Thread: Inverter and solar panels - anyone know much about these brands?

Originally Posted by W&KO

Not sure how solar directly saves trees.....

Doubt is much to do with trees 24.175 MWh in total from my home over the last two years. I use a fair bit of my as I do not give a second thought to the few cents FIT.

Work is a lot more own use. Only 11% gets out to the grid while I am closed. Some Brown coal might not be burnt and I do save money

Originally Posted by W&KO

Not sure how solar directly saves trees.....

An explanation is here. Saving carbon emissions is equivalent to planting trees.

How Solar Energy Saves the Environment - Save A Lot Solar

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

An explanation is here. Saving carbon emissions is equivalent to planting trees.

How Solar Energy Saves the Environment - Save A Lot Solar

Are trees being planted at a quick enough rate to match the one getting ripped out, I suggest not......

Some bits of the article are a bit stretched but happy with the general view.

I read the bushfires might have released the equivalent of almost half a year of emissions, but it's too early to be sure.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Now saved 10.8 trees and 184kg of CO2, so that's all good. .

But have you?

The embedded C02 in the production of panels and associated hardware, plus transport to install = ?

Some estimates put a new install at 2-3 years before you can start counting how many kg of co2 or 'units of tree' saved.

It will take you a while to start counting savings too.

Thankfully a solar install can serve the house for decades. I think solar should be mandatory for all new build homes, with few exceptions.

Originally Posted by manic

But have you?

The embedded C02 in the production of panels and associated hardware, plus transport to install = ?

Some estimates put a new install at 2-3 years before you can start counting how many kg of co2 or 'units of tree' saved.

It will take you a while to start counting savings too.

Thankfully a solar install can serve the house for decades. I think solar should be mandatory for all new build homes, with few exceptions.

Yes was going to mention you cannot start counting trees until you offset the install.

Dr Karl says it less than two years on an average household installation

Originally Posted by W&KO

Just waiting on Energex/origin to upgrade the meter so we can switch it on......although had a play today watching the meter spin backwards.

You’re not allowed to turn it on until the meter swap?
Wow...

We had ours on the moment it was commissioned and left it running spinning the meter backwards.
By the time the new meter went in it was wound back lower than the reading of the previous bill cycle.

Originally Posted by Tombie

You’re not allowed to turn it on until the meter swap?
Wow...

We had ours on the moment it was commissioned and left it running spinning the meter backwards.
By the time the new meter went in it was wound back lower than the reading of the previous bill cycle.

I’m tempted to turn it back in......just not sure if the fine print from the retail supplier.