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<blockquote data-quote="binky" data-source="post: 523823" data-attributes="member: 490"><p>nonsense, an array will pay for itself even without a tariff. The lifespan of panels is around 30 years, inverters 15-20, and with the significant jump in energy prices there's definetly mileage in fitting solar. Exactly how long they will take to return your investment will depend on your roof, the size of the array you can fit, and how much energy you use / how good you are at using energy from the panels. Even before the recent price hikes I reckon a 4kW array would take about 12 years for the average household, but as energy has just doubled, that should be more like 6 years. Batteries help self-use of energy generated, and it's hard to model the energy savings they can offer. But they can also be used in conjunction with an off peak tariff, so can be topped up like Economy 7 for use during the daytime.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="binky, post: 523823, member: 490"] nonsense, an array will pay for itself even without a tariff. The lifespan of panels is around 30 years, inverters 15-20, and with the significant jump in energy prices there's definetly mileage in fitting solar. Exactly how long they will take to return your investment will depend on your roof, the size of the array you can fit, and how much energy you use / how good you are at using energy from the panels. Even before the recent price hikes I reckon a 4kW array would take about 12 years for the average household, but as energy has just doubled, that should be more like 6 years. Batteries help self-use of energy generated, and it's hard to model the energy savings they can offer. But they can also be used in conjunction with an off peak tariff, so can be topped up like Economy 7 for use during the daytime. [/QUOTE]
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