Comments on: Options for Domestic Electricity Generation http://greennav.wordpress.com/2008/04/18/options-for-domestic-electricity-generation/ Do something positive Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:44:44 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: How to Get Six Pack Fast http://greennav.wordpress.com/2008/04/18/options-for-domestic-electricity-generation/#comment-540 How to Get Six Pack Fast Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:34:37 +0000 http://greennav.wordpress.com/?p=85#comment-540 My friend on Orkut shared this link and I'm not dissapointed that I came here. My friend on Orkut shared this link and I’m not dissapointed that I came here.

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]]> By: Paul http://greennav.wordpress.com/2008/04/18/options-for-domestic-electricity-generation/#comment-468 Paul Sun, 14 Dec 2008 10:02:40 +0000 http://greennav.wordpress.com/?p=85#comment-468 The Commission has today (12 December 2008) published a consultation paper on a proposal from ESB Customer Supply for a Domestic Microgenerator Export Tariff. The Commission is consulting with the public, industry and all interested parties on the details of the proposal and comments are invited on the proposal accompanying this consultation paper by close of business on Friday 16th January 2009. Link; http://www.cer.ie The Commission has today (12 December 2008) published a consultation paper on a proposal from ESB Customer Supply for a Domestic Microgenerator Export Tariff.
The Commission is consulting with the public, industry and all interested parties on the details of the proposal and comments are invited on the proposal accompanying this consultation paper by close of business on Friday 16th January 2009.

Link; http://www.cer.ie

]]> By: greennav http://greennav.wordpress.com/2008/04/18/options-for-domestic-electricity-generation/#comment-171 greennav Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:25:05 +0000 http://greennav.wordpress.com/?p=85#comment-171 Hi James, OK, I've done some maths, and its probably a bit better than 10 years. If you take a 1kW unit, costing €2500, giving 25% efficiency displacing 15c electricity, you'll work out at 7.6 years. Only problem is that 1kW is a fairly large base load for a domestic house... so you'll probably not make use of all that electricity. You could be optimistic and hope for better than 25%. you could also hope to get one cheaper. Expect electricity prices to go up, all that and you might get to 5 years. As for sharing the output. Well the short answer... you can't. It is illegal in Irland to connect up two houses, or business with a "private wire". If you go back onto the grid, well then all electricity is the same, so you have to sell electricity to the grid, and then buy it back. On average you would get 7c for the electricity you sell, and pay 15/16 to buy it back. Truth is it would be very dangerous to link up two houses... so if you're going to break the rules... careful. Probably worth a chat in person to discuss it more. Second thing. How to get included... nope I haven't got a clue. I suggest a letter to Eamo, and to David Taylor, CEO of SEI. Thanks for the comment P Hi James,

OK, I’ve done some maths, and its probably a bit better than 10 years. If you take a 1kW unit, costing €2500, giving 25% efficiency displacing 15c electricity, you’ll work out at 7.6 years. Only problem is that 1kW is a fairly large base load for a domestic house… so you’ll probably not make use of all that electricity.

You could be optimistic and hope for better than 25%. you could also hope to get one cheaper. Expect electricity prices to go up, all that and you might get to 5 years.

As for sharing the output. Well the short answer… you can’t. It is illegal in Irland to connect up two houses, or business with a “private wire”. If you go back onto the grid, well then all electricity is the same, so you have to sell electricity to the grid, and then buy it back. On average you would get 7c for the electricity you sell, and pay 15/16 to buy it back.

Truth is it would be very dangerous to link up two houses… so if you’re going to break the rules… careful. Probably worth a chat in person to discuss it more.

Second thing. How to get included… nope I haven’t got a clue. I suggest a letter to Eamo, and to David Taylor, CEO of SEI.

Thanks for the comment

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]]> By: James Corbett http://greennav.wordpress.com/2008/04/18/options-for-domestic-electricity-generation/#comment-170 James Corbett Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:28:27 +0000 http://greennav.wordpress.com/?p=85#comment-170 BTW, thanks for bringing that announcement by Eamon Ryan to my attention, that's big news. My brother would love to be one of the trial group. Any tips on how to get picked? ;) BTW, thanks for bringing that announcement by Eamon Ryan to my attention, that’s big news. My brother would love to be one of the trial group. Any tips on how to get picked? ;)

]]> By: James Corbett http://greennav.wordpress.com/2008/04/18/options-for-domestic-electricity-generation/#comment-169 James Corbett Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:21:37 +0000 http://greennav.wordpress.com/?p=85#comment-169 But what is the 10 year payback on a wind turbine based on Pat? Is that for average electricity usage in a household? What if you're in a situation where you can share the output between two households, including a number of outhouses, both of which have a much higher than average usage? But what is the 10 year payback on a wind turbine based on Pat? Is that for average electricity usage in a household? What if you’re in a situation where you can share the output between two households, including a number of outhouses, both of which have a much higher than average usage?

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