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Joined: 10/02/2015
Location: United KingdomPosts: 282
| Posted: 03:34pm 19 Nov 2023 |
It's a good question:)
When i moved here the grid was largely coal but moving to gas, and renewables were a small contribution, and whilst grid-connected pv offered a feed in tariff, and i do have a grid connection, i decided that i would go down the stand-alone off grid system, which would be 100% renewables (part of the reason i chose this property is because it had hydro-electric potential, which dovetails nicely with seasonal pv output).
having moved from a boat where i had already been practicing maximising the use of my small, expensive pv panel, i already knew the basics of living with a limited energy budget.
If i were moving in now i might have opted for a grid connected sysyem, as there are now plenty of off-the-shelf battery / hybrid inverter systems to choose from, and whilst there is red tape, the uk grid is much more amenable to individuals having their own pv/battery system connected/backfeeding than some other countries.
On the other hand, if the uk keep pushing up the standing charge for a connection i may tell them to take it away.