kiteboy dave said...

DaylightDebt said..
... We are big power users and have noticed a huge diffrence in our bills, last years bill usually 650 now $122. ...

Do you mean your quarterly bill is usually $650? This would be close to average in QLD i'd guess, not that big.

I put in 5.6kw with maximum 'coastal corrosion resistance' (~100m to beach) and it cost me about $9000 after rebate.

My bill was approx $2800 per year (family of 4, big house, 2 fridges, small pool and very minimal AC) and is now approx $1200 p/a (with increased A/C use).

On track for 5 year payoff and less if power prices increase.

Solar, Pools, and Air Conditioning go hand in hand.

We get billed every two months not three.

Yep - got it wrong sorry (shouldn't go from memory and should have cut/paste)...too many holiday drinks over the break and exhausting windsurfing sesh's have wrecked my memory retention.

I should have put - 28deg winter, 52deg autumn/spring & 76deg for summer (from vertical).

So from horizontal;

Wint - 62deg
Aut/Spr - 38deg
Sum - 14deg

For my purpose I need to work the storage system to suit the colder months moreso as the longer/hotter summer days take care of themselves (and I won't be working as many hours in summer anyways.)