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wizzo227
as the guy with the tiny solar thermal, I’d just like to reiterate that the setup cost me only £500 many moons ago and has repaid the capital outlay several times over.
I’ve looked at PV panels , their costs and benefits, but given my best oriented roof is already occupied their installation doesn’t make much financial sense. The really big issue in doing the sums is the saving in future energy costs, where a crystal ball works imperfectly.
Once one has taken the plunge it all becomes easier to consider the pros and cons. I wouldn’t recommend solar thermal because if one pays a full non subsidised price the payback period is far too long. But l like endless hot water most days in the summer.
you clearly love you PV solar, and gear your consumption of electricity around the availability of free energy. I think that’s great.
but we’re not all alike, and our decisions reflect our own situations, what is important to us and the cost of making the change.
in the news recently there have been suggestions that elderly home owners should get a stamp duty exemption to encourage them to downsize, thus helping younger people move up the housing ladder. It’s recognition that moving home can be very expensive, and those older people are staying put because of multiple factors including the cost of moving. Suggesting moving home to cut down on energy costs might be sensible in some cases but probably not to many. I don’t think the EPC rating of a property factors much in movers decisions.