Solar discussion

[Stuart Wright]

Why EV owners should consider home solar

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Energy independence
Avoid future price rises

Solar Panels

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Price?
How many kWs?
Orientation: What happens if your roof isn’t facing south (or North if you live in the southern hemisphere)?
Elevation: Best angle to fit panels

Inverters
Why you needed - DC to AC
String (wall mount) v Micro (mount under panels)
Grid Tied; Off-Grid; Hybrid
Upgradable? add more solar or batteries?

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Batteries
avoid power cuts
reduce effect of grid price and feed-in tariff changes
shift energy use to avoid peak rates

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Financial aspects of Solar
Grants
Feed in Tariff v self-consumption
Payback - how long to get your money back
Return on Investment
Energy monitoring software to use solar smarter

Show and tell - what systems have people got and are they happy with them