Comments on: Solar Power – Gross or net metering? http://gcsolar.com.au/posts/solar-power-gross-or-net-metering/ Solar power and sustainable living to the Gold Coast Wed, 21 Sep 2011 09:00:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: G.C. Solarhttp://gcsolar.com.au/posts/solar-power-gross-or-net-metering/comment-page-1/#comment-20 G.C. Solar Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:09:01 +0000 http://gcsolar.com.au/?p=234#comment-20 It is a nice thought to be totally independant from the grid, but the reality is it is a very un-economical option if the gird is available to you. This is due to the fact that large battery banks as required in stand alone systems cost thousands of dollars, and only have a life span of 10 to 15 years.Grid connect solar power is the best of both worlds - solar power used during the day with any excess power fed to the grid - and at 44c per kWh, which you just buy back again at a standard tariff rate after dark! It is a nice thought to be totally independant from the grid, but the reality is it is a very un-economical option if the gird is available to you. This is due to the fact that large battery banks as required in stand alone systems cost thousands of dollars, and only have a life span of 10 to 15 years.

Grid connect solar power is the best of both worlds – solar power used during the day with any excess power fed to the grid – and at 44c per kWh, which you just buy back again at a standard tariff rate after dark!

]]> By: Boydhttp://gcsolar.com.au/posts/solar-power-gross-or-net-metering/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Boyd Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:27:06 +0000 http://gcsolar.com.au/?p=234#comment-19 Even though the energy retailer is only gives the same rate as what they charge, I'm not sure that it's a pointless exercise. It may be better than the upfront and ongoing costs of batteries and associated equipment to store power for night-time use. You don't need batteries if you're grid connected. ALthough, I'm not sure what the grid connection costs are. ALthough, it would be satisfying to go off grid completely (with batts for nighttime) and then you wouldn't have to pay their meterman, activation fees, billing charges and all that crap. Have a generator or some source of power for backup in case you get no sun for ages. Shit-fed TEG? :) I like how you can make money buy returning excess under the home solar arrangement thingo if you're in the right state. Even though the energy retailer is only gives the same rate as what they charge, I’m not sure that it’s a pointless exercise. It may be better than the upfront and ongoing costs of batteries and associated equipment to store power for night-time use. You don’t need batteries if you’re grid connected. ALthough, I’m not sure what the grid connection costs are. ALthough, it would be satisfying to go off grid completely (with batts for nighttime) and then you wouldn’t have to pay their meterman, activation fees, billing charges and all that crap.
Have a generator or some source of power for backup in case you get no sun for ages. Shit-fed TEG? :) I like how you can make money buy returning excess under the home solar arrangement thingo if you’re in the right state.

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