Admin's Solar Installation

[admin]

Already done the Online 3 Quote thing. Waiting on the Colasolar quote tomorrow..

It also has panel and inverter reviews/comparisons/ratings.

[allover]

Was checking Jinko panels as installed on Admins solar system and came across this, am not suggesting it refers to Jinko but to cheap Chinese panels

[mutanti]

Thanks Admin.... I Didn't See that bit.. Ill have a Read up For the Misses and see which way we go...

[admin]

Was checking Jinko panels as installed on Admins solar system and came across this, am not suggesting it refers to Jinko but to cheap Chinese panels

Yes, the panel world is full on. Many, many companies competing and its not just chinese manufacturers going bum up either.

Here is some info for you re: Jinko (and others) from Photon Magazine, which is pretty much the standard for solar info

[mutanti]

Got another Quote in today.. Some of the Email posted below
Are you happy with your panels so Far Admin... ??

As requested, we can do a 5kW system for around $8,000. Please call me on 040X XXX XXX if you would like a formal quotation.



Regarding Jinko Solar



The solar panels that we use are Jinko Solar. Jinko Solar are a well established solar panel manufacturer which have been around since 2006 and are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. They are the 7th largest solar panel manufacturer in the world.



Jinko Solar are a +3% positive tolerance panel, which means every panel actually puts out what they are rated at or 3% above. Some panels can be +/- 5% which means that the panels could actually put out less than their power rating.



I have attached an independent report done by Photon International recently. As you can see, the Jinko panels had the highest performance ratio and yield of all panels tested!



Please see the Jinko Solar website for more information:

[admin]

Yes, happy with mine. I have been generating some pretty reasonable numbers given the weather down here.

[mutanti]

Sounds Like Euro Solar are getting Desperate now...
Pity the Panels are Crap...
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Includes

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12 x 250 Watt Solar Panels

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[admin]

I don't know when my meter upgrade was done but it has been. Obviously they did it remotely as the paperwork is still in the meter box. Tariff 13 shows I have exported about 1000 kwhs.

[podiman]

Admin any new information about your system?

[admin]

Admin any new information about your system?

Each inverter clocked up over 1000 kWh's generated in the last couple of days. So 2000+ kWh's since it was switched on 25 Feb.

[admin]

Tomorrow my system ( 8kw - 2 x 4kw Inverters) will clock up 6000 kwH's - 3000 each. It was turned on late Feb from memory and it hasnt seen a summer yet.

If I estimated 30 kwH's a day for summer, thats 30kwh x7 for a week = 210, x4 for 4 weeks in a month = 840 a month. Realistically it will hit 1000 kwH a month no problem, so Nov, Dec, Jan and Feb will generate at least 4000 kwH's. So 10,000 divided by 365 = 27.39 so far.

The installer gave me a projection that the system would average 30 kwH's a day based on a year. This is pretty much spot on.

Earlier this year I was able to pull some 40 and 50 plus kwh days in March/April , so Nov, Dec, Jan and Feb should be pretty big months.


As I mentioned in another thread, I changed my power company to powershop.com.au
This has been a great move. It allows you to keep track of your use and you buy power from their shop as you need it. Example pic below (not mine). Your rates vary based on what your supplier charges power shop.



You save money first up just by taking an active interest in watching how much you use. You then have a choice of either buying power yourself from the shop, or they will bill you at a standard rate at the end.

Its working well for me. They also have a great offer.......based on my estimated use this year, I can buy my power for next winter now at a cheaper rate. I will make at least $400 in credit over the next 4 months .

They are offering me 1485 units (kwH's) for $332.94 - a cost of 22.42 a kwH which is a pretty good price which also includes supply charge. So 4 months of peak summer power generation will pay for my entire winter season bill.

Its also worth nothing that I only receive the base tariff of 10 cents a kwH.

If anyone is interested in switching to Powershop, give me a yell. I can get us both a $75 credit.

[admin]

I reckon I might have some good days coming up. I have an Efergy power monitor meter that connects wirelessly to my system and we have had some "glarey" weather the last 2 days......very bright when the sun comes out but cloudy so as not to get a good full day. That sun has had my inverters peaking at over their individual 4kw each ( after seeing it on the meter, I double checked the inverters as I havent seen such a high reading since it was turned on.

[south_oz]

I had my system put in last year just before the feed back tariff offer expired , had 20x327w panels installed with 2 inverters , my bill has now gone down from roughly $1200 to just over $200 .. couldnt be happier

[admin]

327w panels ?

[south_oz]

yer SunPower e20 panels

[south_oz]

[admin]

Had some great days of late.





And have had a pretty good year

[ol' boy]

Wow, time flys!
How good has that been for you. Just goes to show, the longer you put it off, the more it costs you (Once install prices level out that is)

[allover]

Admin, over what time period is the saving?

[admin]

Admin, over what time period is the saving?

A year, March was when my solar was installed.

Those states are from my power supplier, United Energy. In Victoria, with smart meters you can register an account with your supplier (not retailer) and see uptodate power use, including how much you use each hour of the day.