tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849427743103205586.post937179510980033975..comments2023-08-11T00:48:09.154-07:00Comments on Living In The Land Of Oz: Solar Panels Have ArrivedAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12605358521258969537noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849427743103205586.post-15265882123008856922015-02-22T03:15:18.716-08:002015-02-22T03:15:18.716-08:00Great post Lynda. I look forward to hearing how t...Great post Lynda. I look forward to hearing how things go when it is all up and running.Fiona from Arbordale Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05196630415124998431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849427743103205586.post-7098307324488967982015-02-21T15:24:49.284-08:002015-02-21T15:24:49.284-08:00Congratulations on the solar panels, well worth it...Congratulations on the solar panels, well worth it. I love the way you research things and get things done. A force to be reckoned with . <br />Im such a lazy blogger at the moment hope all is well in the Dyson household, say hi to everyone for me xSharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04956302484387429985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849427743103205586.post-42340073050905786132015-02-17T15:33:45.886-08:002015-02-17T15:33:45.886-08:00click on the link above Kathy re phased out and y...click on the link above Kathy re phased out and you will know why they have done this. Its not about renewable energy, what's cheap for customers or the environment. It always comes back to industry $$$$$. <br /><br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12605358521258969537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849427743103205586.post-36369734202092666182015-02-17T15:29:13.622-08:002015-02-17T15:29:13.622-08:00Sounds great that the solar is now installed...I w...Sounds great that the solar is now installed...I would love it but it's not in the budget even an interest free loan at the moment. God knows why in Qld why the Govt stopped the rebates since we have so much sun....seems silly to me not to use a natural resource. Great idea to replace all those appliances before they fall apart and cost too much money to run too. Looks like you are getting well prepared which is a good thing. Regards Kathy A, BrisbaneKathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13278810299840471966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849427743103205586.post-33726884920203156662015-02-17T15:26:00.940-08:002015-02-17T15:26:00.940-08:00At the end of the day, my friends, an off grid sys...At the end of the day, my friends, an off grid system all comes down to the batteries. At the moment the single cell batteries are very expensive. SE and many others have told me that this technology is moving fast and that by the I own my system, they will be smaller and cheaper. Panels, i think will always be available. My husbands employer has a factory full from when they were going to make it big in solar and it didnt go ahead. We have our eye on them. Watch Germany - there is plenty of info online. They a leaders in this field.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12605358521258969537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849427743103205586.post-50635236996414072272015-02-17T15:04:49.614-08:002015-02-17T15:04:49.614-08:00Oh i agree Selina, it is disappointing. Stay tune...Oh i agree Selina, it is disappointing. Stay tuned to next post, as we visited an off grid house near here last Sunday as part of our councils Eco-Living series and they havent had to turn on a generator since they built the house 2.5 years ago. Its all battery storage. Yes it is pricey, isnt it but my system works out that i will end up owning it and be no more out of pocket than i would have been. Crazy. I should have done it sooner. Rob is going to work on another off grid system with battery backup for blackouts. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12605358521258969537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849427743103205586.post-54454344681897733382015-02-17T15:00:04.800-08:002015-02-17T15:00:04.800-08:00congrats on getting your solar! i did all the quot...congrats on getting your solar! i did all the quotes there were quite a few & then i liked the one that i found locally but alas i still can't afford it, what i don't like about it is the fact that it's not true solar as you're still connected to the grid during sun up, wouldn't it be great if we only had the solar during the day & then had the power at night? plus if there's a blackout you still don't have power :s anyway mines on the back bench for now, too many other things to get done around here.<br />have a great dayselinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173172460099566314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849427743103205586.post-74280104368648514692015-02-17T11:37:53.016-08:002015-02-17T11:37:53.016-08:00That sounds ideal. Wait for my next post Anne. ...That sounds ideal. Wait for my next post Anne. I visited an off grid home just a bit of town. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12605358521258969537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849427743103205586.post-4096661027726688302015-02-17T10:40:42.904-08:002015-02-17T10:40:42.904-08:00Congratulations Lynda, I am jealous. At our first ...Congratulations Lynda, I am jealous. At our first farm in Spain we were entirely off grid, we lived way out in the sticks and no chance of having mains electricity. We had four 1.5kva panels and six deep cycle batteries. I quickly learnt to do washing at two in the afternoon when the sun was at it's strongest. We had a gas cooker and a gas fridge as it would have required double the amount of panels if they had been electric plus I don't like cooking with electricity. There was only three weeks of the year when we would have to top up the battery's via a generator and that was in November when we would have fog. I would love to have solar again.Anne Wilsonhttp://anirishalternative.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com