Post #3123469
2026-04-10 21:02 UTC
@chrisnelder@mastodon.energy personal experience with PV, thermal & battery back up have produced the following in 19 years
PV: 120MWh
Thermal: 90MWh
Still very efficient, at 92%
Battery was a late addition in 2019, but has saved average 31% of total production (14MWh so far) ensure we can go overnite w/out grid top up
10kw pv & battery system
5 kw thermal PV system
180 degree, south facing roof
30 degree pitch, Southwest England
51degrees latitude
Best investment we ever made
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@chrisnelder@mastodon.energy 2026-04-10 21:36
@Sine_Nomine@mstdn.social That's awesome, esp. in England! Sounds like a pretty ideal array orientation. Have you run the numbers on the economics of your investment at all? I'm sure Farage, Badenoch & co. would be very interested in hearing them. 😉