Solar Living – Solar Driving
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Solar Living – Solar Driving
We live on our energy and water “income” – the sun and the rain. Our 9.6kW of solar PV panels are grid connected with battery backup. Although we receive only about 6c per KW feed-in tariff, and use the system to run all the functions of an electric-only house plus electric-only car, we still receive a credit rather than a bill from our electricity supplier.
We are principally self-consumers close to being able to live off-grid.
On Sustainable House Day, our electric systems will be on display from 10am to 2pm, along with other information on how we live on our “income from the sky.”
Sustainability Features
- Energy efficiency:
- Efficient lighting
Draught proofing
Efficient appliances
Energy monitoring
Smart home features
- Passive heating cooling:
- Shading
Cross ventilation
- Active heating cooling:
- Ducted reverse cycle supplemented by small electric fan heater as needed
- Water heating:
- Solar hot water (flat panel)
PV thermal
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Underground storage
Above ground storage
- Underground rainwater storage type:
- 2 in-ground concrete tanks
- Underground rainwater storage Size:
- 45,000 L
- Above ground rainwater storage Type:
- Poly tank
- Above ground rainwater storage Size
- 1,000 L
- Insulation Type:
- Ceiling
Internal and external walls
- Renewable energy used:
- Solar PV grid connect
Energy storage
- House Size
- 200 sqm
- Window and Door Types
- Double glazing
- Universal Design Features
- Disability access
Multi-generational
- Number of bedrooms
- 3
- Number of bathrooms
- 2
- Garden / Outdoors
- Water wise plants
Native plants
- Housing Type:
- Standalone House
- Project Type:
- New Build
- Builder
- N/A
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