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<blockquote data-quote="Gian" data-source="post: 533505" data-attributes="member: 33562"><p>You cannot win , if you do go total off grid then you need to look at what you use and reduce everything. I my self have a 12 KW gen as a stand by and last weekend I actually experimented . I charged my ev with a load of 6.6 KW using my generator. Red diesel is now £129 per litre and with messing around with measuring fuel used I calculated that 69pence per KW. So grid at the moment is cheaper still. I watched the panorama programme and as usual it's just greed and the Ukraine war is used as a tool. Our governments should be brought to account over relying on fuel from Russia and other country's , . Thousands of people are rushing out buying solar and battery's to save , and now we are being told we have a shortage of parts like roof rails , people I know are happy to spend £10k on a 3.86kw system with 5kw battery thinking they are sorted but what they don't tell customers is the payback is 7 to 9 years crossing fingers you have no failures then in winter months that 3.86 array will not have enough light to charge that ,5kw battery. The way to go is to make your home switch to off grid from your supply and live basic. I have one customer who has this arrangement with huge flooded battery's 48v 13kw and 6 KW solar. He switches over from grid to off grid and his monthly grid bill is now £17.23 a month. But they don't have huge TVs amps and mid cons which we all love</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gian, post: 533505, member: 33562"] You cannot win , if you do go total off grid then you need to look at what you use and reduce everything. I my self have a 12 KW gen as a stand by and last weekend I actually experimented . I charged my ev with a load of 6.6 KW using my generator. Red diesel is now £129 per litre and with messing around with measuring fuel used I calculated that 69pence per KW. So grid at the moment is cheaper still. I watched the panorama programme and as usual it's just greed and the Ukraine war is used as a tool. Our governments should be brought to account over relying on fuel from Russia and other country's , . Thousands of people are rushing out buying solar and battery's to save , and now we are being told we have a shortage of parts like roof rails , people I know are happy to spend £10k on a 3.86kw system with 5kw battery thinking they are sorted but what they don't tell customers is the payback is 7 to 9 years crossing fingers you have no failures then in winter months that 3.86 array will not have enough light to charge that ,5kw battery. The way to go is to make your home switch to off grid from your supply and live basic. I have one customer who has this arrangement with huge flooded battery's 48v 13kw and 6 KW solar. He switches over from grid to off grid and his monthly grid bill is now £17.23 a month. But they don't have huge TVs amps and mid cons which we all love [/QUOTE]
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