Plug in balcony solar UK , just a Lidl question

[ericmark]

I once was a parrot, but I have cured myself now, cured myself now, cured myself now.

But again I see the point, we all know not passed as yet for use, but also there are people delaying fitting pro solar thinking the plug in will be cheaper, and also buying it anyway.

For may solar to save me money, it needs to combine export payment, battery, solar, and off-peak supply, it would not really pay without them all.

Solar without a battery or export payment may help the DNO, but gain for householder is low. If one has a grant for the solar, it may save enough money to be worthwhile on its own, or if you buy very cheap it may be worthwhile.

However, the announcement by Ed Miliband has done the reverse to what he wanted, it has slowed down the take-up of solar panels not increased it. At least those which are officially installed.

 

[JohnW2]

we do have ....

The IET Wiring Regulations (722.55. 101.0. 201.1i) specify that 13A UK sockets which are installed to charge an EV must comply with BS 1363-2 and be marked 'EV' on the back of the plate.

I think marking were the user can't see the mark, is daft ...

If that's all there were, it would, indeed, be totally daft. However, you failed to quote the crucial second part of the sentence (emboldened here)...

722.55.101.0.201.1 Each AC charging point shall incorporate:
(i) one socket-outlet complying with BS 1363-2 marked ‘EV’ on its rear and, except where there is no possibility
of confusion, a label shall be provided on the front face or adjacent to the socket-outlet or its enclosure
stating: ‘suitable for electric vehicle charging’ , or

Mind you, if one tried extrapolating that to 'plug-in solar', it would leave unaddressed the issue of the countless millions of 'other' BS1363 sockets that were not labelled as "not suitable for plug-in solar installations"

 

[JohnW2]

I once was a parrot, but I have cured myself now, cured myself now, cured myself now.

It seems that the forum software went crazy for a while, and it was only subsequently that I was able to 'edit away' all of the the repaeted incomplete messages

But again I see the point, we all know not passed as yet for use, but also there are people delaying fitting pro solar thinking the plug in will be cheaper, and also buying it anyway.

Maybe - but that just makes them daft, even if they are managing to buy such kit already, since there is as yet no certainty that the sale/use of these things ever will be legal in UK!!

For may solar to save me money, it needs to combine export payment, battery, solar, and off-peak supply, it would not really pay without them all.

Some people will obviously be 'taken in' by everything they hear/read, but I strongly suspect that the vast majority of sensible people who obtain these systems (IF they become available in UK) will do so solely with the idea of reducing their bills for electricity import, without batteries and without any thought of being paid for export from them. I would imagine that the bureaucracy of paying for export from a 'portable' device (which theoretically could be plugged into a different installation 'every day' !!) would be a total nightmare, which could take as long to get working as the deployment of 'smart' meters or the construction of HS2