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<blockquote data-quote="Slateral" data-source="post: 529314" data-attributes="member: 34849"><p>All the above.</p><p>SWMBO didn’t like the look, I reckoned too expensive, ROI is too long, etc. Then, after some issues with Scottish Power over my smart meter and as a consequence, paying more attention to my bills, came the realisation that I was being cavalier with my energy use and the increase in the April cap was going to seriously impact my finances.</p><p>So I decided to use the cash from the 1% interest savings account to get solar, review usage, save money long term while hopefully doing something positive for the planet.</p><p>And the system performance has been remarkably good, plus the Octopus Agile export tariff provides way more payback than the 7.5p/kWh I used in my pre-purchase calculations for the summer months. It won’t be good for the winter, though so I’m looking to move to another tariff for that period. </p><p>And who knows what the tariffs will be in a years time, although it’s hard to see energy cost going down any time soon.</p><p>Currently, I’m optimistically anticipating payback in 5-7 years - if its longer, well I’m 73 and if I’m not around the kids will get the benefit!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slateral, post: 529314, member: 34849"] All the above. SWMBO didn’t like the look, I reckoned too expensive, ROI is too long, etc. Then, after some issues with Scottish Power over my smart meter and as a consequence, paying more attention to my bills, came the realisation that I was being cavalier with my energy use and the increase in the April cap was going to seriously impact my finances. So I decided to use the cash from the 1% interest savings account to get solar, review usage, save money long term while hopefully doing something positive for the planet. And the system performance has been remarkably good, plus the Octopus Agile export tariff provides way more payback than the 7.5p/kWh I used in my pre-purchase calculations for the summer months. It won’t be good for the winter, though so I’m looking to move to another tariff for that period. And who knows what the tariffs will be in a years time, although it’s hard to see energy cost going down any time soon. Currently, I’m optimistically anticipating payback in 5-7 years - if its longer, well I’m 73 and if I’m not around the kids will get the benefit! [/QUOTE]
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