alt Hacker NewsWith 3 hours of free power, a 15kW inverter and a 42kWh battery, I could almost do away with my solar panels and just survive of free grid power. I do have a 15kW solar panel set up, but I get very little from selling anything back to the grid.
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stubish • today at 11:10 AM
Yes. With the 'free' power plans, you are better off not installing solar and investing the savings in a larger battery.
tihsllub • today at 10:09 AM
There is a 24KWh/day fair use
hsb3 • today at 8:54 AM
Grid power is already cheap. Making things free actually makes people use more power. Its called the rebound effect.
I have a 12 kW inverter (single phase) and 48 kWh battery. In Australia, 9 months of the year my 16 kW of solar fills the battery and covers all needs including cooking, heating and charging the EV.
In winter, I’ve been using Ovo’s 3 hours free for about a year now and that ensures the battery is filled up daily. My electricity bill returns a credit every month since I got the battery a year ago.