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    POSITIVE ENERGY

    Aug 31, 2018 4 minutes
    by Gr›y

    THINKING ABOUT BATTERY STORAGE?

    Five things to do first

    by Jonathan Prendergast*

    In April last year, we got 7.8kW of solar with a SolarEdge inverter, including consumption monitoring. In November, we got a 9.3kWh LG Chem battery. From this experience, we have learned a lot from the benefits of solar and independently, batteries. Here are five steps I think households should take before getting a battery.

    1. Add as much solar as you can

    Solar electricity can be used to power your household, and exported to the grid. While many complain that feed-in-tariffs (10-15 c/kWh) are much less than what you pay for electricity (25-35 c/kWh), they still present a good return for your

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