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Given how much you are curtailing it could be the case that your system is worse off with respect to carbon than if you just used grid electricity. We'd have t
by thinkcontext 5y ago
Given how much you are curtailing it could be the case that your system is worse off with respect to carbon than if you just used grid electricity. We'd have to do the math but there are large embodied emissions in your pv panels and battery, your curtailing means you are making up for those more slowly.
- Syonyk 5y agoOh, I'm almost certain it is. But, given that, the more energy I can make and utilize with it, the lower the effective carbon per kWh is. It's also, of value to me, a totally standalone power system, and a good R&D system for me to experiment with, because I can do things without bothering the house system. If I screw up and black out my office, well... I've blacked out my office. However, my system is also rather a good bit more reliable than the grid power on the house, which is nice for remote work.