Picture(s) of the day....

[Rp0thejester]

My sofa time will be better spent for the next few days:

When? 1985??

[mickthemaverick]

No my maths tells me it was 18.32

[Gibbo2286]

My solar panels back in 2019 came from a Cheltenham company Forever green energy, at the time the only offers for batteries were Tesla at over £7k so that didn't happen, recently the government dropped VAT from the batteries and this Power Vault company offered a deal with an additional 10% off so the total price including installation came out at under £4k.
Power Vault though only does the batteries they don't do solar panels. Options to choose the size of battery and the chassis ready to upgrade later if you wish.
The on-screen programme is very good although I have to learn a bit more yet but it tells you in real time what the panels are producing whether it's going to the battery or being consumed, what's being taken from the grid etc.
https://www.powervault.co.uk/

[NewcastleFalcon]

I know it follows on from your pics yesterday gibbo, but I'll copy it cross to the Home solar thread it's very relevant there too.

Neil

[myglaren]

I thought of installing batteries but I don't own the solar panels, they were Gentoo until we bought the house. They forgot to include the panels in the sale until it was too late. I think that Peterborough council own them now, it keeps changing.
I expect they would be miffed if I bled off all the volts into a battery pack.

[Rp0thejester]

If you own the house and need a new roof what would happen to the panels then?

[myglaren]

Buggered if I know.

[bobins]

One thing is certain...... the roofers would charge more !

[mickthemaverick]

bobins :lazer:

[myglaren]

One thing is certain...... the roofers would charge more !

I'm sure they would.

[Gibbo2286]

If you own the house and the council own the panels I'd try to get the council to hand over ownership or tell them they'll have to rent for using your roof.

[myglaren]

The free electricity is the deal for them being there, they get any surplus.
They have insured the house for £2,000,000 in case they blow off, or whatever.

[CitroJim]

A nice display of early spring flowery stuff in our botanic gardens this morning

[bobins]

Quack - own work

[CitroJim]

That's a nice, tame duck Robin! I really rather like ducks

I bagged a family of them yesterday whilst out running beside a fairly well swollen River Great Ouse...