Solar energy

When we had our solar installed in December last year I never for once thought I would some how be targeted by the electricity supplier for doing so. Weekly there are reports all pointing towards a higher

A year with Solar - My Stats

At the back end of last month we got our 4th battery back from the suppliers so these figures will be slightly different from the months before due to the extra 25% battery storage. This was only for around

June was quite productive for our 8kW of west-facing panels in central UK. There has been some cloud, but I think the system still maxes out the 5kW inverter anyway. The battery is 9.5kWh and helps save

This morning apparently the entire area has no electricity due to maintenance on the local substation and I was totally unaware. Having a decent sized solar installation means there is no worries and life

I have been looking at the state of solar in various parts of the world.

Eskom who is the SOE electricity supplier is anti solar installations as this directly impacts their revenue. The households and businesses that can afford to install solar were the clients they relied

Finally some progress and at the same time just happy to get my solar battery back which I fetched this morning. Apparently they said they had emailed me and that was not true as the first email I received

Here are the solar figures for May and not much difference from April as we are still waiting on the one battery that was sent back to the suppliers in March. All they have to do is check that the battery

As we get into the sunnier months our energy production is ramping up. The days are getting longer and the sun gets higher in the sky. Our 8kW of panels face west, but we can be producing from fairly early

Good afternoon, friends of @Hive, today I want to share with you my start to the day, this spectacular sunlight that comes with all its power. This morning I was on my way to work, when I stopped to photograph

With all the PV wiring ran, panels up, batteries and inverter in place. Now just the component wiring is needed and we should be online with over 9000 watts of power along with 15kWh of battery power as

Things are ramping up with the solar as the days get longer. That does not mean it is sunny all the time, but the panels can get a surprising amount of power even when there are clouds. So far this year

I almost forgot to post my figures for the month of April as there has been zero progress on the solar front. The problem is the agents/suppliers in South Africa not being fit for purpose. They have been

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Free Power from Solar! Or is it?

Discusses why grid-tied solar systems turn of when the power grid is down.

As you ca see lookin at the March figures not much has changed except these days I do not touch anything and the house is being run 100% through the solar power system. A switch was installed that will