maybe park up a few diesel loco s and connect to the grid , like the authorities did after the 1998 ice storm in Quebec ?
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maybe park up a few diesel loco s and connect to the grid , like the authorities did after the 1998 ice storm in Quebec ?
A bit late now for everyone affected but I went off grid about 3 years ago.
Cost a bloody fortune in legal costs to fight the WA government to be allowed to have batteries in suburbia. The main reason was our current pollies changed the solar laws.
You sell excess to the grid at about 0.08c per KWh you deliver during the day, but at night you have to but back at just under 80c per KWh you use. There was no option but to sell as storage was not allowed.
Well now I run solar to battery and have a small wind turbine on the equivalent of a hills hoist that I put above the fence line (2m high security fence) if my batteries go below 65% to top them up.
Have had no issues since install and no loss of power. Last big blackout in Perth ended up with about 20 odd people round for home made pizza and a movie.
Anyways hope all are safe and the front hitting Perth tomorrow (winds up to 80km/hr last forecast) doesn't intensify and cause more grief on Sunday/Monday over there in SA
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Any thoughts on the new Perth company, Power Ledger?Quote:
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Media Release - Power Ledger -A New Decentralised Energy Marketplace
It was very windy yesterday arvo here,it died down during the nite but is back with a vengeance this morning.Quote:
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Off to the city to swap a Volvo S40 for a D4.Not looking forward to the trip up the highway.
Andrew
Yep. There's a bit of sailage on that D4.Quote:
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Rumor is that it was Basil135. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by V8Ian
He and his family did a runner to Tassie just before the power went out. https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...016/12/377.jpg
Hi mate, thanks for sharing. Would you mind saying some more details about your system for those of us who are thinking about the idea. Has it been a good move? Would you do anything different?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jesters Td5
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X2, as this was being discussed at great length in the pub last night as figures upwards of $25000 were being banded about for connection to the grid on some new 'large' blocks around here. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by DiscoMick
Yep I've already had a rough guide of about $20,000 to upgrade our solar at Maleny, a bigger inverter, a battery bank and some rewiring. No doubt a firm quote would be higher.
However, we've deferred a decision for 2 years because of other priorities, so we shall see what the actual figures are then. Meanwhile I'm keen to hear the experiences of others.
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UP the highway is heading NORTH to Perth,it was in a Volvo:p:p:p:p:p:pQuote:
Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh
It wasn't a pleasant trip,trip home a grin from ear to ear:p:p:p:p:p:p
Andrew