Brilliant news!

[oneinterestingfact@mastodon.ie]

@annehargreaves @Photo55 @Edent

I'm sure you're right. Mostly with instantaneous hw.

[annehargreaves@ioc.exchange]

@Edent @Christo_459 You can in theory but unlikely to be worth it for plug-in if your local authority wants you to do a planning application.

[edent@mastodon.social]

@officialdeathscythe Yes and no.
All smart meters support bi-directional power - although you'll need to tell your supplier so they can pay you properly.

If you have an old meter, it will spin backwards. See my video at https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2013/12/free-money-from-the-sky/

[edent@mastodon.social]

@annehargreaves @Christo_459
Sure, but you lose nothing by asking.

As ever, people need to engage with their local politicians rather than just feeling hopeless or ranting on the Internet.

[heathermj@mastodon.social]

@Edent
A great idea. I can't put solar on my grade 2 listed cottage. If this means I can put some in the garden, it's brilliant news.

[cmsdengl@mas.to]

@raymaccarthy @Edent

Octopus Flux export tariff is much better than other companys'

[bloor@bloor.tw]

@Edent @Wen I did this years ago before it was legal. It worked really nicely.

[seanhood@hachyderm.io]

@Edent any suspicion when from? Do we think weeks or months away?

[edent@mastodon.social]

@bloor STRAIGHT TO JAIL FOR A THOUSAND YEARS!

[edent@mastodon.social]

@seanhood Write to your MP, tell them you think it is a brilliant idea, and ask when it will be in place.

That will show them (and the department) that their constituents are interested in green energy.

[bloor@bloor.tw]

@Edent second hand sunny boy sb1200, a “naughty” cable, and ten 100W panels. I did plug it into a radial with just that one socket on it, so it was “safe”.

[jpwsutton@mastodon.social]

@Edent I love the idea of this, but the suicide plug on the end scares me. Assuming they have some pretty quick cutoff times or something in case you pull the plug out?

[edent@mastodon.social]

@jpwsutton Yes. The inverter which turns DC from the panels into AC for your home needs a "carrier" frequency to work. It has to match the Hz in your wires.
If it loses that, it instantly shuts down.
That's how all inverters work.

[kim@fedi.social]

@Edent@mastodon.social This is the sort of chaos-with-Ed-Milliband that I can get behind.

[christo_459@mastodon.me.uk]

@Edent @annehargreaves
I will certainly mail my MP but we also have a very strong residents association
I'm.travelling home to London on Friday so next week will set to.

[ams@infosec.exchange]

@sheddi @revk @Walrus @Edent Sounds like there's a market for ~25mH three phase inductors to help shift some vars around.

[matthewcroughan@social.defenestrate.it]

When do we know if this is complete and fully legal?

[edent@mastodon.social]

@matthewcroughan when it is finally announced. They aren't going to keep it secret.

[matthewcroughan@social.defenestrate.it]

Another question, why was this ever illegal?

[jpwsutton@mastodon.social]

@Edent Makes complete sense. I guess I'd just never considered that would be fine on a type G plug too, but no reason why not I suppose!