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Drackar39 t1_j1khj9l wrote

Reply to comment by urriola35 in Struggling to afford heating bills, Britons turn to 'warm banks' to keep out the cold by rein_deer7

See, the fun thing about solar off-set plans is, you generate more energy when you have sunny days, and that off-sets the cost of energy grid use when you're in a storm, at night, etc...

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domestication_never t1_j1kicow wrote

Or just run the HP flat out in the day up to 23c and let it cool overnight. Most nights I don't use it, I use an electric blanky

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Drackar39 t1_j1kll6x wrote

Yup, banking your energy when you can is also a valid strat.

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urriola35 t1_j1kied9 wrote

I haven’t had sunlight for a month lol

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Drackar39 t1_j1kljiu wrote

It's a ...year round... Ok no just don't get solar if you're that dumb dude.

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fallte1337 t1_j1lexau wrote

And where is that power that you are “setting off” being stored? Your hopes and dreams?

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Drackar39 t1_j1lgfij wrote

So, how this generally works is, your net generation is recorded, for the year, and any surplus, for the year, is logged with your power company.

Then, when you use more than you produce, it is off-set by higher production time periods.

Your solar running a bunch of air conditioners in the summer pays your power bill running heat in the winter.

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fallte1337 t1_j1p7ed9 wrote

I know how it works but the fact you are generating power in summer when there is not that much demand and plenty of power doesn’t help in winter does it? It helps your bills, sure but if there is not enough power there will be blackouts and your solar is not going to help.

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Drackar39 t1_j1r5kv0 wrote

The primary issue isn't lack of sufficient power plants, it's cost of fuel to run those power plants (alongside rank profiteering by literal criminal scumbags, but that's another topic).

Any fuel that isn't used "in the summer" is still available "In the winter".

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fantomas_ t1_j1lpie7 wrote

It's called the national grid you absolute sausage.

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fallte1337 t1_j1p72hr wrote

So let me get this straight. You are setting off power by sending it to the grid. That power is absolutely minuscule but the government is paying you some money to make you feel better about your bad investment. Then, when you actually need power - at night in winter, when your solar panels are absolutely useless, you are relying on the grid like everyone else. The question, you moron, is - what happens when there is not enough power at peak demand? How are your solar panels helping then? You see, I’ve done the math whether I can make my country house off grid by installing solar panels. The answer is - no. Between the cost of the panels and the batteries required the cost is way more than I will ever save within the life of the panels and the batteries. It’s still cheaper to receive power from the grid - who would have guessed? So the answer to all power problems is not “solar”, idiot. The only reason small scale solar kind of works is because the government is paying you out of everyone else’s pocket to do not very much.

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fantomas_ t1_j1pcup4 wrote

This reply is peppered with insults. Much like the pepper in a Cumberland sausage. But you'd know all about that wouldn't you? Ya sausage.

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