FIRST STEPS, BEING EFFICIENT

INSTALLATION OF OUR ALTERNATIVE ENERGY 

PV INSTALLATION PHOTOGRAPHS

DAILY PV OUTPUTS

TYPES OF ALTERNATIVE ENERGY FOR YOUR HOUSE    

GRANTS    

PLANNING PERMISSION

PAYBACK CALCULATIONS

CONNECTING TO THE GRID 

SELLING YOUR ENERGY AND CLAIMING ROCs

 OUR FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS

We started uploading the daily outputs from our PV system but this soon became impractical to do this due to holidays, missed readings and the like. So what we decided was to post the readings on a yearly basis. This,  together with a break down of the our energy bills, we feel gives the reader an indication of the money received for electricity exported to the grid and a greater understanding of the  financial feasibility of installing a system comparable to ours.

Year 2008 -9

We have just come to the end of our third year of generating electricity. Annual electricity meter readings are sent to the electricity supplier via the import/export meter.

Export DAY for year       2421 kwh @ 18p per kwh   £435.78

Import DAY for year       949 kwh @ 18p per kwh    £170.82

Import NIGHT  for year   433 kwh @  5p per kwh     £ 21.65

                                                                   Net return  £243.31

ROCs  ( Renewable Obligation Certs) received                                                                       £276.00

Total received from Electricity company                    £519.31

Gas Bill for the year is £450.

Year 2007 -8

We have just come to the end of our second year of generating electricity. In April 2007 we had an import/ export meter installed and annual electricity meter readings are sent to the electricity supplier..

Export DAY for year       2421 kwh @ 15p per kwh   £363.15

Import DAY for year       949 kwh @ 15p per kwh    £142.15

Import NIGHT  for year   433 kwh @  4p per kwh     £ 17.3

                                                                   Net return  £203.48

ROCs  ( renewable Obligation Certs) received                                                                       £150.00

Total received from Electricity company                    £353.48

My Gas Bill for the year is £322.

So the Solar PV has resulted in us being financially self sufficient in terms of domestic energy.

CO2 saved to date is 3541 kg.

The payback time at current rates is 13 years.

However as energy prices increases due to Peak Oil and associated issues, the payback will decrease.

These monthly reading give you an indication of the electricity generated throughout the year.

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