On Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:22:54 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Liquorice"
wrote:

On Sun, 26 Feb 2012 21:39:14 +0000, Martin Brown wrote:

Assuming you're on FIT, this is extremely expensive because you
will be losing 43p/unit that you put into your storage heaters,

That's not how it works AFAIK, the 43p is paid for generating it,
not
exporting it (there's a small additional payment for that), he
could
have solar powered 500W halogens lights in his garden and be paid
to
run them while the sun shines...

Yep.

The FIT is even more barking mad than it seems at first sight then.

Even more barking when you find out that if you don't have a fully
metered system you are deemed to export 50% of what you generate and
get the extra 3p/unit export rate for that 50%.

So you can use all the PV electricity lighting halogen lamps in your
back yard during the day and get paid the 43p/unit FiT for all those
units *and* extra 3p/unit of 50%.

You could also point the halogen lights at the solar panels and
'boost' the output.


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