Re: who amongst us have gone solar
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Okay, navigate my bill and hopefully tell me I don't need lasercut billet solar panels on every external surafce of my home and each individual blade of grass with a dynamo attached to the EH and XP...tell me this isn't right:
All seriousness, Origin bill:
Average daily use: 64.0kWh (05 Jul 2011 to 29 Sep 2011)...this time last year 76.1kWh.....
I hear 8kW/h per day from other members??? Yeah, my house is big enough, older house, heater in 2 bedrooms and a split system. Not hardcore by any means, but yes, the bills hurt....lots. by the sounds of things I need a $1Trillion dollar nuclear generator to be self sufficient before our wellmeaning gov't (insert sarcastic mod dodge commentary) does something sustainable to ensure that Australian families can keep their kids warm and their rooms humidified whilst having sterile bottles etc instead of burdening the health system every other week cos we have the most expensive electricity in the world.... give it 12 months at this rate we'll be Priusforums.com
But yes, I am considering solar, but can't see any system being of any use sufficient to to anything but modestly reduce my bill....best optimise in$$$ulation, drink warm beer via shed fridge always turned off, live in the dark, etc.... Seriously though, focused to pay off the mortgage, cut down usage, struggle along and hope for the best. No system in an ideal orientation wrt. pitch, tracking sunlight, self-cleaning, ever-lasting (warranties...pffft)....I am weighing up the costs of forking over the cash to set up a system vs. the costs of owning my house as opposed to copping interest....
Just hope some of my fellow forum members can shed a light of hope to my single-income mortgage bearing high-energy-using predicament
Excuse the negativity, I'm reaching out lol
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