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We now have some nice blue solar panels on our roof. The electrickery people have done the magic that connects the panels to the mains, and, on a dull grey overcast day, the meter is going gently backwards. We're only running "background" things - a couple of PCs, TV on standby, fridge and freezer - but considering the amount of sunlight there isn't, that seems pretty good to me.

At the moment we still have to go outside and unlock the box to see this, but a Bluetooth thing that lets us view the data from any PC will be delivered soon.

Crossposts: http://janewilliams20.livejournal.com/256736.html

We've had a few leaflets, and now a phone call, suggesting that solar power might be a Very Good Idea, and while it's quite a big investment, it does look like an ecologically good idea, quite apart from the financial side. We will have a surveyor visiting us on Thursday to see what's what and what could be done.
The firm in question are these people, and they tell me their panels are made in the UK, and designed for UK weather.

I'm sure my eco-minded friends have already done the necessary research and can tell me all the traps, pitfalls, and questions to ask - right?