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Poll Question: Would you be for or against a Nuclear Power plant been built
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You say it gnucular, I say it gnuclear | The Canberra Times | Canberra, ACT


LOL

This one came to mind as well


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You say it gnucular, I say it gnuclear | The Canberra Times | Canberra, ACT


LOL


This one came to mind as well
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EDF last night said its new UK nuclear plant Hinkley Point C will cost £25bn-£26bn compared to the £18bn estimate when it got the go-ahead in 2016.


given the clusterf**k we have made at building hospitals just imagine the scale of the financial disaster if we attempted to build our own nuclear power plant. 


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The question on the poll makes no sense with the availabile responses.

Would be against nuclear but we got a quote for solar a few weeks back. Had two suppliers look at it, one said he couldn't do it full stop and other said it wasn't economically feasible with our roof. Fair amount of flat roof on extensions when we bought the place. 


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http://www.irishtimes.com/business/energy-and-resources/rwe-plans-1-5bn-spend-on-irish-renewable-projects-1.4851600

For a fraction of the cost we will be energy secure if we continue down the renewable route. 
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We fook it up if we tried going nuclear. First it would go wildly over budget and then the finished article would be handed over to the church to run.
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renewables are the cleanest self sustainable model but those mini / modular nuclear plants that are being developed look an option as part of the supply channels. The gotcha on those could be the supply chain components and who you become reliant on.

Re solar - every house is a stretch but very farmhouse in the country should have them - efficiency and access to the grid the challenge I’d imagine.
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Originally posted by MayoMark MayoMark wrote:

Still though I don't think the selling back is even possible yet. Not sure when that is coming through
ya not yet. it looks like it will commence some time in the autumn.
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Still though I don't think the selling back is even possible yet. Not sure when that is coming through
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Yeah I have 4 panels on front and 4 on the back, so maybe the panels don't produce enough. Saying that, the battery is used very little during the day, just enough that we aren't taking from the grid
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Originally posted by MayoMark MayoMark wrote:

It's a good system but I'm disappointed I didn't go for a bigger battery. The battery runs all day so if it's full during the day, that's the time to get the washing, drying etc done as it uses zero power from the grid, just what's being produced and backed up with the battery.

I'll check what type it is when I go home

If I ever go with an EV I'll definitely look at extra panels and an extra battery
i'm curious to know why you're using the battery during the day as it sounds like something you do regularly. by right the pv should be providing the power for the house during the day and the battery after the sun goes down. obviously if there's limited generation then the battery can be used during the day as you suggest and then charged up again from the grid on the night rate.
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How Much Can You Earn From Selling Solar Electricity to the Grid?

It all depends on how many panels you have and how much of your electricity is surplus.

Example: 6kW of solar panels on an Irish roof can generate about 5,500 kWh of electricity per year. If half the electricity is used in the house, and your electricity supplier offers €0.08 per kWh, then you’ll:

  • Save €605 by producing electricity for your own needs
  • Earn €220 for your exported electricity
  • Benefit €825 per year in total

me personally i would bank the €220 saving from exported electricity and buy another pylontech 2000c battery. it would be paid back in less than 4 years. the more batteries you have the less power you need to draw from the grid on days when the array is not generating much.
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It's a good system but I'm disappointed I didn't go for a bigger battery. The battery runs all day so if it's full during the day, that's the time to get the washing, drying etc done as it uses zero power from the grid, just what's being produced and backed up with the battery.

I'll check what type it is when I go home

If I ever go with an EV I'll definitely look at extra panels and an extra battery
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Originally posted by MayoMark MayoMark wrote:

Originally posted by colemanY2K colemanY2K wrote:

Originally posted by MayoMark MayoMark wrote:

Other factors to consider, such as selling surplus back to the grid and cheaper mortgage rates in some cases, would make payback a good bit quicker than 10 years as well
while this is an option the feed in tariff is paltry, you'd be better off pumping excess into the hot water tank, battery or car. 


On a good day, like last week, the water tank is full as well as the battery by midday, so you are churning power back to the grid anyways!
sounds like you have a really decent set up. 

does your battery power the home from sunset to sunrise? may i ask what type you have? if the battery hasn't the capacity to last the night then perhaps it may be possible to add another battery or add additional batteries to the kit to power the home to sunrise. its just a pity the feed in tariff is worth so little. 
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Originally posted by colemanY2K colemanY2K wrote:

Originally posted by MayoMark MayoMark wrote:

Other factors to consider, such as selling surplus back to the grid and cheaper mortgage rates in some cases, would make payback a good bit quicker than 10 years as well
while this is an option the feed in tariff is paltry, you'd be better off pumping excess into the hot water tank, battery or car. 


On a good day, like last week, the water tank is full as well as the battery by midday, so you are churning power back to the grid anyways!
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