Grid Connect PV

Is Solar Power going to give the UK the energy it needs for the 21st century?

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Potemkin Villager
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Grid Connect PV

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Got a salesman with an Australian accent calling tomorrow to try and sell me a grid connected PV system.
I am not sure if he realises yet just what a customer from hell he is meeting - am going to act dumb at first.

Out of interest does any one here run such a system? Happy as Larry?

Apart from the mismatch of demand and supply I am highly dubious about both
"smart" meters and the likely lifespan of an dc/ac inverter on the end of rural overhead
20kV line with pole mounted transformers in an area with a fair number of lightning strikes.
Overconfidence, not just expert overconfidence but general overconfidence,
is one of the most common illusions we experience. Stan Robinson
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Post by kenneal - lagger »

How about a pole mounted transformer in a wildfire?
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