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To get an official feed-in tariff there's a whole stack of paperwork and regulations to deal with. You need to use approved equipment and an approved installer. Feed-in rate has been increased, but it's still around half of the import rate. This can make the ROI too long for many. The contract is quite long and certainly used to have some punitive clauses if you didn't make enough juice. Running the numbers, DIYers would likely be better off going with hybrid inverters and energy storage.

It's certainly been reported That "some" do, but also many don't. Probably best to test what yours does. Also check the second reading on your meter to see if that changes when exporting, it's normally reserved for ToU but at least one member is being charged for that reading.

A professor is sent to darkest Africa to live with a primitive tribe. He spends years with them, teaching them reading, writing, maths and science. One day the wife of the tribe's chief gives birth to a white child. The tribe is shocked, and the chief pulls the professor aside and says, "Look here! You're the only white man we've ever seen and this woman gives birth to a white child. It doesn't take a genius to figure out what happened!" The professor replied, "No, Chief. You're mistaken. What you have here is a natural occurrence, what we in the civilised world call an albino! Look at that field over there. All of the sheep are white except for one black one. Nature does this on occasion." The chief was silent for a moment, then said, "Tell you what. You don't say anything more about that sheep and I won't say anything more about that white child."

And the SAS ... If the colourisation is correct then the 'SAS LIEUTENANT' is a LIEUTENANT COLONEL with a DSO! Most likely Paddy Mayne himself. (The red beard may be a clue!) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddy_Mayne

If they were good enough for the Romans ... Sandals (but no socks) along with shorts also formed part of the early 20th century RN tropical (rating) uniform.

Ah yes, Bindi. Was she Named after this: - 0r this: -

Bare feet - has to be Aussies I'm afraid ???? Us Brit's feet are far too delicate!!

These chaps appeared on Shark Tank, could be ideal for those "surprise" floods, no messing about with sand and shovels. And they are re-usable. Sadly, not cheap and sandbags are free. https://stormbag.co/

In fairness, this is really delving into the electronics world. At this point to prevent further conflict this topic is closed.

More reading here https://www.homemade-circuits.com/how-to-design-power-supply-simplest-to/

Gentlemen. That capacitor (C1) makes all the difference, with no load it will charge up to the peak voltage of 33V which is what you will measure. Once you add a load it will discharge during the negative half-cycle, the rate of discharge determined by the load resistance.

Right now Cargo Shorts, no shirt, no shoes. Weekend out and about (not in Bangkok) Cargo shorts, T (clean every day), no socks, sports sandals. Weekday in the office "Pilot" shirt (collar, short sleeve) or company polo, chinos, socks, sports sandals (site boots in the car). I get terrible sweaty (and stinky) feet hence the sandals, closed shoes get nasty, fast!! And, of course, my feet get cleaned thoroughly at least twice a day (in the shower). I do own a suit and I do still fit in it!! Very, very rarely worn. If the deputy director of SRT can wear a polo to a meeting ...

Our world is a pretty big and diverse place, but there is one thing that connects us with most other countries – using electricity to power our appliances, heat or cool our homes and keep the lights on. In 2017, the world’s electricity consumption amounted to approximately 22.3 trillion kilowatt-hours – more than three times the amount consumed in 1980. However, there are huge differences in how electricity is generated, used, and even how much it costs in different parts of the world. For example, Iceland as the only developed nation generates its electricity from 100% renewable energy sources while China’s electricity comes almost exclusively from fossil fuels. Egyptians spend only about 2 cents per kilowatt-hour of electricity, while Danish households a whopping 34 cents, nearly 17 times more. https://www.electricrate.com/data-center/electricity-prices-by-country/ Full data is here: - https://www.globalpetrolprices.com/electricity_prices/ Note that the data is from March 2023 so before the recent reductions in cost. US$/kWh

There's an old Australian stockman ... (no, it's not that song) ... out checking farm fences in his Landcruiser when he hit something. He radioed the farm for advice. "There's a pig stuck in the bullbar and it's still alive but he's kicking and squealing so much I can't get him free" he said. "Okay," said the boss. "In the back of the 'cruiser there's a pistol. Put it up to the pig's head and shoot it. When its body goes all limp you'll be able to get it off the bullbar and throw it into the bush." About 45 minutes later the stockman called in again, "I did what you said, boss. I shot the pig in the head, he went all limp and I got him out of the bullbar, no problem. But I still can't go on." "Why not?" Asked the boss. "What's the problem?" "Well, it's his motorbike ... it's jammed under the wheel-arch." The oldies are the goodies ????

If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee. (Hardly seems worth it.) If you farted consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb. (Now that's more like it!) The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet. (O.M.G.!) A pig's orgasm lasts 30 minutes. (In my next life, I want to be a pig.) A cockroach will live nine days without its head before it starves to death. (Creepy.) (I'm still not over the pig.) Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories a hour (Don't try this at home,maybe at work) The male praying mantis cannot copulate while its head is attached to its body. The female initiates sex by ripping the males head off. ("Honey, I'm home. What the....?!") The flea can jump 350 times its body length. It's like a human jumping the length of a football field. (30 minutes..lucky pig! Can you imagine?) The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds. (What could be so tasty on the bottom of a pond? ) Some lions mate over 50 times a day. (I still want to be a pig in my next life...quality over quantity) Butterflies taste with their feet. (Something I always wanted to know.) The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue. (Hmmmmmm......) Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people. (If you're ambidextrous, do you split the difference?) Elephants are the only animals that cannot jump. (okay, so that would be a good thing) A cat's urine glows under a black light. (I wonder who was paid to figure that out?) An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. (I know some people like that.) Starfish have no brains. (I know some people like that too.) Polar bears are left-handed. (If they switch, they'll live a lot longer) Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure. (What about that pig??)

Yesterday I confessed all my sins to my girlfriend. And? Did not work, we are getting married in three weeks.

I get the same on occasion with Ivacy. Works with browser plug-in but not on the same PC with the app or vice-versa.