Non-motoring > Street Energy - free solar... Green Issues
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 Thu 20 Oct 11 19:34 
 Street Energy - free solar... - Stuu
In basic terms, it seems from the leaflet that they lease your roof for 25 years and get some cut of the electricity generated in return for free system installation.

Only thing is, im a cynic and it sounds too good to be true. What you guys reckon?

www.streetenergy.co.uk
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 Thu 20 Oct 11 19:58 
 Street Energy - free solar... - Old Navy
I have just run some figures through a feed in tariff calculator, you would save about £120 a year on your electricity bill. Over 25 years they would make a profit of about £36,000.
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 Thu 20 Oct 11 22:16 
 Street Energy - free solar... - CGNorwich
"Over 25 years they would make a profit of about £36,000.'

On average people move house every 8 years. Most of us on this forum will probably be dead in 25 years and don't think you can take your panels with you when you move to the Sunshine Home for the Terminally Befuddled so don't think I will bother
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 Thu 20 Oct 11 22:20 
 Street Energy - free solar... - rtj70
>> Most of us on this forum will probably be dead in 25 years

I hope not! I'd mid sixties then! Rattle younger still. But then again you said 'most'.
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 Thu 20 Oct 11 22:29 
 Street Energy - free solar... - Stuu
Ill be about 56, so around 30 years from retirement by then...
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 Thu 20 Oct 11 22:34 
 Street Energy - free solar... - rtj70
Will your back last that long if you continue to clean cars! Seriously.
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 Thu 20 Oct 11 23:42 
 Street Energy - free solar... - Stuu
Haha, ive got about 5 years left before im done, but that will mean I have another 30 years+ to start another career. I might retire early at 80... :-p
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 Thu 20 Oct 11 20:10 
 Street Energy - free solar... - Focusless
A bit of previous discussion on this here:
www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?t=7270&v=f
(search for 'eonenergy')
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 Thu 20 Oct 11 23:45 
 Street Energy - free solar... - Ted

I will be nearly 91......I intend to spend my days at the gate in a wicker bath chair, shouting abuse at passers-by and brandishing my gnarled walking stick at them.

Well, every man needs a hobby !

Ted
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 Fri 21 Oct 11 01:14 
 Street Energy - free solar... - RattleandSmoke
I will be in my mid 50's by then sat in my cold freezing flat with a clapped out 1.1 Fiat engine out of an old Panda being used to provide the electricity for heating as at £300 per KW/Hour I won't be able to afford it!.

Either I am not one for long term planning such as solar panels. Those that plan every detail of their lives tend to drop down dead before they get to see the fruits of their labour. Or get struck with MS or something.

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 Fri 21 Oct 11 08:25 
 Street Energy - free solar... - WillDeBeest
...a clapped out 1.1 Fiat engine out of an old Panda...

Yes, it'll be getting on for 10,000 miles by then. Knackered.
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 Fri 21 Oct 11 08:41 
 Street Energy - free solar... - Dog
Ere!!! I wonder if Razzle does more miles than me actually, I do just 11 miles a day in the Lancer ;}
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 Fri 21 Oct 11 10:27 
 Street Energy - free solar... - bathtub tom
SWMBO's got sorted how she'll spend our money: www.luvzbluez.com/purple.html
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 Fri 21 Oct 11 11:22 
 Street Energy - free solar... - Fenlander
>>>Ere!!! I wonder if Razzle does more miles than me actually, I do just 11 miles a day in the Lancer ;}

Think he'll be beating me too. Since moving to this village where I can walk or cycle for all my daily needs, and concentrating on the post move sort out rather than going places, I've averaged 4 miles a day for the past month. Just 113 miles total in 4wks as opposed to 1200 miles a month for the past 2+yrs!

Brilliant.
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 Fri 21 Oct 11 11:29 
 Street Energy - free solar... - Iffy
...Just 113 miles total in 4wks...

Careful, that funny liquid regen thing on the C5 will act up. :)

Assuming I've remembered correctly and you do have a C5 diesel.

Under the new low mileage regime it will be worth giving whatever car you have a blast now and again, as I'm sure you know.





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 Fri 21 Oct 11 11:35 
 Street Energy - free solar... - Fenlander
Oh yes indeed... still got the C5 HDi. As I said all walking/cycling... to paper shop, supermarket, doctors, estate agents. Car only goes out for anything outside the village... but in fairness these trips are still only 10-15mls so it's something that needs watching.

This is the first time since my 20s when it wouldn't matter if I was running a petrol at 23mpg.
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