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  1. spludgey

    Want to install Solar - where do I start?

    kWh, not kW. They're two very different beasts.
  2. spludgey

    Want to install Solar - where do I start?

    2002 Honda Jazz that's quite beaten up. Has a lot of space for a small car, yet uses little fuel and is easy to park anywhere.
  3. spludgey

    Want to install Solar - where do I start?

    I'm guessing you buy new properties and aren't too concerned about yield? I buy run down houses that give me a high yield. Similarly, if I was to spend $8000 on solar, I'd get 10kW not 5kW.
  4. spludgey

    Want to install Solar - where do I start?

    Each to their own, but I'm convinced that over a period of 10 or 20 years, the cheaper systems will on average outperform the more expensive ones in terms of energy generated per dollar spent. For me the other disincentive for spending a lot of money on an inverter was that I would probably...
  5. spludgey

    Want to install Solar - where do I start?

    I'm working on nine solar installations for my work and we've used SMA inverters (sunny boy is SMA) for the first installation and might do so for the remaining eight as well. But if I was paying for it, there's no way I'd pay five times as much for a German inverter than a Chinese one. Even...
  6. spludgey

    Want to install Solar - where do I start?

    Most panels are Chinese, so even if you pay top dollar, you'll likely get Chinese panels. Lots of people think differently, but I'd always go for a larger cheaper setup than a smaller premium priced one. While the expensive ones might get a tiny bit more kWh per kW installed, I think that...
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