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| nctnico:
--- Quote from: SiliconWizard on September 02, 2022, 09:40:17 pm ---I dunno how effective solar panels would be where you live, but yeah. I kind of suspect that solar panel prices may go through the roof due to a sudden increase in demand and suppliers taking advantage of it. --- End quote --- My roof is has pretty much the best orientation and angle for solar panels. If the deal happened as I wanted, the payback time would have been less than 4 years even with the 'old' tarif. Edit: I still spot several potentially good deals though... Hmmm.... |
| tautech:
--- Quote from: nctnico on September 02, 2022, 10:19:28 pm --- --- Quote from: SiliconWizard on September 02, 2022, 09:40:17 pm ---I dunno how effective solar panels would be where you live, but yeah. I kind of suspect that solar panel prices may go through the roof due to a sudden increase in demand and suppliers taking advantage of it. --- End quote --- My roof is has pretty much the best orientation and angle for solar panels. If the deal happened as I wanted, the payback time would have been less than 4 years even with the 'old' tarif. --- End quote --- 'A little story if I may' in this post is relevant: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/gas-armageddon-energyelectricity-prices-in-euuk-(and-how-to-deal-with-them)/msg4383610/#msg4383610 |
| Someone:
--- Quote from: BravoV on September 02, 2022, 04:06:41 pm ---The so called "Operation Thermostat" >:D is happening in US, just curious if similar case will happen also in EU countries especially in winter ? As fact that many EU leaders already warned few days ago to their citizens about energy crisis to come. Source -> https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/contact-denver7/thousands-of-xcel-customers-locked-out-of-thermostats-during-energy-emergency Quote ... Thousands of Xcel customers locked out of thermostats during 'energy emergency' 22,000 people lost control of temperatures in their homes for hours ... --- End quote --- From that linked article for those who won't read it: --- Quote ---"It's a voluntary program. Let's remember that this is something that customers choose to be a part of based on the incentives," said Emmett Romine, vice president of customer solutions and innovation at Xcel. Customers receive a $100 credit for enrolling in the program and $25 annually, but Romine said customers also agree to give up some control to save energy and money and make the system more reliable. --- End quote --- Customers opted in (possibly without fully understanding what they were signing up for) to receive a reduced cost supply in return for remote shedding being enabled on their thermostat. Which left them unable to set it to cool below 26 degrees, not some mass disaster, not some monopoly/government over reach, a $$ compensated minor inconvenience. |
| nctnico:
Yep. BTW I usually set the AC in my office to 25 or 26 degrees C. Otherwise I feel cold. |
| Someone:
--- Quote from: nctnico on September 02, 2022, 11:17:21 pm ---Yep. BTW I usually set the AC in my office to 25 or 26 degrees C. Otherwise I feel cold. --- End quote --- The energy saving advice from the government here is cool to 26 in summer and heat to 19 in winter: https://www.energy.gov.au/households/household-guides/seasonal-advice/summer-guide https://www.energy.gov.au/households/household-guides/seasonal-advice/winter They wouldn't be suggesting that if it was unsafe or disruptive. Want it less variable, you'll pay $$$ for that (example, offices that are 22 +/- 1 and hugely wasteful of energy). |
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