Circular reasoning (Rolfe's solar energy system)

[Archev]

I do have a lot of panels though... and it won't last. We'll have to start paying for EV electricity come November

I can offer some help there. As a lead in you could start paying for some of mines to ease you in gently. No its OK I’m just that kind of guy, I like to help

 

[Rolfe]

Not quite... I'm definitely not Australian But have fully powered my EV directly from excess solar since I got it nearly 6 months ago

Why is that better for you than exporting the excess and charging the car overnight? I did that for the first three months before the paperwork came through for the G99, but after that it made more sense to sell to Octopus for 15p and buy for 7p.

 

[Everest]

Why is that better for you than exporting the excess and charging the car overnight?

We generate much more than we are allowed to export. So we can still be exporting our max whilst charging at around 4 to 5kW (or at a slightly lower rate if it is partially overcast).

 

[Rolfe]

You must have a different set-up to me. My system sees the Zappi as an AC load therefore using it doesn't affect the 5 kw cap.