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Re:Westinghouse sees a tech disrupter in its eVinci microrea... by jmopp on Thursday November 24, 2022 @07:58AM (#33730806)
The Netherlands is about as sunny as Seattle, and it's possible to break even after a few years with a decent-sized solar array on your roof.
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Re:Westinghouse sees a tech disrupter in its eVinci microrea... by stjohnswarts on Thursday November 24, 2022 @09:18AM (#33731488)
Jeesh, how expensive is power there? It would take me almost 15 years to get my money back on a solar/battery combo that is big enough to generally supply my electricity needs if I was at 100%.
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Re:Westinghouse sees a tech disrupter in its eVinci microrea... by jmopp on Thursday November 24, 2022 @12:45PM (#33734068)
Currently paying around €90 for ~250KWh per month. That is about 4 times what I used to pay in South Africa 5 years ago.
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Re:Westinghouse sees a tech disrupter in its eVinci microrea... by jphsnsir on Thursday November 24, 2022 @01:28PM (#33734657)
In Belgium we're at €0,50/kwh We're ordering 36 panels and 10kw battery tomorrow.

The only sad thing is that we can't utlize the battery when we lose netpower. Huawei has an addition, but it only gives an outlet on the battery. I wanted inline, like my ups.

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Re:Westinghouse sees a tech disrupter in its eVinci microrea... by hcknwscommenter on Friday November 25, 2022 @08:56AM (#33742388)
Your payback would be a lot faster without a battery I think. At least that is the case where I live (US/East).
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