Details:
This is an east/west 20 panel, 6 kW system with battery storage. (10 panels east facing and 10 panels facing west)
Average daily consumption is 12kWh/day or 350kWh/month (based on the customer’s previous 12 months bills)
In addition, a 9kW plug-in hybrid car is charged every second day, so 4.5kWh per day required or 136kwh/month.
Total daily consumption for both dwelling and car is 16.5kWh and total monthly consumption is 486kWh.
The customer availed of an SEAI grant of €3800 and has future proofed their home against potential carbon taxes and has the option of selling excess electricity back to the grid once the Feed In Tariff (FiT) is introduced.
October was mostly grey and cloudy but the system still produced 73% of domestic requirement. When you include the plug in hybrid car, the system produced 52% of total requirement.
Connemara, Galway
10 Panel System (South Facing)
Details:
This is a south facing 10 panel system
The customer has an average consumption of 11.5 kWh per day (based on previous 12 months bills)
The customer availed of an SEAI grant and has future proofed their home against potential carbon taxes and has the option of selling excess electricity back to the grid once the Feed In Tariff (FiT) is introduced.
Stillorgan, Dublin
14 Panel System (South West Facing)
Details:
This is a south west facing 14 panel system
The customer has an average consumption of 11.5 kWh per day (based on previous 12 months bills)
The customer availed of an SEAI grant and has future proofed their home against potential carbon taxes and has the option of selling excess electricity back to the grid once the Feed In Tariff (FiT) is introduced.