Solar panels.
- smithcorp
- Occasional Visitor
- Posts: 5656
- Joined: Sun Dec 19, 2004 9:13 pm
- Location: Godzone
Re: Solar panels.
Hey norbs, what's your view on current FITs available? We are on 12c until August, with every indication they won't go for more than 3c. What are the alternatives?
- norbs
- fucking right wing vegan lesbian
- Posts: 24203
- Joined: Fri Dec 17, 2004 6:01 pm
- Contact:
Re: Solar panels.
Yeah, it is a fucking shit show right now. I am still waiting for my system to go on grid with Origin. They assure me all the data is being saved and I will be credited the energy I have fed into the grid.
I wrangled a 5 year sub to Solar Analytics which looks at your usage and suggests the best plan for you.
This is the current suggestions. Watch the supply charges. That has gone from 78c/day 18 months ago to $1.38/day now for me.
Also worth a look - https://www.energymadeeasy.gov.au/start
https://www.solarchoice.net.au/blog/bey ... y-retailer
Its not all about FIT these days
I wrangled a 5 year sub to Solar Analytics which looks at your usage and suggests the best plan for you.
This is the current suggestions. Watch the supply charges. That has gone from 78c/day 18 months ago to $1.38/day now for me.
Also worth a look - https://www.energymadeeasy.gov.au/start
https://www.solarchoice.net.au/blog/bey ... y-retailer
Its not all about FIT these days
Sarc ; my second favourite type of gasm.
- norbs
- fucking right wing vegan lesbian
- Posts: 24203
- Joined: Fri Dec 17, 2004 6:01 pm
- Contact:
Re: Solar panels.
Something else worth looking into.
Im going to give Diamond a try.
Sarc ; my second favourite type of gasm.
- smithcorp
- Occasional Visitor
- Posts: 5656
- Joined: Sun Dec 19, 2004 9:13 pm
- Location: Godzone
Re: Solar panels.
Anyone had their panels washed and seen a benefit? I've done the pre-winter shrub pruning to reduce shadowing, but the output feels low (its been a bad season for solar though). Thinking of getting them cleaned, assuming all the rain has left deposits on the panel. Any recommendations?
- norbs
- fucking right wing vegan lesbian
- Posts: 24203
- Joined: Fri Dec 17, 2004 6:01 pm
- Contact:
Re: Solar panels.
I washed mine at Culburra Beach. Cant say I noticed a massive change.smithcorp wrote: ↑Wed Jun 01, 2022 9:28 am Anyone had their panels washed and seen a benefit? I've done the pre-winter shrub pruning to reduce shadowing, but the output feels low (its been a bad season for solar though). Thinking of getting them cleaned, assuming all the rain has left deposits on the panel. Any recommendations?
Wont be washing the ones here. I will die if I fall off the back roof
Sarc ; my second favourite type of gasm.
- smithcorp
- Occasional Visitor
- Posts: 5656
- Joined: Sun Dec 19, 2004 9:13 pm
- Location: Godzone
Re: Solar panels.
Haha - did a quick check yesterday on Solaredge only to find my 5kW panels have been offline for most of May! Error showing on the inverter, and we were only producing from the older 1.6kW panels. Booked a service call, but I need to monitor more closely. Wish the app gave you a headsup...
- norbs
- fucking right wing vegan lesbian
- Posts: 24203
- Joined: Fri Dec 17, 2004 6:01 pm
- Contact:
Re: Solar panels.
I get warnings on this system and the old one if it goes off line. Sure there isnt a sertting?
Sarc ; my second favourite type of gasm.
- smithcorp
- Occasional Visitor
- Posts: 5656
- Joined: Sun Dec 19, 2004 9:13 pm
- Location: Godzone
Re: Solar panels.
No option for it in my Solar Edge app. I'll ask the tech when they come if there's any updated monitoring software for it. Initial assessment seems to be the problem is the Inverter. 5 years old, so hopefully got a 10-year warranty.
- Brett_S
- Posts: 652
- Joined: Sun Jun 26, 2005 7:31 pm
- Location: Sydney
Re: Solar panels.
Time to change plans - current FiT is 12c with AGL and they are cancelling the plan soon
The plan they want to move us to is 5c but we get lower pricing overall which might work if we're using solar to charge the car
The missus was looking at Amber as an option - anyone used them? Seems like you need to be constantly monitoring the wholesaler price
The plan they want to move us to is 5c but we get lower pricing overall which might work if we're using solar to charge the car
The missus was looking at Amber as an option - anyone used them? Seems like you need to be constantly monitoring the wholesaler price
This is the way the world works, if you want want to find some quality friends you have to wade through all the d**ks first - Eric Cartman
-
- Spam King
- Posts: 5808
- Joined: Thu Aug 04, 2005 11:43 am
- Location: Brisvegas
Re: Solar panels.
Go back a few pages, norbs had a wild ride
- norbs
- fucking right wing vegan lesbian
- Posts: 24203
- Joined: Fri Dec 17, 2004 6:01 pm
- Contact:
Re: Solar panels.
Cant recommend Amber. Any time there is grid volatility, you pay big time.
Sarc ; my second favourite type of gasm.
- smithcorp
- Occasional Visitor
- Posts: 5656
- Joined: Sun Dec 19, 2004 9:13 pm
- Location: Godzone
Re: Solar panels.
My plan with Origin has just renewed and is now down to 10c FIT. I'm trying to work out whether I should move to a non-FIT plan with cheaper tariffs and do more to harvest solar to power the household.
For instance my Zappi lets me charge the car form 100% solar, so saves heaps - my peak rate is 62.76, so I figure the solar going into the car is better than going back to the grid. Similarly, we have an induction stovetop going in in a week or so, we are planning to get a heat pump for hot water and reverse cycle ac to replace gas heating (objective this year to cut out gas entirely), so using solar and off-peak electricity as much as possible.
This includes potentially using the car battery as a house battery (planning to get an L2 electrician to quote on setting up a generator input to power the lights and powerpoints from the car's V2L capability).
Origin's cheapest TOU non-FIT plan saves only 1 cent per kWr (61.72 - there is a cheaper flexible rate one, but I am suspicious of those), so looking for recommendations for a cheap reliable provider.
For instance my Zappi lets me charge the car form 100% solar, so saves heaps - my peak rate is 62.76, so I figure the solar going into the car is better than going back to the grid. Similarly, we have an induction stovetop going in in a week or so, we are planning to get a heat pump for hot water and reverse cycle ac to replace gas heating (objective this year to cut out gas entirely), so using solar and off-peak electricity as much as possible.
This includes potentially using the car battery as a house battery (planning to get an L2 electrician to quote on setting up a generator input to power the lights and powerpoints from the car's V2L capability).
Origin's cheapest TOU non-FIT plan saves only 1 cent per kWr (61.72 - there is a cheaper flexible rate one, but I am suspicious of those), so looking for recommendations for a cheap reliable provider.
- Brett_S
- Posts: 652
- Joined: Sun Jun 26, 2005 7:31 pm
- Location: Sydney
Re: Solar panels.
Yeah, that's what I thought - will steer clear of them
Seems the best option is to pick the cheapest and use the excess solar to charge the car
A battery might be something we consider next couple of years
This is the way the world works, if you want want to find some quality friends you have to wade through all the d**ks first - Eric Cartman
- norbs
- fucking right wing vegan lesbian
- Posts: 24203
- Joined: Fri Dec 17, 2004 6:01 pm
- Contact:
Re: Solar panels.
Havent been keeping an eye on my electricity bill, but went to take a look today. Diamond Energy are slugging my $1.81/day just for the connection. So they can fuck off. Turns out I had 1 email in my spam folder to day it was going up.
Check out the export vs usage below, and I still get a bill for $78 last month.
Check out the export vs usage below, and I still get a bill for $78 last month.
Sarc ; my second favourite type of gasm.
- smithcorp
- Occasional Visitor
- Posts: 5656
- Joined: Sun Dec 19, 2004 9:13 pm
- Location: Godzone
Re: Solar panels.
Time to think about storage maybe.
- norbs
- fucking right wing vegan lesbian
- Posts: 24203
- Joined: Fri Dec 17, 2004 6:01 pm
- Contact:
Re: Solar panels.
Still doesnt make financial sense. Been chatting to a few different industry people today. Finn from Solar quotes has been great.
I am going to get the cheapest supplier I can as it is still Essential Energy that supplies the power.
https://www.energymadeeasy.gov.au/
Found one there that gives me 20c FIT. 4x what I am getting now.
https://my.solaranalytics.com/ is suggesting that will mean I get money back in summer, unlike now. Lets see how that works out.
Sarc ; my second favourite type of gasm.
- smithcorp
- Occasional Visitor
- Posts: 5656
- Joined: Sun Dec 19, 2004 9:13 pm
- Location: Godzone
Re: Solar panels.
Thanks for the site norbs
- norbs
- fucking right wing vegan lesbian
- Posts: 24203
- Joined: Fri Dec 17, 2004 6:01 pm
- Contact:
Re: Solar panels.
I moved from Diamond to Globird. Diamond just kept ramping up prices.
Oct with Diamond, $67 bill.
Nov with Globird, $70 credit.
Oct with Diamond, $67 bill.
Nov with Globird, $70 credit.
Sarc ; my second favourite type of gasm.
- norbs
- fucking right wing vegan lesbian
- Posts: 24203
- Joined: Fri Dec 17, 2004 6:01 pm
- Contact:
- KNAPPO
- Master artist
- Posts: 10312
- Joined: Sun Jul 17, 2005 1:26 am
- Location: North of the dog fence, Adelaide.
Re: Solar panels.
Life is hard...but, life is harder when you're dumb.
- DarrenM
- Posts: 7251
- Joined: Wed Feb 09, 2005 3:21 pm
- Location: Sydney
Re: Solar panels.
You'd think they'd see how their gaslighting is working for them in the polls.
- norbs
- fucking right wing vegan lesbian
- Posts: 24203
- Joined: Fri Dec 17, 2004 6:01 pm
- Contact:
Re: Solar panels.
They keep pushing ahead with the stupidity. Its working well for Labor and independents.
Sarc ; my second favourite type of gasm.
- CLP
- C grade super domestique
- Posts: 4918
- Joined: Mon Dec 20, 2004 1:37 pm
- Location: Adelaide, South Australia
- norbs
- fucking right wing vegan lesbian
- Posts: 24203
- Joined: Fri Dec 17, 2004 6:01 pm
- Contact:
Re: Solar panels.
Jesus christ. Talk about being robbed.
generated 1mWh more than we used. Costs me $28.98. I understand thats cheaper than a lot of peoples bills, but still.
generated 1mWh more than we used. Costs me $28.98. I understand thats cheaper than a lot of peoples bills, but still.
Sarc ; my second favourite type of gasm.
- pixelboy
- Posts: 8064
- Joined: Tue Dec 14, 2004 4:07 pm
- Location: Shitney