At last Aussie Home Energy is now on Facebook. Having been on Twitter for some time now, under the account of Energy Assessor, we felt it was time to expand to Facebook.
You can find us on Facebook, under Aussie Home Energy.
As usual we will be keeping you informed on home electricity reduction here in Australia, via a process of awareness, education, auditing and monitoring.
More information can be found on the Networking page of our website.
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Do we really know what the total impact of solar pv feed-in tariffs, in Australia could be? Could we learn more from the experience of other countries?
A recent study carried out referencing the impact of solar pv feed-in-tariffs [FITs] in Germany, could shed some light.
In Germany prior to 2000, solar pv FITs did not exist and there was almost no PV solar systems in Germany. By 31 August 2010 though, German households and businesses, had installed about 700,000 of grid-connected solar pv systems, with a total capacity of 14,680 MW due to the subsidies and generous FITs in effect starting in 2000.
The main results of the subsidies and generous FITs, have seen huge investments in solar pv systems. And further huge FIT subsidies paid to the owners of solar pv systems. Systems that produce only a very small quantity of variable, intermittent and expensive power. And further only provide a miniscule reduction in the emission of CO2, as per installed MW.
This study indicates the political decision of switching to solar power in Germany, with regards to economics, air pollution and global warming. It is said to be an extremely expensive way to subsidise an industrial sector, create jobs and reduce CO2.
Because of the large gap between the FIT rates and utility electric rates, it is an easy decision for German households and businesses to switch to solar. Much to the delight of PV solar vendors, financiers and developers who call this (for them) a success. Spain is having a similar disastrous experience with its solar FITs.
Surely if we are too slow down climate change at a reasonable cost, we must use technologies that provide the greatest reduction in CO2 per dollar invested, such as energy efficiency (CF about 1.0) and nuclear (CF about 0.90). In Germany solar pv is among the highest in capital cost per installed kW, yet the lowest in power production and CO2 reduction per dollar invested.
Are those parties advocating solar pv for creating new industries and jobs, completely missing the point, those are at best, side issues!
Firstly we NEED to educate the masses on energy efficiency and reduced energy use, before choosing renewable energies where we avoid / minimise global warming. Therefore, we need to have a structure of priorities.
Now if what has been said so far sounds familiar, then you need to read this very interesting in-depth study by Willem Post, titled The Impact Of PV Solar Feed-In Tariffs In Germany.
This blog post and podcast brought to you by Aussie Home Energy, a major player in the HOME ELECTRICITY REDUCTION SERVICE industry in Australia.
When using a Current Cost ENVI/R electricity monitor to monitor your home, have you ever wanted to use it where access to a 240 volt outlet was limited?
Maybe you were looking at performing a HOME DIY ELECTRICITY AUDIT of your home?
Would it have made the task so much easier for you, if you had a portable battery supply?
Well we have built a portable battery power pack, for the Current Cost ENVI/R home energy monitor. Our portable power supply uses AA batteries. During testing the monitor was hooked up to a laptop, running some FREE HOME ENERGY MONITORING SOFTWARE.
We primarily designed the battery power pack, for additional portability whilst demonstrating the home electricity monitors real-time electricity reporting qualities, to our home energy clients. During our testing, we were able to get over 72 hours of use.
This portable battery supply is offered for sale worldwide on our HOME ELECTRICITY MONITORING web page.
To learn more about getting the data from your Current Cost ENVI/R monitor online, visit our ONLINE ELECTRICITY MONITORING page, where we make the task of getting your data online, very easy.
This blog post and podcast brought to you by Aussie Home Energy, a major player in the HOME ELECTRICITY REDUCTION SERVICE industry in Australia.
