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> "That is in addition to generating our own energy off grid (so no smart meter data to monitor), thanks to the low cost of solar panels as well."

Terence Eden is in the UK: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2013/02/solar-update/

This says his house uses 13kWh/day and you can see from the graph by dividing the monthly amount by 31 days that the solar panels on the roof generate around 29/day during summer and 2.25/day in winter. They would need five or six rooves of solar panels to generate enough to be off-grid. And that's not practical or low cost.



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