Because of this issue, starting next year I will be paying my power company money for surplus solar energy that I give back. Unfortunately, batteries are expensive and impractical to install in our houses.
So now, it's not that popular to buy solar panels unless you can also immediately finance the batteries.
And they get away with it because people are so willing to believe ridiculous lies like this. Their newspapers have told them "this is a problem" nearly daily for years. Any problem can immediately be blamed on renewables with no need to wait for expert input. A triumph of propaganda.
This wouldn't be for everyone but there are other options to chemical batteries depending on whats easy for you to do.
I'd like a hot water tank like that, but I don't really have the attic space to place it near my boiler. I have a gas powered CV unit, so I already have on demand hot water. Ideally I'd replace it for a hybrid boiler that would work of electricity until demand exceeds electric capability. But it's still well within its lifespan.
Not necessarily that brand specifically but something similar?
Yes, I mentioned that in my comment. They are quite an investment, and they're impractical to place in many houses. So it's not always an option. I personally have the space. But there's some ongoing projects that make it impossible for me to currently install them.
A lot of houses here are terraced, so actual room for a powerwall is very limited. You usually only have a few meters of front and back exterior walls, with big windows. And any apartment owner is going to have to fight with the HoA to install something.
Not saying it's impossible for all houses. But I was replying to the "why don't we cover all buildings with solar" sentiment.
That process is expensive enough to make a purpose built option approximately equal in price. The companies selling this sort of system are pretty smart with pricing. Same for any kind of solar/water storage/etc solution.
No, you likely can not jerry rig this yourself and burn down the neighborhood.
In densely populated areas clearly that can be a problem, for solar and for heat pumps
Could a potential solution be neighborhood scale installations?
We do not be isolated from each other
Thank Mark Rutte and his short sightedness.
Kept pushing for renewables and more electrical dependency. And then oops, sorry, the infrastructure can't handle it.
But they are quite big, so you need good place to put them. That doesn't work too well for people in apartment buildings or a lot of terraced houses.
I remember paying for tolls with cash, but then, I'm ancient...
Of course you can possibly cheat, but mostly we are law abiding
Some people will cheat any system, but in a functioning society, not many.
I honestly have no clue how I can configure my inverter, there is zero option to configure on my end. So I'd probably have to get the installer here to set that up. The panels were already on my house.
Which country?
They, however, kinda forgot to factor in the outdated electrical grid. Even though power companies warned them constantly.