With 2024 well and truly over, that completes my first calendar year with solar panels. Was it worth it? Absolutely
Over the course of 2024, I generated 105% of the electricity I used. Not much more to say than that really!
This is pretty much what my bills have looked like for the past 5 years (2020 is estimated as I don’t have the information for the full year)
Some numbers across the year
| Grid import | Solar generated | Grid export | House usage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best day (kWh) | 0.05 | 30.08 | 22.99 | 5.2 |
| Worst day (kWh) | 24.53 | 0.34 | 0.05 | 17.3 |
| Total (kWh) | 2544.61 | 3862.08 | 2363.81 | 3671.2 |
My net grid usage was around 200kWh, previous years were anything from 3,300kWh to 3,600kWh
I don’t think there’s much more to say here. Get solar panels if you can! And also get a battery to store the energy which will allow you to buy off-peak to store for use during peak periods
As I mentioned previously, I don’t think a heat pump is for me. But, as I generated more electricity that I used I have decided to get some infrared heating installed. I’m just working through getting that set up and will see how it works out!