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Zionmdde:
Alright your 1st paragraph might be correct.
But the second paragraph can only be believed by someone who doesn't use solar

I use solar, and I know that during the wet season, your solar cannot comfortably take you non stop for 3days. And please don't mention the capacity of inverter, most people install based on their required capacity. So if I install like 2 5kvA, I mean it cannot take my intended load for 2 days non stop

So solar is good, but solar is mostly a back up to power supply

Zionmdde:
That's a lie in cases where power supply in the area is up to 20hrs per day. Whether long run or short run. You can do the math yourself

Mynd44:
I have been using my system since 2020.

Not changed a thing

Eteuka:
Since they wanted to increase tariff, I expected them to meter every 🏠 instead of going on estimated bill which the NERC has seriously warned them about. Pulling the cart before the horse copied from BAT syndrome

GigFc:
Please leave this solar talk, I know an office that invested heavily in solar and it was largely unreliable for them, even tho they stay in a high irradiation area. We shouldn't be running away from the problem, but confronting it.

Will industries also run on solar? How can people be turning off light, fridge and ac because one greedy investor has bribed nerc to keep hiking tariff unnecessarily? So what will heavy duty industries now do? Is that not economic sabotage?I don't turn off anything in my house oo because I invested around 30m in solar. As for industries using heavy duty machineries, there is option of stacked grid that can conveniently power their machines without any issue. Things dey!

There's a reason why serious nations don't leave their critical infrastructure like energy, defence, etc in the hands of capitalist. You will kill your country.

GigFc:
Please leave this solar talk, I know an office that invested heavily in solar and it was largely unreliable for them, even tho they stay in a high irradiation area. We shouldn't be running away from the problem, but confronting it.

Will industries also run on solar? How can people be turning off light, fridge and ac because one greedy investor has bribed nerc to keep hiking tariff unnecessarily? So what will heavy duty industries now do? Is that not economic sabotage?

There's a reason why serious nations don't leave their critical infrastructure like energy, defence, etc in the hands of capitalist. You will kill your country.

Mynd44:
I remember when I told close friends like 3 years ago to go solar when solar installments were quite cheap. They laughed it off.

Now petrol and diesel prices are high, power cost is also high but the price for solar installations is also high.

Teymanhenry:
No matter how high solar installation may become. It is cheaper than NEPA looking at the long run. Unless you do a bypass on your prepaid meter

seborrhic:
What are you people even saying?
Solar this,solar that,why can't solar advocates just tell people to get Solar without making childish and clearly false comparisons with National or state grid supply!
Can your solar,no matter the inverter grade iron your clothes,power your freezer,fridge,your electric hot plate daily without sufffering "convulsions" for a week,talkless a month?
Can it power your 2 or 3 ACs without breaking down,so what's this rubbish noise everytime to go for solar?
Can it pump your water borehole,which many houses use,daily for a month without breakdown?
Then this issue of battery.It's just like telling a car owner he would use the same battery fof his car without needing a change after 5 years at most.
Any electrical, mechanical component that uses battery must have that battery changed,no matter if its lead or the modern types because all battery types usually lose efficiency at a point in time,2- 5yrs,depending on usage.
Solar too is now very expensive,so its not like a common man facility you can instal with 100-500k.But with National grid,depending on the neighbourhood and level of development of an area,with 100-300k,in fees and development levy,you are already connected to your electric line power line.
Solar is only good as a backup for mainly light and low duty appliances and for limited hours in the day,otherwise,every month you would be crying and when you check your expenses to fix or replace one thing or the other,you find you are spending 3x what you should pay as electricity bill.
Even generator,asides the noise and need for fuelling,is far better economics wise than same power rating of solar installed.

twosquare:
Why I get your frustrations and to each its owns...yes, it can power iron, hot plates, air fryer. It depends on the capacity of what you invest in. It can power ACs (that is why we have inverter air conditioners). No one is advocating for anything for anyone.

If you can't pay the BAND A price, go fuel your stuff with either a petrol/diesel generator or use CNG generator. At least, the latter will minimise your cost. Why will it breakdown when it is what is built to last? It is like comparing apple products with Transsion. It depends on the quality you go for. Use it as prescribed by the witch doctor. E no cause fight.

No, this is not true, generator is not better economic-wise. I switched because of this last year when I calculated how much I spent on fuel and I can't even use it as I like. With the present cost of fuel, it is a no-go area. I use my solar power for more than 17 hours, but I can't try it with gen and not be in serious financial wahala.

I think I will have to rest here because I can see that you have not really been into solar stuff, and these statements of yours are unfounded. People use solar off-grid and have been like that for years. You may need to check the solar thread on NL and read all to get a better picture.

WARNING: When you taste it, you won't want to go back. It is addictive like a wet p**sy

ZombieDredd:
even PHED did same last week.

Gotocourt:
APC haff finished us kpatakpata

lereinter:
What are you using at home that will make you do a bypass

When you don't have light 24/7

MasterJayJay:
I can only speak for my area. My feeder is ukwa 33. Light only comes at night and they take it by 6am.

Few areas do have better supply than ours.

The fact is that with all the hype about Abapower commissioning a powerplant, we thought things could have improved much better. But that's not the case.

Abapower is still getting most of its supply from another GENCO.

Millimann:
You live in a village.

In Aba city, Azikiwe road area where there are prepaid meters, they have at least 20 hours of electricity daily

HIbreed:
Which battery do you use?

Mynd44:
Index INVA Tubular Batteries

Zionmdde:
You are a solar engineer, so you have made it. @bolded, you sound absolutely insensitive. How many households can afford 5M to invest in solar. Is lithium battery one naira?