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Mike Hoxbig reacted to Bryn's post in the thread PlayStation vs Xbox in South Africa - March 2023 with
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The master race days of consoles being s**t are no more. Games look and perform great on Series X and PS5, a mid-range graphics card... -
Mike Hoxbig replied to the thread Savings and payback period after Solar installation.There's no maths. Just that the payback period is infinite...
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Mike Hoxbig reacted to deweyzeph's post in the thread Savings and payback period after Solar installation with Like.
Well, in my case, I already have enough saved up for a small solar system, but I want full independence. I don't want to have to worry...
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Mike Hoxbig reacted to Daily Investor's post in the thread Gwede Mantashe on corruption and coal with Haha.
Gwede Mantashe on corruption and coal “Coal corruption is fine. Corruption is everywhere, including in renewables,” says energy...
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Mike Hoxbig reacted to Enzo Matrix's post in the thread Savings and payback period after Solar installation with Like.
Solar went from being optional to pretty much mandatory now. ROI is not the primary concern, quality of life is
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Mike Hoxbig reacted to deweyzeph's post in the thread Savings and payback period after Solar installation with Like.
I remember the days when loadshedding was a once in a while thing. I'd wheel the old power trolley out, unroll all my extension cords...
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Mike Hoxbig replied to the thread Savings and payback period after Solar installation.How much better has it gotten? Power (lol) to you if you can handle 12 hours a day without power while your interest grows. Most aren't...
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Mike Hoxbig replied to the thread Savings and payback period after Solar installation.If you're paying for 50-100 kWh per month from the grid, for all intents and purposes that's free. If push comes to shove and you have...
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Mike Hoxbig replied to the thread Savings and payback period after Solar installation.If you assume an average usage of 800 kWh, R2.5/kWh and a 10% annual escalation in Eskom's rate. Year 1: 800 x 2.5 x 12 = R24,000 Year...
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Mike Hoxbig replied to the thread Sunsynk owners - how have you configured your inverter for balance of PV / Battery / Grid consumption?.Loadshedding is no longer a concern unless you're running purely a backup system. Change it to match your own usage habits. Eg. what...
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Mike Hoxbig replied to the thread All things Sunsynk (Deye, Inge, etc...).Uses the Solarman dongle. Should work for Sunsynks that use the same dongle...
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Mike Hoxbig reacted to Speedster's post in the thread All things Sunsynk (Deye, Inge, etc...) with Like.
Second hand NUCs are all over Facebook marketplace and are perfect for running HA
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Mike Hoxbig replied to the thread All things Sunsynk (Deye, Inge, etc...).Not sure how much it costs on Amazon, but you can get an Orange Pi with Solar Assistant pre-installed from the Solar Assistant site...
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Mike Hoxbig reacted to DrJohnZoidberg's post in the thread All things Sunsynk (Deye, Inge, etc...) with Sad.
These things are like hen's teeth. I ended up ordering a OrangePi from Amazon to run SolarAssistant, way too expensive for what it is...
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Mike Hoxbig replied to the thread All things Sunsynk (Deye, Inge, etc...).Solarman Business still has more stats, Deye Cloud just has the better overview. It's difficult for me to tell when the grid is down or...