February 2023 Energy Use and Solar Generation Another month has flown by, albeit the shortest month of the year. The good news is each weather forecast on the TV shows the daylight hours increasing steadily which means more solar generation and less need to put the house lights on! Last month I referred to my decision to install solar panels back in 2017, you can read the … [Read more...] about February 2023 Energy Use and Solar Generation
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January 2023 Energy Use and Solar Generation
January 2023 Energy Use and Solar Generation. Back in 2017 I was wrestling with the question Are Solar Panels A Good Investment In The UK and decided to invest in 20 solar panels and later a Tesla Powerwall II home battery. Since that date I have been monitoring the data I collect on my energy usage each month. We all know we are in the grips of a recession and energy … [Read more...] about January 2023 Energy Use and Solar Generation
Who pays for scaffolding when SolarEdge optimisers fail
Who pays for scaffolding when SolarEdge optimisers fail? Well the short answer is I did - partly. Let me explain. Recently I noticed one of my solar panels was not generating electricity in the same quantity that its adjacent panels were. … [Read more...] about Who pays for scaffolding when SolarEdge optimisers fail
Are Solar Panels A Good Investment In The UK
In early 2017 I was wrestling with the question: Are Solar Panels A Good Investment in the UK? There were two arms to my dilemma, one environmental and the other financial. Environmental With over 40000 premature deaths in the UK attributable to particulate pollution and 12 schools in my local main town of Plymouth breaching the European air quality limits what could I … [Read more...] about Are Solar Panels A Good Investment In The UK
zappi electric car charger review
zappi electric car charger review So what is a zappi ev charger and why am I writing this zappi electric car charger review? Well the answer is simple, I am a happy zappi chappy! (you have to watch the following video to see why) zappi is a mode 3 charging station for your plug in electric car. Zappi works like any regular charging point but has the much welcomed benefit … [Read more...] about zappi electric car charger review
Solar Panels Devon Totnes Energy Plus Nissan Leaf
Solar Panels Devon Totnes Energy Plus Nissan Leaf If you have been reading my Blog you will know how I have been studying renewable energy and electric vehicles for over 12 months. In April 2017 I took the plunge and purchased my first Nissan Leaf so it was inevitable that I would end up purchasing solar panels to generate my own power for free. Let me explain the … [Read more...] about Solar Panels Devon Totnes Energy Plus Nissan Leaf