Good Morning!

[TAB]

..took me years to work out that getting upset over working in the heat was making me hotter @tonys ..

[Former-Member]

Hey there @tonys  🙂 indeed - and, it makes me wonder (mostly because govt rebated and other installations of solar have been popular for longer than my area grid has been in existence) if the grids/transformers/etc are designed and set the way they are to actually create limits on grids receiving power generation by domestic PV systems in peak production periods, with a purpose to limit their costs..? The monetary systems related to their end (I’m mostly guessing here) being profits as goal for placation of shareholders means that to limit grid setup and maintenance costs (less capable grids that can’t take peak load multipoint PV production) resulting in (?) limited buy-back is what grids and their providers prefer? It seems the entire structure defeats the purpose of individuals like me selling energy, because it is calculated as a net $‘loss’ for them, so there’s zero incentive for them to buy my energy - even when they buy it back at a lesser value - to due diminishing returns.

My neighbours discuss how expensive it is to keep their houses cool on a sunny 43 Celsius day, when I have enough power to keep three+ houses cool easily, in real time, but I’m throttled to having about 1/3-1/2 or even more of my PV’s turned off. That’s a waste as far as I see it, as well as defeating the entire purpose of green energy use.

A limiting factor in the equation is the monetary systems involved, which underpin the trading of energy. If this system was modified, and grids updated to cope with peaks in production influx, I think there may be much better use of the individual power production plants like mine. To be honest, if the grid could distribute it, I would dump all excess while running at full production to the grid for people to receive cheap rate cooling energy (eg: which could be rated cheaper to buy with the more energy that is sent to the grid from local PV systems: all us PV’s at full production could sell cheap for others to buy cheap - we sell more, so a lower rate is ok, and they get cheap energy when in high essential need, like keeping cool in extreme heat), just to ease the cost of living for people without PV generation systems. It’s not like the digital multimeters on each house can’t measure it, from what I understand .. 🤷🏻‍♀️🙂🌺

[saturnzoon]

Morning all

Have closed upthe house extra screens, blankets and roll things on outside bedrooms windows, closed the hallway door and fans on. My son has a portable air-conditioning in his room which is pretty good so if it gets to hot in my room I'll go in there and hopefully will work OK over next 5ish days here in heatwave.

Have had a quote done for a air-conditioner in front room and they said should receive it within a week andwill be also getting quotes for 2 good portable aircon  from Harvey Norman we were told for Wyatt Foundation as been told community housing will not likely allow air-conditioning be put in cause will have to add another power point thing put in the power box and that the house is to old, so just have to wait and see don't see the financial councillor till end of March now as they cancelled my appointment I was spose to have next week.

Have nothing on now till Monday, and plenty of cold water 💧 in fridge.

Been having hydralytes since Wednesday as covid knocked me for a 6 this time, 3rd time I've had it now but was the worst, I slept last 3 days non stop and only got woken by my older son Tuesday afternoon and I thought it was only Monday morning, so hope none of you guys come down with it as it's been really contagious where I am and hit a lot of people.

Hope you all have a lovely day were ever you are and keep safe.

@Former-Member @TAB @MDT @tonys @ENKELI @Shaz51 @greenpea 

@Adge @Oaktree @Former-Member @Glisten @Meowmy @StuF 

[StuF]

Take care in the heat @saturnzoon !

[Former-Member]

@saturnzoon you could go buying aircon with The Good Guys. They have buyer protection for low income people through their Good Shepherd charity buying service.

They could arrange a payment schedule for you with your finances. I do business with the Good Guys to protect myself financially as they have that partnership relationship with a charity like Good Shepherd.

You could arrange to have a no income loan through Good Shepherd and Good Guys.

If youre interested ring your local Good Guys and ask to speak to someone in charge of the Good Shepherd buying service.

Not many people are fully up to speed on it but they can put you through to someone who won't rip you off

[Former-Member]

Hey there @saturnzoon 🙂💜🌺

sounds really hot where you are..I hope you can get the cooling units installed really soon! 
and I’m really sorry to hear you have covid again, a really bad strain, that sounds really awful 😞 ❤️‍🩹 I hope you can recover soon 💜💜 

Take good care and go gently 🙂🫂🌺

[Meowmy]

@saturnzoon hope you will be okay to cope with the heat wave. Take care

[ENKELI]

@saturnzoon I'm feeling your pain re heat. My house is a first home owner special and the previous owners put in an old wall unit for air conditioning that is just not effective for the open plan layout. I have a portable unit also but again not so effective in open plan.

Stay safe and I pray you cope through the heat wave. 🤗

[Glisten]

Happy International Women’s Day to everyone. Vive la France. Count her in.Close the Wage Gap

I’m going to Parliament. Wish I had a $ for the protests I’ve attended 🚩 @StuF @Former-Member @Former-Member  @Meowmy @saturnzoon @Oaktree @TAB @tonys @Shaz51 @tyme @Jynx @TideisTurning 

 

[Glisten]

@ENKELI  It just rained here in Joondalup - crazy.

. Happy International Women’s Day 🎉