I feel majorly undergunned in electric usage. Like taking a fully rigid path bike with handlebar mounted basket to a 'Duro 'Bro finals race.
The solar sales people have visited a few times but the cost to install doesn't work with our tiny consumption. We have a park across the road with large gumtrees that keep away much of the afternoon heat. It gets hot but rarely *that* hot.
The 2 x A/C split systems we have only needed to be turned on for a little while later at night if the house is still too hot. The ceiling fans, 4 x whirlybirds, roof insulation plus double glazed glass in the extension really help even on hot days. It doen't seem to get too hot or too cold. I am not big on super chilled air either and usually end up getting a cold from running in and out of it. I also WFH but that doesn't seem to dent it either. We don't tightarse ourselves and live under candles but just don't seem to have that demand.
I bet we could run the whole house a car battery with inverter and a few AA's cells or copper wires plugged into a lemon as backup
No wonder they came and installed the gee whiz IoT power box that phones home the electricity usage to keep tabs on us
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