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2026-01-03 22:29 UTC

@GuillaumeRossolini Wow! That's a massive difference. A very different environment from my mild winters. Occasionally it drops to 0°C here. No snow in the last 40 years that didn't instantly melt. We hit 30-35° a lot in summer, but unlike western Sydney, 40° is very rare. I'm considered a light user of electricity by my power co, but notice I'm consuming more since getting panels & battery. Partly my EV, partly because I'm less miserly with use now I'm not getting bills or using coal power.

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@GuillaumeRossolini@infosec.exchange 2026-01-04 16:15

@thefathippy my choice of a hybrid heat pump may not have been ideal (there’s still a little bit of gas for the harsher winters, and sometimes I worry that the heat pump part isn’t as efficient as it should be) We do reach minus 10°C or so a few times a year (at night) but overall my climate isn’t much different from what you describe, so I’m surprised by the big difference in our usage: it’s like your heating has no impact on the usage trend? The small bump could just as well be due to shifting habits (more TV or whatnot) My previous burner (all gas) was using 4 times as much energy all winter, and now it’s spiking only one month a year (and half as much as before), so there has been a nice improvement Well 🤷‍♀️ what’s done is done; I’m trying to improve on this setup, hence my curiosity about PV and battery capacity

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