At 16:48 15-7-01 +0100, Andy Crystall wrote:
> > An alternative is to use net-connected systems. You won't be able to
> > run your household entirely on solar power, but it will significantly
> > lower the amount of kWh's you'll have to buy from the local power
> > company. Net-connected systems are significantly cheaper than
> > autonomous systems.
>
>True, yeh. There are cost overheads tho involved with that.
>(Especially in the UK, where some of the power companies charge
>you extra if you generate some of your own power..)
We're better off in The Netherlands, then. The power companies can't charge
you for power you didn't get from them, and even pay *you* if you generate
some of your own power and let some of it flow into the main power grid... :)
Jeroen
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