More progress this week.
How cool! Two power supplies to the house.
The panels are up on the roof and the local electricity authority have changed over the meter.
Looks like most of this half of the roof is full from this angle
A different angle. The novelty will wear off soon enough!
The application for feed-in tariff is being processed and we are now just waiting for the planning and land authority to approve the installation.
Not sure on what their involvement is to be honest. They seem to have their fingers in every pie around. I assume they are the owners of the grid infrastructure, so their approval is required. We’re just doing what has to be done to get it up and running now. It’s rather expensive bling for the house at the moment!
I recon that the lower vent chimney will shade a part of the lower panel in winter sun so the plan is to cut it down to minimal size soon. The installers didn’t say anything but I think it is worth doing to be sure.
I’m also trying to work out the information the new meter is giving me. It cycles through a number of screens with digital readout of various types in each screen. Presumably, one is for power used and one is for power returned to the grid, but there is no manual or other explanation available, so it’s trial and guess.
It's getting messy in the meterbox now!
Here’s hoping it is all functional and earning it’s keep by next week.
Brian.