Finally after months of waiting the 1.5Kw PV system has been installed on the roof of the studio. with the Gross feed meter attached we will be generating 'Green Power' for Country Energy (our normal supplier) and then buying back from them our energy needs. Currently we sell for 60c per Kw and buy back at 20c per Kw... beautiful!
The careful monitoring of our energy usage over the last few months has given us a good idea of where most of our energy is used and by making sure we switch off all those pesky little red lights and tiny digital clocks that seems to be an essential componant of everything that we buy these days, we should be able to keep our energy consumption well under what we can generate on a sun shiney day!
So! we should get a cheque and not a bill every 3 months! Yippeee!
Next part of the solution will be the removal of the old electric hot water system for a solar version and replace the cooker for a LPG stove (still using non-renewable energy but more efficient and a little cheaper to use at this moment time!)
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