14-04-2024, 11:46 AM
(14-04-2024, 11:06 AM)nzoomed Wrote: ....I imported BP brand panels from the US 10 years ago to set up the system on our previous property. Only 215W rated panels which is pitiful compared to the 500W+ ones we have now. I think that like in EV (and battery) manufacture China has pretty much knocked other manufacture out of the park now which probably explains the apparent demise of BP and many others in this sector.
Funny how oil companies such as BP were doing solar for a bit and then pulled out of the market?
On a personal note we are looking like coming out of a credit balance with our electricity supplier for the first time since November as our PV has generated enough to charge both our EVs, run our home (including pumped water supply) and export more than enough to offset the power that we consume from the grid along with the daily supply charges. In effect our solar is making about $250/month benefit to our electricity costs so in effect the capex is equivalent to us having paid our electricity costs for the next 10 years forward based on ROI, and that's ignoring the certain electricity supply price increases that will occur in the next decade.