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  • TinyBreak
    6·
    7 days ago

    averaging about 70% in my home with 5Kw of solar. Just gotta be smart about how you use it.

    • iktOPEnglish
      3·
      7 days ago

      you looking to get a battery? I’m only a single guy but my 6.6kw with 10kw battery now handling like 99% of my power needs

      that said I also got a heat pump installed which has drastically reduced energy needed for hot water

      • TinyBreak
        2·
        7 days ago

        in vic power prices are pretty sane still. Between solar and the government rebate at the moment I’m hardly paying for anything in summer. Winter is a different story of course, but battery prices at the minute are too high to really justify a reduction for just 6 months of the year.

        • iktOPEnglish
          3·
          6 days ago

          hopefully after the initial burst of orders the battery rebate settles down the prices for batteries drop a bit

          Considering this was going on not long ago:

          [QLD] Neovolt 10.1kWh Home Battery (5kW inverter) Installed from $7,800, Redeem $1,600 VoltX Cashback (Limit 100 Claims) @ VoltX

          https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/873651

          Even now it’s still going for $7800, just without the $1600 back

          https://voltxenergy.com.au/pages/neovolt-home-battery-system

          I suspect rebate may in fact be worth around 3k, so 10kw battery for 5k, the battery rebate will surely tip things into favour especially as they have an 8 year warranty but are expected to last well past that

          • TinyBreak
            3·
            6 days ago

            yeah look potentially worth it. You’ve just gotta be certain your there for the time for the investment to pay itself off. this is my first home in a suburb I dont love, but practically cant afford anything more than this so guess i need to figure out what the future holds.