haha you should feel the heat that gets generated from that little concrete lock room.
damn in winter i dont even need heater in there lol.

Just out of curiosity, does anyone here have solar panels or looked into getting them installed??

I've been wondering about how much power/money could be saved by using them, also how long it would take to re-coup the initial install costs.

I guess I could just call the installers of these for their 'unbiased' response...

Anyone??

mine are only around the 100 mark, with just me and my brother
mainly two computers on 24/7 and a lcd.
gas hot water and stove for the win

mate at work had his elec booster on 24/7 for hot water and his bill came in at 600+
he tested how much power this was using and turned everything off in his house and looked at the meter, the booster nearly tripled the power consumption over everything else

Just got my latest,

$343 for a small 3x2 house, with two people.

I tend to use the reverse cycle a lot, and have 2 computers but only an old CRT television...

Reply to slg
"does anyone here have solar panels or looked into getting them installed??"
Yes. Send me a pm and you can come and see it.
I keep weekly records of generation.

They claim the 1kW unit will generate ~1600kWh over a year. After 11 months experience mine will be lucky to give 1500kWh for a year. With the cutback in the subsidy, you buy a solar panel for the warm fuzzy feeling you might get, it will not be a financial investment, even with the way electricity prices are going. and if you are a greenie, note that the low price to you depends on selling the 'green energy credits' so the power company that buys the credits can cut green production by that amount.

Don't waste your time with rooftop PV systems. Payback is around 25 years (PV lifetime = 20 yrs) and cost of electricity with a solar system is 20+ c/kWh versus Synergy which is around 14c/kWh.

Fuck the environment, cheap coal ftw!

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Fair enough too, I figured the tech wouldn't quite be there yet to make it worth while.

I'm all for burning fuels, keeps me in my job for longer!

my old mans got a chunky $26k setup at his Marg river house - govt gave him 13k back and his power bills are pretty much $0 nowadays.. but 13k is still a lotta coin to outlay for some hippie bullshit...

nuclear power FTW

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