Hungry Mile
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Thanks Vostok for starting this discussion, and to Hairyman and others for the contributions. It's really informative.
I too use Powershop, but AGL for gas. But I don't have a battery.
We run a home based business and so we have additional energy costs to the point that we average around 15 kWh per day of imports despite running 6.95 kW of solar panels. I just can't make a battery stack up financially yet. While I'd love to add a battery to further remove coal from the mix, the added expense in removing gas for heating is also unjustifiable.
Now that I'm getting a car with a 75 kW battery, that will change things up! I plan to install a Zappi so I can ensure I'm charging from solar exclusively as I'm exporting more energy than I can use during the solar day.
I'm guessing that means the household battery is further away.
Then again, I don't need to drive every day, and mostly, not far. So I'll still be exporting buckets full of sunshine. Maybe a battery is therefore still worth it?
Just semi publicly ruminating , but if anyone wants to chip in with their two bob's worth, I won't mind!
I too use Powershop, but AGL for gas. But I don't have a battery.
We run a home based business and so we have additional energy costs to the point that we average around 15 kWh per day of imports despite running 6.95 kW of solar panels. I just can't make a battery stack up financially yet. While I'd love to add a battery to further remove coal from the mix, the added expense in removing gas for heating is also unjustifiable.
Now that I'm getting a car with a 75 kW battery, that will change things up! I plan to install a Zappi so I can ensure I'm charging from solar exclusively as I'm exporting more energy than I can use during the solar day.
I'm guessing that means the household battery is further away.
Then again, I don't need to drive every day, and mostly, not far. So I'll still be exporting buckets full of sunshine. Maybe a battery is therefore still worth it?
Just semi publicly ruminating , but if anyone wants to chip in with their two bob's worth, I won't mind!