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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
View attachment 9067
View attachment 9070
Energy independence
Avoid future price rises
Solar Panels
View attachment 9069
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?
View attachment 9071
Batteries
avoid power cuts
reduce effect of grid price and feed-in tariff changes
shift energy use to avoid peak rates
View attachment 9072
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
