Westwood wrote: » Didn't realise this was for only houses built before 2011, what a joke ..
kceire wrote: » Houses from 2011 onwards already have renewables installed. Hence the grant to bring older stock up to better standards. Not a joke at all. Well thought out.
Brecken Tart Newscast wrote: » Not that well thought out with the current limits. I've a 1600 sq ft bungalow and 4 acres. Think what I could have !!
kceire wrote: » Nothing stopping you putting in some extra renewables.
Brecken Tart Newscast wrote: » Like what? Someone said earlier in the thread they got a really good quote for pv, inverter and i Think battery from another part of the country. Can anyone remember who it was said it?
niallers1 wrote: » 10k for 4.2kw with 4.8kwh battery.
Brecken Tart Newscast wrote: » Were you within the planning limits?
wexfordman2 wrote: » Nice one. Is the battery system hybrid, ie can you charge from the mains as well as from.the panels ?
niallers1 wrote: » Net cost to me will be 6k.Instead of the planning route I went down the half visible to the public and half not visible (back roof) to the public route. Risky strategy i know but i'm gambling that the planning law will change now that we are very close to ruining our planet. (I don't advise anybody to ignore the planning laws.) i've had it just over 3 weeks now and am using on average 2 units per day. Reasonably happy with that.
wexfordman2 wrote: » When you say using 2 units a day, what do you mean ? You are using 2 units from esb, and the rest is solar ?
niallers1 wrote: » Correct - 2 units from Grid and everything else from solar PV and Battery. In the summer I will have more electricity than I can use unless I divert to hot water tank or give away to grid. Sums hard to justify a diverter but I would get one if I picked up a cheap variable sine diverter.
unkel wrote: » Go get yourself an EV, niallers1
wexfordman2 wrote: » Cool, what's your average bill up to now (per month) 2 units a day is what, only about 40c a day ?
niallers1 wrote: » I have one but we have chargers at work that seems to be covering my requierments at the moment. our other car has about two years left in it so we will be a two EV household when that dies. Also have young girls in the house, no doubt they will become higher users as they get older.
phester28 wrote: » from the last time I checked if you become a low user from the esb they charge you more per unit or connection. I cant remember which. So savings calculations will be skewed.
unkel wrote: » Before you go ahead to buy a hot water diverter, it is good to consider that there might be a feed in tariff in future for the excess electricity you produce. Not so much from the ESB itself as was the case in the past, but from individual utility providers. I wouldn't rule that out :cool:
kceire wrote: » Either way, it’s a small unit the size of a large lunch box that sits beside your consumer unit. It’s a simple wired in connection so can be removed in about 5 mins. With a registered electrician of course
Water John wrote: » Tatranska, do you mean AHAC Skibbereen?
