Feed-in tariff is still available to new installations. It is less than
Most people don't have a clue how to go about comparing the cost of grid
exposure averages, 00.20c perKwh rebate etc. Plus how long will the
I agree. It's most of the people who are installing it who don't know
Two parts;
are now committing outright fraud. If you don't mind the risk of havingOn Thu, 1 Sep 2011 12:08:09 +1000, "Metro"<Home@home> wrote:
I notice in my travels around Sydney that folk are still having Solar Power
installed on their roofs. I was under the impression that since the various
subsidies had been dropped that it really was not worth getting. Am I
missing something?
Metro....
In WA the feed in tarif of 47c/kWH (Supposedly fixed for 10 years) is
still available for installations completed by 30th September. I doubt
that there is much chance for anyone still to sign up for this as an
application has to go through Western Power, which can take some time.
I have just got a system installed and expect a payback period of
between 6& 8 years, depending on who you believe as to the future
supply charges.
I would just like some clever person to figure out how I can export
ALL the solar and only use power off the grid, for which I pay around
20c/kWH
Dave
just connect the feed in input directly to the mains. Of course, you
If you have a shed etc on the same property - get an extra feed andOn Thu, 1 Sep 2011 12:08:09 +1000, "Metro" <Home@home> wrote:
I notice in my travels around Sydney that folk are still having Solar Power
installed on their roofs. I was under the impression that since the various
subsidies had been dropped that it really was not worth getting. Am I
missing something?
Metro....
In WA the feed in tarif of 47c/kWH (Supposedly fixed for 10 years) is
still available for installations completed by 30th September. I doubt
that there is much chance for anyone still to sign up for this as an
application has to go through Western Power, which can take some time.
I have just got a system installed and expect a payback period of
between 6 & 8 years, depending on who you believe as to the future
supply charges.
I would just like some clever person to figure out how I can export
ALL the solar and only use power off the grid, for which I pay around
20c/kWH
Dave
, though this andThere are a lot in South East QLD also. I have seen about 10 places
I'm on 3 phase, so do they just feed-in on a single phase?
No, you pick just one phase.
Move as much as possible off that phaseOn 2/09/2011 2:27 PM, Chris wrote:
On 01/09/2011 12:08 PM, Metro wrote:
I notice in my travels around Sydney that folk are still having Solar
Power
installed on their roofs. I was under the impression that since the
various
subsidies had been dropped that it really was not worth getting. Am I
missing something?
Metro....
I'm on 3 phase, so do they just feed-in on a single phase?
Or would I be up for a no-doubt-more-expensive 3ph converter?
Chris.
No, you pick just one phase.
Pick the one that's got the least use in daytime
Tony
Yes. Feed in tarrif still applies.
Well, it is a competitive market and that is better than what the
Hmm...On 1/09/2011 7:40 PM, Dave Goldfinch wrote:
On Thu, 1 Sep 2011 12:08:09 +1000, "Metro"<Home@home> wrote:
I notice in my travels around Sydney that folk are still having Solar Power
installed on their roofs. I was under the impression that since the various
subsidies had been dropped that it really was not worth getting. Am I
missing something?
Metro....
In WA the feed in tarif of 47c/kWH (Supposedly fixed for 10 years) is
still available for installations completed by 30th September. I doubt
that there is much chance for anyone still to sign up for this as an
application has to go through Western Power, which can take some time.
I have just got a system installed and expect a payback period of
between 6& 8 years, depending on who you believe as to the future
supply charges.
I would just like some clever person to figure out how I can export
ALL the solar and only use power off the grid, for which I pay around
20c/kWH
Dave
just connect the feed in input directly to the mains. Of course, you
are now committing outright fraud. If you don't mind the risk of having
"Humpy" and "Slugger" as your new "best friends" in the slammer then
that could work out OK.
Yes, a separate connection would work technically, unfortunately itOn Sep 1, 7:40 pm, Dave Goldfinch <daveg5...@NotCoolMail.invalid
wrote:
On Thu, 1 Sep 2011 12:08:09 +1000, "Metro" <Home@home> wrote:
I notice in my travels around Sydney that folk are still having Solar Power
installed on their roofs. I was under the impression that since the various
subsidies had been dropped that it really was not worth getting. Am I
missing something?
Metro....
In WA the feed in tarif of 47c/kWH (Supposedly fixed for 10 years) is
still available for installations completed by 30th September. I doubt
that there is much chance for anyone still to sign up for this as an
application has to go through Western Power, which can take some time.
I have just got a system installed and expect a payback period of
between 6 & 8 years, depending on who you believe as to the future
supply charges.
I would just like some clever person to figure out how I can export
ALL the solar and only use power off the grid, for which I pay around
20c/kWH
Dave
If you have a shed etc on the same property - get an extra feed and
meter for it. Feed the solar into that feed, have no other load on it
and take your home power from the existing feed
If you wanted to be extremely bad, you could connect to the neighbours
power, feed it via an isolation transformer and bridge rectifier into
the inverter, and split the difference with them
other similar methods are very likely to lead to trouble and arent
recommended.
.
physically impossible .On Thu, 1 Sep 2011 15:20:49 -0700 (PDT), kreed<kenreed1999@gmail.com
wrote:
On Sep 1, 7:40 pm, Dave Goldfinch<daveg5...@NotCoolMail.invalid
wrote:
On Thu, 1 Sep 2011 12:08:09 +1000, "Metro"<Home@home> wrote:
I notice in my travels around Sydney that folk are still having Solar Power
installed on their roofs. I was under the impression that since the various
subsidies had been dropped that it really was not worth getting. Am I
missing something?
Metro....
In WA the feed in tarif of 47c/kWH (Supposedly fixed for 10 years) is
still available for installations completed by 30th September. I doubt
that there is much chance for anyone still to sign up for this as an
application has to go through Western Power, which can take some time.
I have just got a system installed and expect a payback period of
between 6& 8 years, depending on who you believe as to the future
supply charges.
I would just like some clever person to figure out how I can export
ALL the solar and only use power off the grid, for which I pay around
20c/kWH
Dave
If you have a shed etc on the same property - get an extra feed and
meter for it. Feed the solar into that feed, have no other load on it
and take your home power from the existing feed
If you wanted to be extremely bad, you could connect to the neighbours
power, feed it via an isolation transformer and bridge rectifier into
the inverter, and split the difference with them
other similar methods are very likely to lead to trouble and arent
recommended.
.
Yes, a separate connection would work technically, unfortunately it
would also incur a standard recurring Supply Charge even though you
may never actually draw power from it.
This + the capital cost of setting up a new connection would certainly
outway any benefit.
If you did try to push back power from some source other than solar, I
imagine Western Power would soon be aware of it, as the maximum size
solar installation is 4kW and I imagine they would have a fair idea as
to what the maximum feed in would be, so if they found they were
paying for substantially more, you could expect a knock on the
door....
Where did you get the 4kw from , if true it would make our installation
On 4/09/2011 2:14 PM, Dave Goldfinch wrote:
On Thu, 1 Sep 2011 15:20:49 -0700 (PDT), kreed<kenreed1999@gmail.com
wrote:
On Sep 1, 7:40 pm, Dave Goldfinch<daveg5...@NotCoolMail.invalid
wrote:
On Thu, 1 Sep 2011 12:08:09 +1000, "Metro"<Home@home> wrote:
I notice in my travels around Sydney that folk are still having Solar Power
installed on their roofs. I was under the impression that since the various
subsidies had been dropped that it really was not worth getting. Am I
missing something?
Metro....
In WA the feed in tarif of 47c/kWH (Supposedly fixed for 10 years) is
still available for installations completed by 30th September. I doubt
that there is much chance for anyone still to sign up for this as an
application has to go through Western Power, which can take some time.
I have just got a system installed and expect a payback period of
between 6& 8 years, depending on who you believe as to the future
supply charges.
I would just like some clever person to figure out how I can export
ALL the solar and only use power off the grid, for which I pay around
20c/kWH
Dave
If you have a shed etc on the same property - get an extra feed and
meter for it. Feed the solar into that feed, have no other load on it
and take your home power from the existing feed
If you wanted to be extremely bad, you could connect to the neighbours
power, feed it via an isolation transformer and bridge rectifier into
the inverter, and split the difference with them
other similar methods are very likely to lead to trouble and arent
recommended.
.
Yes, a separate connection would work technically, unfortunately it
would also incur a standard recurring Supply Charge even though you
may never actually draw power from it.
This + the capital cost of setting up a new connection would certainly
outway any benefit.
If you did try to push back power from some source other than solar, I
imagine Western Power would soon be aware of it, as the maximum size
solar installation is 4kW and I imagine they would have a fair idea as
to what the maximum feed in would be, so if they found they were
paying for substantially more, you could expect a knock on the
door....
Where did you get the 4kw from , if true it would make our installation
physically impossible .