Generator or Inverter for residential use?

RonSwanson said:
There are 3 anemometers in SSW feeding that site.
Otherwise use the Windy app.
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Could you possibly link to the SSW data? The only ones I can find are Kitebeach, Camps bay, Sunningdale, Melkbos and Van Riebeekstrand.

EDIT: I was on a mobile earlier. It seems the SSW data requires a pro login :crying:
 
signates said:
Thinking of using the wall for some stabilising by clamping the pole against the wall then only needing a few stabilising wires that I can anchor to the gables on the other end of the house.
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I’d really strongly advise against doing that. My brother-in-law did that and the noise from the vibration is really loud. Also, the vibration caused the anchor to pull out the brickwork, and eventually caused a big piece of wall to pull away from the rest. They’re noisy enough, but thing them to the house makes it really intrusive.
 
Speedster said:
Could you possibly link to the SSW data? The only ones I can find are Kitebeach, Camps bay, Sunningdale, Melkbos and Van Riebeekstrand.

EDIT: I was on a mobile earlier. It seems the SSW data requires a pro login :crying:
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Try registering?
 
Colin62 said:
I’d really strongly advise against doing that. My brother-in-law did that and the noise from the vibration is really loud. Also, the vibration caused the anchor to pull out the brickwork, and eventually caused a big piece of wall to pull away from the rest. They’re noisy enough, but thing them to the house makes it really intrusive.
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Someone with experience! Do you know what size / type of turbine he had? Also where was he located?
 
Speedster said:
Someone with experience! Do you know what size / type of turbine he had? Also where was he located?
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He started with a smaller one (around 2kW iirc), and upgraded to a bigger one (around 4mW iirc). He’s on top of a hill not all that far from Brits. He’s been off grid for a few years, but has had endless hassles and relies quite heavily on generators too. I think he underspecced his batteries and they died prematurely, lightning took out his inverter at one stage, the wall came apart, the blades needed balancing (possibly a bird strike, not sure).

It’s been educational to watch from the sidelines, and he’s paid a lot in school fees.
 
Colin62 said:
I’d really strongly advise against doing that. My brother-in-law did that and the noise from the vibration is really loud. Also, the vibration caused the anchor to pull out the brickwork, and eventually caused a big piece of wall to pull away from the rest. They’re noisy enough, but thing them to the house makes it really intrusive.
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Colin62 said:
He started with a smaller one (around 2kW iirc), and upgraded to a bigger one (around 4mW iirc). He’s on top of a hill not all that far from Brits. He’s been off grid for a few years, but has had endless hassles and relies quite heavily on generators too. I think he underspecced his batteries and they died prematurely, lightning took out his inverter at one stage, the wall came apart, the blades needed balancing (possibly a bird strike, not sure).

It’s been educational to watch from the sidelines, and he’s paid a lot in school fees.
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Thanks. Some good first hand experience.

Space is not really an issue but if I can find a solid mounting pole that's reinforced in a concrete slab that does not need reinforcing stabilising wires, I would rather go for that.

Something like this that CoCT has on the N2 but without the electronic billboard and a bit thinner. No idea how much these types of poles go for. Not sure what size wind turbine they have on these electronic boards.
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signates said:
Thanks. Some good first hand experience.

Space is not really an issue but if I can find a solid mounting pole that's reinforced in a concrete slab that does not need reinforcing stabilising wires, I would rather go for that.

Something like this that CoCT has on the N2 but without the electronic billboard and a bit thinner. No idea how much these types of poles go for. Not sure what size wind turbine they have on these electronic boards.
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I'd love to see the specs on that turbine
 
Went away for the weekend and batteries lasted till 5am getting down to 25% SOC. Only used 3.7kwh from the grid for the day. Screenshot_20210411-191409_SOLARMAN%20Business.jpgScreenshot_20210411-191911_SOLARMAN%20Business.jpg
 
CoCT proposed budget.

Electricity tariffs for Home User tariff. Current tariffs in brackets. Including vat.

Monthly network charge R194.29 (R168.95)
Block 1 0-600kWh R2.40/kWh (R2.09)
Block 2 More than 600kWh R3.31/kWh (R2.88)

Doubt it will change much after comments are closed.

www.capetown.gov.za

City of Cape Town Link

Sharing a City of Cape Town Page...
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Payback period just got shorter. Screenshot_20210415-184206_Outlook.jpgScreenshot_20210415-184238_Outlook.jpg
 
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About 65% of the City’s electricity tariff income is used to buy power from Eskom.
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This line just shows that this is purely a money making scheme for municipalities. What are they doing with the 35% profit? If it's for network maintenance and administration then why have a new line for network access and administration?
 
signates said:
This line just shows that this is purely a money making scheme for municipalities. What are they doing with the 35% profit? If it's for network maintenance and administration then why have a new line for network access and administration?
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That's what the 35%is supposed to cover
 
signates said:
This line just shows that this is purely a money making scheme for municipalities. What are they doing with the 35% profit? If it's for network maintenance and administration then why have a new line for network access and administration?
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Freebies for the voters.
 
signates said:
This line just shows that this is purely a money making scheme for municipalities. What are they doing with the 35% profit? If it's for network maintenance and administration then why have a new line for network access and administration?
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I'm fairly sure the 35% goes to CoCT electricity projects separate from Eskom, like Steenbras. (ie the reason CoCT mostly stays a level below the rest of the country when there is loadshedding)
 
MongooseMan said:
I'm fairly sure the 35% goes to CoCT electricity projects separate from Eskom, like Steenbras. (ie the reason CoCT mostly stays a level below the rest of the country when there is loadshedding)
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What about the rest of the municipalities they also have additional on top.
 
Lupus said:
What about the rest of the municipalities they also have additional on top.
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No idea, you'd have to ask them :)
The complaint in the original post was about why CoCT charged an extra 35%, so I was attempting to explain that.

At lease CoCT has something to show for the 35% they charge :)
 
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