September marks the arrival of Spring here here in Aotearoa (New Zealand). We were however enjoying the end of summer on the old continent, so there’s very little energy being used while we’re getting even more than August from our energy exports to the grid. How did we do?
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Third Month Since Installing Solar Panels & Battery
August sees us here in Aotearoa (New Zealand) getting more sunshine as the days get longer again. Also, we went away to Europe in the last week of the month. How did we do?
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Second Month of Solar, With Exports!
Second full month of electricity usage, and the first full month since we are able to export power to the grid. How did we do?
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The Wizard of New Zealand
It’s only taken me almost two decades… but we now have a photo taken with The Wizard of New Zealand 😹
There will eventually be a time when The Wizard will consider retiring from being the unofficial tourism ambassador to the city, and that will be a sad time indeed for Christchurch.
He is such a lovely person to listen to, it didn’t take long before he started to share the stories of his life, along with nuggets of advice on how to live a better life. I’m very glad for this photo opportunity and to speak with him, however briefly it was.
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Ecotricity (NZ) Bill Confusion
Ecotricity NZ (not to be confused by the power company of the same name but operating in the U.K.) has a very confusing bill. The invoice breaks down the costs of supplying electricity into various components, leading to many new customers being confused about exactly what they are being charged for. How bad is it?
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