Power company profiting, when there is solar?
The issue of rising electricity prices in the UK, especially in the context of growing solar power, is complex and involves several interacting factors to[…]
What do I need for solar in my shed?
I see countless posts about what do you need for a solar installation in your shed and the answers from people can range widely, so[…]
The Lights Went Out: A Wake-Up Call for Home Energy Independence
Remember the feeling? The sudden plunge into darkness, the hum of appliances fading, the uneasy silence that followed. Power outages, once an infrequent annoyance, are[…]
Step into solar – Projects
Step into solar and learn about off grid at home with the grid.. confused? how to wire non parallel and why,
Off Grid and Scalable
Picking off grid solutions can be a minefield when it comes to hardware as there is too many options, there are ups and downs or[…]
Solar and servers – can you run a server on solar?
We posted a video at the end of 2024 from a few years ago where we were looking at running our servers from solar. Here[…]
Adding solar to your solar system
Quite often the question arises on how to add solar to a system and there are two reasons people ask this question, but here is[…]
Going off grid for summer
Solar power is pretty much here, but for those of us in the UK we have a somewhat limited time span of “good power”. typically[…]
Go off grid with our solar kit
I should start with saying this summer has been wild weather and not best suited for this post! but for some the summer has been[…]
Can you go off grid in the UK?
With the unstable grid and uncertain prices for power, the grid is looking at charging homes with solar who export. England is known around the[…]