Interesting thoughts. For our current grid-tied PV system we 'sell' excess
electricity to the electric company and then buy it back at night or cloudy
days. A couple of months in the spring and again in the fall our electric
bill is $8.00. Nice
A year ago our January electricity bill was $171.00.
Interesting thoughts. For our current grid-tied PV system we 'sell' excess
electricity to the electric company and then buy it back at night or cloudy
days. A couple of months in the spring and again in the fall our electric
bill is $8.00. Nice
A year ago our January electricity bill was $171.00.
So, what was the problem with the high $171 bill? Sounds like you got it
resolved, but curious what kind of mistake they made?
Bob
On Sat, Jan 23, 2016 at 9:47 AM, Bobby Keeland wrote:
> Interesting thoughts. For our current grid-tied PV system we 'sell' excess
>
On 18 Jan 2016 at 10:28, Robert Bruninga via EV wrote:
> > I'm in no hurry to start the EV project [until after I]
> > ... add more PV panels and batteries so I can go off grid,
>
> And why on earth do that? ... . It makes no sense when storage in
> the grid is basically free (in good
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On 18 Jan 2016 at 10:28, Robert Bruninga via EV wrote:
> I'm in no hurry to start the EV project [until after I]
> ... add more PV panels and batteries so I can go off grid,
And why on earth do that? ... . It ma
" It has no future that I can see."
If everything stays the same except legislation, maybe. But the tech will
improve a lot in 10 years.
It is possible that net metering will go away, or it will be unbalanced and
they pay less for the owner generaed power (Duke proposed to the rate
commision
Very good point! Thanks
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> On Jan 18, 2016, at 6:26 PM, Robert Bruninga via EV wrote:
>
> Houseboat, perfect!
> Yes, you need battery power overnight when UNDERWAY, but no more. Because
> when the sun comes up, you have all the power you need.
>
> Now,
Houseboat, perfect!
Yes, you need battery power overnight when UNDERWAY, but no more. Because
when the sun comes up, you have all the power you need.
Now, what most "wanna-go-off-grid" people overlook is that when the sun is
shinning and you are not using the boat underway, then your batteries
A legitamate solar PV installer will steer you to undersize your system so
that you don't have much excess power generation. That one panel too many
never pays for itself. When you size a standalone system you have build
to some peak need rather than rely on the grid. You have to hypothesize
EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:
The grid is "free storage" for now in some areas, but I predict that net
metering will be dead in 10 years. Powerful and well connnected
(politically, not electrically) people don't like it, and they have state
legislatures in their pockets.
This strikes me as
I really appreciate this information. As much as I would like to be free of the
grid, I now see I must make a hard, educated decision. The difference for me is
I live on a houseboat. I have decent reliability grid shore power when docked.
But when I leave the dock I must rely on dirty ice
On 01/18/2016 01:46 PM, Michael Ross via EV wrote:
" It has no future that I can see."
If everything stays the same except legislation, maybe. But the tech will
improve a lot in 10 years.
It is possible that net metering will go away, or it will be unbalanced and
they pay less for the owner
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