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Practical, technical notes on sizing, roof orientation, battery storage, EV charging, site assessments, renovation planning and monitoring.
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Practical notes on designing, installing and running a solar system.
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Monitoring a solar system: what should you actually watch?
A monitoring dashboard shows a lot of numbers. A small number of them actually tell you whether the system is working as intended.
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Planning solar during a renovation
A renovation is the cheapest moment to prepare for solar, whether or not the panels go on straight away.
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What happens during a solar site assessment?
A site assessment is where a proposal actually comes from. Here is what is checked, why, and what to have ready.
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Residential vs commercial solar: the key design differences
The physics of solar does not change between a house and a business. What changes is the load profile, the roof, and who has…
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Solar and EV charging: planning them as one system
A charge point is one of the largest loads a property can add. Planned with the solar system rather than after it, it can…
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When does battery storage make sense?
A battery is not automatically part of a good solar system. It earns its place when there is a real gap between generation and…
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Solar panels and roof orientation: what actually matters?
Orientation matters, but not in isolation. Pitch, shading and how the roof splits across multiple faces usually matter just as much.
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How to size a solar system around real energy use
System size should follow how a property actually uses electricity through the day, not just its annual total. Here is how that sizing actually…
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Reading about it is one thing. Your roof is another.
An assessment turns general principles into what is actually possible on your property.