Ben Zioner

And what's wrong with getting immigrants into the social security system. I got paid unemployment benefits from day 1 when I immigrated in Australia. The Biden administration probably had to fix xenophobic policies of its thuggish predecessor, hence these numbers.

Maybe, but so many newly.

I am still at the planning stage. I think I'll go ahead with the structure and all 36 panels with a 20KW hybrid inverter. Batteries I might phase in progressively starting with a one to two hours backup capacity. Again prices vary tremendously between Huawei/Tesla and some other Chinese players, so I am torn between the fear of paying too much and that of buying garbage.

My estimate is about 11x9 meters, for 4 rows of 9 panels, I'll split over 2 slopes inclined at 10% facing full south. By now you might have guessed that my bill is about 2000 KWh a month.

Roughly, depends on the max output of your panel and the hours of sunshine you get. remember we have a rainy season. And I am just as puzzled as you probably are by the huge price differences between the various brands, etc... It is what is needed, depending on the performance of your panels (2 KWh a day might be seen as conservative by some) and the amount of sunshine you get, if you want to be off grid i.e run off battery at night. I don't know about that, but they quoted me 2.2 THB, but reluctantly yes. Some guys here boasted that they run their meters backwards, but that's illegal and PEA is in process of changing their gear.

I don't get your math. The average panel produces an average of 500 Wh times 4 [hours], hence 2 KWh. So you'd need 35 panel to cover your estimated consumption. Batteries would have to be 25 to 30 KWh for the night IMHO. So, if no Batteries, 20 panels would be right and you'd pay 150 Baht a day to PEA. You could use that to calculate when you'd break even if you bought the extra 15 panels and battery packs. Also If you purchase/install the extra panels without the batteries the the PEA KWh would cost you 2.8 Baht instead of 5 as they would purchase your extra power for 2.2 Baht a KWh.

Now I am scared..

And representative of 55% of the US population.

Totally, I'll travel on the 21st.

That's the whole point mate. And their pension isn't frozen.

Ok, i didn't see that twist..

Was expecting better of you, your electricity ism't free unless someone else paid for you solar system. Very few installations produce free electricity before 7 of 8 years operation, and then...

..to live off barely survive on.

Michelin of course, Nokia possibly. Avoid Goodyear like the pest, they don't give a soft ride, and won't last either

The topic was Thais vs white people wasn't it. So, unless you put all Asians into the Thai category...

Feel free to be an underachiever, there are always exceptions.

Because we are achievers.

Well since you are an expert in garbage...

TV movies? That figures... MAGAs are mostly Boeotians... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_King_of_Scotland_(film)

You sound like some Idi Amin Dada underling. BTW, everyone here you should watch the "Last King of Scotland" to understand Donald's Rose Garden drunken ramblings.

About 7 to 8% percent of my income. I know, that's over 200 Heineckens a month..

Ok, let's build a motorway between Kae Bai and Bang Boa. Oh yes, also a giant brothel in Salak Phet. Modernise the ferry service, develop car parks on the mainland, and offer an EV rental service on the island, would be immensely more consistent with the geography and the culture of the KC.

Doubt that with that stupid bridge you're gonna spend three hours a day in traffic jams and finding parking space. Those who know the island will understand.

Yep, you are Legion.