Back at Home

I completely forgot about writing a post yesterday. We hit the road around 6:30am and I didn't get home until 5:30pm. After dinner I sat down with my wife and son and watched some TV together. I was just enjoying being back at home with my family and completely forgot about this blog. Before I go any further, I should mention that I've updated the post from Tuesday with some photos from around Melbourne and the gaol.
This afternoon I had a rep from one of the solar companies come around and discuss the options for putting some panels on the roof. After talking with him I decided on what I think will be the best install option for our roof to make the most of the available sun all year round. I'm going to get in contact with the company that has already provided a quote and give them a chance to update their quote to provide a similar style and size of install.
I can't remember what I've posted about before but basically there were two options that we were looking at, one where the panels are on stands to get optimum sun light, the other where we have more panels but not in the optimum position. The thinking of having more panels is that it could almost be cheaper as I wouldn't have to pay for the stands and then in Summer I'd also be able to make more power as the sun would be move them. What I'm coming to realise is that if I went for more panels and no stands, is that in Summer I'd be fine, but in Winter I probably wouldn't be making much power at all. The feed in tarrifs are so low at the moment that there is no point generating more than I'm going to be using so who cares if I have an excess of power in Summer. In winter we can run the heater during the day and also will be using the dryer. Winter can be quite cold but also sunny, so having the panels on stands and optimised for winter use would probably make more sense in the long run.
I have one last meeting organised for tomorrow afternoon so then hopefully by early next week I'll have all the quotes and we can make a decision.


Bomber
Glad to be home