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<blockquote data-quote="ProDave" data-source="post: 518987" data-attributes="member: 6969"><p>But the "free electricity" is only of use if you understand how it works.</p><p></p><p>The panels generate electricity, mostly in the middle of the day. The FIT pays the panels owners for how much is generated but does not care how it is used.</p><p></p><p>So the home owner gets all the power generated by the panels to use themselves for free.</p><p></p><p>So what we do, is make sure water heating, and all the big appliances like washing machine, dishwasher and tumble dryer are only ever done one at a time in the middle of the day. And then we have a solar PV diverter that sends excess power to the immersion heater. Just by doing this we self use 95% of what is generated. This will reduce your electricity bill.</p><p></p><p>But if you don't know this, and are out at work all day and use the big appliances in the evening when you are in, then you won't be self using much of it and won't be saving much money.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ProDave, post: 518987, member: 6969"] But the "free electricity" is only of use if you understand how it works. The panels generate electricity, mostly in the middle of the day. The FIT pays the panels owners for how much is generated but does not care how it is used. So the home owner gets all the power generated by the panels to use themselves for free. So what we do, is make sure water heating, and all the big appliances like washing machine, dishwasher and tumble dryer are only ever done one at a time in the middle of the day. And then we have a solar PV diverter that sends excess power to the immersion heater. Just by doing this we self use 95% of what is generated. This will reduce your electricity bill. But if you don't know this, and are out at work all day and use the big appliances in the evening when you are in, then you won't be self using much of it and won't be saving much money. [/QUOTE]
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