Is a smart electricity tariff worth it?

Re:Is a smart electricity tariff worth it? by wolfhumble on Monday April 15, 2019 @11:11AM (#19665891)

In a BBC video from the same domain, https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2017/11/talking-solar-batteries-wit..., it seems like the installation (panels and batteries) is £5.000 and that this a community trial in the Rosehill area in Oxford where the batteries are subsidized.

I think it is valuable to bake in fixed costs and maintenance when these things are discussed. Apart from saving the planet it is nice to see if a project pays itself in 2, 5 or 15 years . . .

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Re:Is a smart electricity tariff worth it? by edent on Monday April 15, 2019 @11:29AM (#19666015)

The panels are on track to pay for themselves in under 10 years. The battery is a bit more complicated because of the direct subsidies.

But it is the sort of tech which could be built into every new home without dramatically raising the cost.

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Re:Is a smart electricity tariff worth it? by wolfhumble on Monday April 15, 2019 @11:57AM (#19666227)

Thanks for the information. :-)

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