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How many solar panels?

masterboy123 · 2019-05-18 09:03:35

In the process of getting a new home. Builder said there will be 4 Solar panels to achieve A3 energy rating. However, I have seen 7 or more solar panels of same size in other new builts, which has similar living area of 120 m2. Any thoughts why it may different from one home to another? And if 4 are enough?

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#32 19-05-2019 11:33pm
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ethernet wrote: »

Mine is!

The average 3 bed semi doesn’t need 1kw as a base load.
Maybe you are mining crypto

To clarify, the base load is the house when nobody is home. So effectively when the house is empty, there can’t be much on standby that needs more than that. Fridge, freezer, even if every tv is on red light standby.

My own house is well below, in fact, on days where my PV is only generating 1kw if will still be sending a couple of hundred w or the immersion through the divertor.

I also have a 7 camera IP cctv system running constantly that would add to my baseload.

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