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Another scorcher today Melburnios 🔥

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (2 children)

34 outside, 23 inside, zero grid usage. 'twas priciest part of the reno but zerooooo regrets.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

same! my total reusable energy percentage takes a hit at night though. I was ~90% but dropped to ~80%. Cant wait to get my first bill and see what it looks like.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

we haven't been able to swing a battery yet, but it's on the list. (a mate who has a giant whole house one in woop woop was taunting me during the outage. Joke's on him, he lives in moe)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Moe is not idea. But at least closer to Melbourne than Traralgon, and you dont have to live with the power plants as much.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

@TinyBreak @Taleya I live half an hour from Moe up in the BawBaw Ranges and it's lovely. Don't have a battery sorted yet, but it is also on the list, as we get regular shortish outages.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I’ve got to look into that - there’s so much info it’s a bit overwhelming

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Piece of advice: My Redback invertor seems to give me a LOT more data that my brother in laws fronius invertor gives him. When you speak to an electrician for quotes its worth asking how the app is, and making sure it can give you both usage and generation data to make it easier to use your solar.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Thanks for the tip! I’ll have to put some research time aside and get on to that govt website, too