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Originally Posted by Baddad
Hi Marc,
In Qld it is no longer legal to buy and install an electric hot water system.
I don't know about your state.
I have a sneaky suspicion that the off peak system of cheap power will become a thing of the past. It is a logical conclusion. Also solar power companies have it in their propaganda.
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I always had gas HWS. I just can imagine how bad it would be to have an electrical one. I agree about the rates. That won't last for ever but in the immediate that's a logical step for me.
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Originally Posted by Baddad
If you go for a solar photovoltaic (PV) system, make sure that you do your research. Cheap systems use plate glass that is not as strong as tempered glass. They also can become clouded, decreasing incident light onto the silicon.
Use the SMA inverter, German. (Sunny Boy) The Chinese PV panels are made to German specs or are assembled in China. They are of good quality. Modern Solar Group is a reputable dealer and installer.
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I talked to few people and did some research. It just doesn't add up in the long run and I'll be out of pocket. The buy back I believe is 2 to 1 until July then 1 to 1. A 5kWh installation is around $10k, I average 20kWh. It's not going to work. I just have to be smarter about my power usage and cut down to what's necessary.
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Originally Posted by Exfso
Gee Marc, your electricity rates over there are very good, around 7c/kwh cheaper than here in Adelaide (27.15 for 1st 1200kwh/yr then 27.67 for the next 2800/yr, and after that it is up to around 31c/kwh) this is the winter rate, in summer it is a couple of cents higher again), but that is one of the things we have to put up with here, ie getting right royal shafted for electricity. I put up a thread recently on this.
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I think some major rethinking on how power is produced and distributed in Oz is going to be done at some stage in the near future. If costs rise 60% as predicted in the next 5 years there is no way people will be able to afford the basics as this will impact right down to the whole food chain.