SteveWalker
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| posted on 21/3/24 at 03:15 PM |
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Originally posted by Mr Whippy
I think the problem with using solar for EV is simply they normally get charged at night. So unless you have a storage battery or settle for get paid
for suppling your excess back to the grid that isn't going to be much use.
With the rise of hybrid working, many cars at sat at home, during most of the day, 4 or 5 days a week. However, sometimes the price paid for exported
electricity vs the reduced price you pay for charging at night, can mean that it is worth exporting all your solar power and charging the car off the
gid at night. Indeed, with some tariffs, you can make a profit by charging a house battery at night and exporting the power in the day, without having
solar panels at all!
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 21/3/24 at 03:41 PM |
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Originally posted by SteveWalker
Indeed, with some tariffs, you can make a profit by charging a house battery at night and exporting the power in the day, without having solar panels
at all!
 that's mental, I'd not even considered that. I have visions of someone with huge banks of old EV's batteries & chargers all
humming away in their garage!
"Well, he seemed such a normal neighbor before his house exploded!"
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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SteveWalker
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| posted on 21/3/24 at 04:05 PM |
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At least one energy company was advertising that option themselves a while ago - it gives them "cheap" power when demand is high, without
them having to invest in their own storage capacity.
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