Terence Eden3d ago

Brilliant news! The UK's Labour Government are going to make "plug in solar" legal.

Grab some panels from Lidl, hang them off your balcony or out your window, plug them in to your mains. Done!

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-to-go-further-and-faster-in-becoming-energy-secure

#Solar

Government to go “further and faster” in becoming energy secure

The Energy Secretary outlines measures to protect consumers and make Britain energy secure.

GOV.UK
Show threadEliza MB3d ago

@Edent

If I'm reading this correctly this allows consumers to feed solar into the grid. Do they get paid for doing it or is it just a case of if the sun's shining you might want to put your washing on?

Show threadTerence Eden3d ago
@OneInterestingFact
Yes. If you have an export tariff you'll get paid for every kWh you pass back to the grid.
Show threadEliza MB3d ago
@Edent I look forward to the govt's publicity making that clear.
Show threadWalrus 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿3d ago

@OneInterestingFact @Edent

I look forward to the government ever making anything clear.

Show threadTerence Eden3d ago
@Walrus What did your MP and Senedd member say when you complained to them about this?
Show threadWalrus 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿3d ago

@Edent

Oh, come on. I don't have to make sense when I take cheap shots, do I?

Show threadRevK 3d ago

@Walrus @Edent Aren't the issues with unlimited / random feed back in to grid related to the infrastructure to handle it.

I may be wrong, but I assumed the hassle to get the limit on what we can feed in to to technical, not political.

If it is purely political, then hell yeh. Feed in that sunshine, and battery,

Show threadWalrus 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@revk @Edent

I think you're right. Most meters presumably only measure what comes in. we have a separate export meter for our solar panels.

Mar 15 at 2:32pmWeb
Show threadTerence Eden3d ago
@Walrus @revk
All smart meters will measure export.
You probably have a separate "generation" meter. That was mostly useful when the FIT was still being paid out.