.Stripes. All stock bar the k&n panel filter Silver Donating Members 8,061 Member For: 12y 9m 23d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 18/12/18 05:00 AM Share Posted 18/12/18 05:00 AM 1 hour ago, bloodycrashboy said: Mine is an extra $600 (cos German) Bloody Germans That's what they initially said about mine...so I used it as a bargaining chip for the sale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 16,026 Member For: 9y 11m 7d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 18/12/18 05:22 AM Share Posted 18/12/18 05:22 AM AGL are buttheads. Apparently you can get everything started before the panels are on the roof but for some reason they won't do it. Oh well as long as they come out and get their stuff done quickly I'll be happy. A few weeks wait never really hurt anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossmang FREAKY Donating Members 12,433 Member For: 15y 11d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 18/12/18 09:06 AM Share Posted 18/12/18 09:06 AM isnt the rebate sh*t now anyways from the sh*t talking ive heard lately its not worth it in vic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 16,026 Member For: 9y 11m 7d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 18/12/18 09:18 AM Share Posted 18/12/18 09:18 AM 7 minutes ago, Ford Freak said: isnt the rebate sh*t now anyways I think it is up to 6 grand here in SA. You can recoup your money fairly quickly with a decent sized system. Mine will pay for itself in less than 3 years and continue to save me at least 4 to 5 grand a year after then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossmang FREAKY Donating Members 12,433 Member For: 15y 11d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 18/12/18 09:28 AM Share Posted 18/12/18 09:28 AM yer its all a sales pitch rubbish here I reckon. not enough sun during the winter anyways. ill wait until batteries become the thing, if I collect solar I aint putting it back into the grid for 6 cents or whatever wank it is nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 16,026 Member For: 9y 11m 7d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 18/12/18 10:11 AM Share Posted 18/12/18 10:11 AM (edited) Batteries are a thing but they are expensive af. Even importing them yourself from china you'll still wanna spend about 20 grand, last I checked. I think they'll never (in our lifetime) be a worthwhile thing for on grid people. We'll have free nuclear power before batteries I think lol. It's not really about how much you sell it back for, it's about how much you save during the day. If no one is home during the day, it might take a lot longer to pay for itself. Edited 18/12/18 10:27 AM by Puffwagon Im a dumb ass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodycrashboy Feeling the Love :-) Bronze Donating Members 4,421 Member For: 11y 9m 5d Gender: Male Location: Not in Cairns anymore Posted 19/12/18 12:06 AM Share Posted 19/12/18 12:06 AM One of the installers that did my place put the same system on his dad's house.He drives for a limo service so he is home during the day for about half of the weekHis bill went from $600 a quarter to $150!We only get 9 cents per unit back into the grid, and pay 27 cents for their unitAs far as battery's are concerned, they are not financially viable yetBy the time you have paid off half of their worth, you need new onesAnd they are anything but environmentally friendly, if that's your thing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Stripes. All stock bar the k&n panel filter Silver Donating Members 8,061 Member For: 12y 9m 23d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 19/12/18 12:34 AM Share Posted 19/12/18 12:34 AM I'm quite intrigued to see my next bill. Rough calcs indicate it should be less than $50, even factoring supply charges. Considering this time last year my bills were $350-450 for 2months, I can live with that. Agree about batteries, though. Not even remotely financially viable yet due to the payback period coinciding with their expiry. I love the idea of being able to be somewhat off-grid, but from a pure cost/benefit stand point it's not worth it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masda74 To Loud Gold Donating Members 4,112 Member For: 13y 1m 6d Gender: Male Location: WA, Perth Posted 19/12/18 06:51 AM Share Posted 19/12/18 06:51 AM I am not sure where you guys got 20k for a battery system. I called Infinate Energy 2 years ago and they told me that it would cost me 13k to get a Tesla battery and inverter for my system. Oh BTW my last bill was a credit for $537. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Stripes. All stock bar the k&n panel filter Silver Donating Members 8,061 Member For: 12y 9m 23d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 19/12/18 06:55 AM Share Posted 19/12/18 06:55 AM (edited) Price hasn't really changed in 2 years for batteries then - that'd still cost about the same now. Payback on that is like 10 years...which is when their warranty expires and their capacity significantly reduced. Also, stop showing off, Mr. "I get 40c per kWh"... Edited 19/12/18 06:56 AM by .Stripes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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