, so 10 years to payback, ignoring the fact that electric prices will continue to rise year on year.
What value can be placed on having power when the PEA is down but still having PEA as a backup?
If it was purely a financial decision, I would have only gone after the low hanging fruit: covered only 60% of my usage and not installed batteries.
I am not sure why everyone uses payback when they talk about solar investments. It ignores all returns after payback has been achieved.
I am currently making a 10% return, so 10 years to payback, ignoring the fact that electric prices will continue to rise year on year.
What value can be placed on having power when the PEA is down but still having PEA as a backup?
If it was purely a financial decision, I would have only gone after the low hanging fruit: covered only 60% of my usage and not installed batteries.
Rice
Resident Smart Arse
People mention payback period, when folk boast of how cheap their power usage is. All the while not acknowledging that they have paid forward their bill, in your case 10 years.
@Bandersnatch your environmental credentials are clear, which is admirable. I understand why you don't understand why folk ask this question as you have done it not to save a quid, but save the environment. Thank you for your part.
merlin
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100% agree with Bandersnatch’s reasoning and environmental attitude too. Additionally, payback periods are a consideration for many though - even when the electricity being consumed is a part of the equation. One minor point though: if “payback” is to be achieved in 10 years, how many of us (specifically us) can guarantee to still be around by then?
Long live the next generation, eh?