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November 16, 2013

Reducing the Grid in your Home

Good discussion on moneysavingexpert.com – lets get into the same subject on our own technical forum please

It started with someone called Bricken saying:

I have looked at a few websites. some offer diy systems around £7000 others offer to supply and install but when it comes to details and price they want to send a rep. I hate reps they really dont understand terms like leave now or conman so if you live in the north west and have a hybrid system that you are happy with. I have ssw pitched slope with no shaded areas i am looking at a 12 panel system how much did it cost you. So i have an idea before i get into it with the reps.…

November 16, 2013 No Comments

Energy

NRG comes out against Utilities

The Off-Grid message sometimes seems anti-corporate – a fightback against the big Utilities and their cronies in politics and the media.

But big business also contains some sworn enemies of the Grid. None more so than David Crane, CEO of NRG Energy, America’s largest independent power producer. For the past century, we have paid electric utilities to supply power via the centralized grid. In the future Crane envisions individuals relying on power plants only for critical needs.

Last Thursday the Arizona State legislature voted to impose a tax on roof-top solar installations – it was an infuriating decision after years of lobbying from the Utility companies.

“The fundamental relationship the American citizen has with energy is about to change,” Crane told…

November 16, 2013 1 Comment