Fake News About Electric Cars Back in August 2023 I wrote a blog post entitled Shocking News About Electric Cars. I have seen so many fake news items discrediting electric cars in the main stream media that I decided to subscribe via Patreon to the Stop Burning Stuff campaign. I have owned several electric cars since 2017 and cannot believe how many incredibly stupid … [Read more...] about Fake News About Electric Cars
Solar Generation September 2023 and Solaredge Inverter Failure
Solar Generation September 2023 and Solaredge Inverter Failure We have had a disastrous end to September 2023 solar generation. On the 25th September we had a Solaredge inverter failure which shut down our solar generation. I have no doubt due to the good weather we would have beat last Septembers generation figures had it not failed. This also had consequences for our … [Read more...] about Solar Generation September 2023 and Solaredge Inverter Failure
Solar Generation August 2023
Solar Generation August 2023 August 2023 was the worst for solar generation in the last 5 years that we have had solar panels. It was also the first month since the April change over from BULB that Octopus Energy have actually sent me an accurate monthly bill! This has enabled me to compare like for like with last year. August 2022 was an exceptional year for generation with … [Read more...] about Solar Generation August 2023
Shocking News About Electric Cars
Shocking News About Electric Cars Some journalists seem to hate electric cars. Here are the facts. The media has been saturated lately with totally untrue or at best misleading and poorly researched articles against the take up of electric vehicles. A number of Youtube channels I follow are commenting on these incredibly biased and misinformed publications. Let me state … [Read more...] about Shocking News About Electric Cars
Solar Generation For 4 Months And Change To Octopus Energy
Solar Generation For 4 Months And Change To Octopus Energy I have had to combine my solar generation report this time into a 4 month period. This is because in April 2023 I was moved from BULB to Octopus Energy as a result of BULB ceasing to trade. This move has caused me endless problems with establishing accurate billing. I did not receive an electric bill for two months … [Read more...] about Solar Generation For 4 Months And Change To Octopus Energy
Solar Generation In March 2023 What A Washout
Solar Generation In March 2023 What A Washout! Despite the longer daylight hours we had a really wet and miserable March here in Devon and it turns out it was one of the wettest since the 1980's. The chart below shows the solar generation for the month worked out at just 344 kWh which was a miserable 277 kWh less than March 2022 and even less than last month!! It really was a … [Read more...] about Solar Generation In March 2023 What A Washout
