So you’ve just enjoyed your first solar summer with a basic 6.6kW system, but you’re finding the bills in winter still give you the chills, don’t worry; you’re not alone. It’s not uncommon for new solar installations to undergo expansion after the first winter. Read on as I explain how.
This article looks at buyer’s remorse for new solar installations that should have been bigger from the outset. If you have an older system, please check previous posts in my ‘How to upgrade’ series:
- Intro to upgrading your solar
- Upgrading vintage solar
- Solar switchboard upgrades
“I’ve never had a customer complain they installed too much solar”
– Anthony Bennett
For years, I’ve used this as a succinct little catchphrase to encourage people to buy more solar panels. Some say it’ll be carved on my headstone, but recently I’ve had to defend this position. The internet experts are pushing back…
- Well, you would say that wouldn’t you, you’re trying to sell something
- It must be a con by big climate… see I told you there’s a SUN TAX coming now!
- People are just try to justify overspending to themselves, it’s ak!chully a waste of resources.
So I’m going to have to simplify it for both the slow crowd and the clever clogs. Remember that “excess” solar is a feature, not a bug.
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