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5 Apr 13 1:11 PM

WellySolar, FYI, I got charged a total of $1400 by WCC in 2010 for my installation. They were f***ing useless! They absolutely added nothing. The inspector came around, glanced an the panels for a few......read more

2 Apr 13 9:19 PM

The fixed rates are for imported electricity only...read more

1 Mar 13 5:35 PM

Steve, It's the way the electricity system works. There are many generators of electricity that offset consumption at some other point on the grid. They like all other generators get payed whatever th......read more

1 Mar 13 3:58 PM

Hi Steve, I have a 5Kwhr system, so I too am annoyed that the rug has been pulled from under our feet, but you are misunderstanding the issue. The way the electricity market works in New Zealand is as......read more

15 Feb 12 8:55 AM

Sure KeithT By work number is above (I'm in the office from 9am to 5pm). I'm reluctant to leave my email address here for fear of getting copious quantities of spam. Chris...read more

3 Feb 12 1:43 PM

Sure 04 9313232 for my work number...read more

2 Feb 12 10:26 AM

No problems, I would be happy to help. Where is your section located. I'm in Wellington....read more

26 Jan 12 8:39 PM

Quote "I do not treat the Meridian 1 to 1 buy back as a subsidy – only their difference in expenditure on more costly wind generation vs. their expenditure on hydro." Agreed, I don't really......read more

26 Jan 12 6:46 PM

Really nice looking system. Those panels look like thin film? It doesn't look like it, but can you adjust the tilt for summer and winter?...read more

26 Jan 12 9:30 AM

Rex Quote "but would the capital cost of a million PV installations, equate to the capital cost of a hydro plant?" Agreed (PV capital cost per kw is about x20 higher), but that doesn't mean ......read more

25 Jan 12 4:58 PM

Rex - I won't take the bait. I said - I'm not interested in a nonsense climate change debate. This thread is about the price of solar panels in NZ. "You want us to reduce our CO2 emissions even ......read more

25 Jan 12 8:47 AM

"Have you done no new research in the last two years?" Rex With respect I am a scientist and I never stop researching the topic! ...read more

24 Jan 12 4:04 PM

more to come soon...read more

24 Jan 12 4:03 PM

sorry about the typo and poor grammar above!! 2 Electric cars have a poor range Well yes and no. It's better to say, range for an electric car = cost of electric car. That is, the more you pay the fur......read more

24 Jan 12 3:43 PM

This topic really annoys me because there is so much misinformation our there. This is a list of commonly stated misnomers about electric cars. 1 (fossil fuel usage) Electric cars consume more fossil ......read more

24 Jan 12 3:21 PM

Rex said "Face the facts and show me a single financial, structural or scientific problem solved by a subsidy." This is such a dumb argument - most of the country works effectively on a sub......read more

22 Jan 12 10:50 AM

Northside, 18443 kwhrs for a 10kw system is just nonsense. I have a 5040w system with an absolutely optimal site an I got 7700kwhrs in the first year of operation. I used Niwa's Solarview calculator ......read more

16 Jan 12 3:05 PM

I agree, although I would use PV to run a hot water heat pump rather than use solar hot water for the reasons above. I used EgingPV in the end. Their product is really good and they are a much bigger ......read more

16 Jan 12 1:40 PM

In Wellington the power rate 25.9c/kwhr (30c/kwhr after gst) on a lower user rate. This is the same rate as Christchurch has on the lower user rate as far as I can tell. So the 7700kwhrs are worth $23......read more

14 Jan 12 9:53 AM

Hi Luteba Yep you're right, strictly I should include the cost of my time as well, which would make the investment more like 7-8% depending on my hourly rate. I think your misunderstanding the concept......read more

13 Jan 12 3:03 PM

Here's a graph showing data from the first few months of generation (downloaded from my inverters)....read more

13 Jan 12 2:46 PM

My house does see sun in summer time from about 6am to 8:30pm and the panels are mounted facing 30 degrees west of north - so pretty ideal. If you are seeing people returning only half my 7700kwhrs I ......read more

13 Jan 12 10:47 AM

Mike have you got you PV up and running yet?...read more

13 Jan 12 10:46 AM

Above are some pics from when I was installing the system...read more

13 Jan 12 10:44 AM

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13 Jan 12 10:38 AM

I installed a 5040w pk solar system just over a year ago. In the first year of operation I generated 7700kWhrs which is equivalent to $2310 of electricity. Meridian gives me the retail rate (incl gst)......read more

16 Jan 10 9:51 PM

Sanity prevails thank goodness. I was really worried for a while. Rex I am a scientist, not qualified to comment on the specifics of climate and I agree my personal opinion is unqualified. But your o......read more

15 Jan 10 1:38 PM

sorry I never proof read should say "Actually I will add more about that particular Petition"...read more

15 Jan 10 1:36 PM

Actually I will add more about that particular extract from wikipedia The “Petition Project” by OISM! We may as well throw out 200 years[1] of scientific understanding of how greenhouse gases trap out......read more

15 Jan 10 12:58 PM

LOL 0.05% of the world workforce are scientist - about 200 000 000 scientists in the world. 0.016% of them signed some dumb thing, I guess we should believe them instead of the remaining 199974000 sci......read more

15 Jan 10 9:40 AM

In my previous post I was making the unsubtle point that if you don't believe in global warming your both an idiot and you probably shouldn't be browsing and commenting on an eco-website. I have previ......read more

14 Jan 10 2:41 PM

re previous post. What an idiot! You on the wrong website. ...read more

13 Jan 10 1:43 PM

It may "seem" expensive, but it's not. They are A grade monocrystaline panels with 14% efficiency and 3% power tolerance. If you think it is expensive you need to do a bit more research in t......read more

13 Jan 10 11:26 AM

Yes thats right 3.39 NZD/Watt!!!!! The panels are from Julisolar.com, one of China's largest manufacturers. I am looking to import a 40 foot container of monocrystaline photovoltaic panels into NZ. Th......read more

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