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Who pays for new home solar generated power ie Feed In Tariff

AncientMariner

Do any suppliers pay FITs for new installations?

I can see from their website that SSE have discontinued the scheme, although will continue to pay FITs to those who signed up earlier.

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Clive

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    Where is DZ when you need him most? ?

    So your panels generate 2 kW of which 0.5 kW powers computers, vacuum cleaners, fridges, etc. - the “base load”. That leaves 1.5 kW to heat the water. I imagine that you could put the immersion heater across that supply and you will get some useful heating, but the voltage will drop. That's fine if everything will run on 150 V or thereabouts, but I suspect that the electronics will avoid a voltage drop so you import (i.e. purchase) 1.5 kW. You as opposed to the National Grid are only providing 50% of your energy.

    When the thermostat is satisfied, you can export your surplus, which is great, but only because you were an early adopter and get a good rate for the energy.

    So actually what is happening is that when the immersion is on, you import; and when it is off, you export.

    Conservation of energy and Ohm's law!

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    Where is DZ when you need him most? ?

    So your panels generate 2 kW of which 0.5 kW powers computers, vacuum cleaners, fridges, etc. - the “base load”. That leaves 1.5 kW to heat the water. I imagine that you could put the immersion heater across that supply and you will get some useful heating, but the voltage will drop. That's fine if everything will run on 150 V or thereabouts, but I suspect that the electronics will avoid a voltage drop so you import (i.e. purchase) 1.5 kW. You as opposed to the National Grid are only providing 50% of your energy.

    When the thermostat is satisfied, you can export your surplus, which is great, but only because you were an early adopter and get a good rate for the energy.

    So actually what is happening is that when the immersion is on, you import; and when it is off, you export.

    Conservation of energy and Ohm's law!

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