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We probably don't, but we have 12 panels, 7 north-east facing and 5 south-west facing, with a 16kwh battery which charges in the day. It's reduced our electricity buying to only 5% of our needs, and today has been heavy cloud all day. When the sun goes down, we are supplied from the battery.

Chart showing electricity usage for the first week of October. 38% direct from solar panels, 57% from battery which is also charged by the panels, and 5% from our supplier.

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It's wonderful! Our consumption from the grid has reduced to almost nothing! We are limited to 3.8kwh export to supplier here, but it's still worth exporting.

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Aw, happy birthday @paulwhitelaw.bsky.social! Hope youre spending it in the best possible fashion?! 🎂🥂

Export price is of course much less than import, so to make a profit would take decades after costs of installation. It's enough for me that I'm buying as little as possible, and when I do buy, it will be off-peak, cheap, to top up the battery if needed.

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I'm in the UK, and started off by researching companies that offer installation, comparing them. Several quotes, some negotiation and got a fair price. Took about 3.5 months from deposit to completion. 12 solar panels, 16kwh battery storage and once on an export tariff, excess will go to grid.

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Who are these little sweethearts?! 😍

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Thom Hartmann @hartmannreport.com · 06/10/2026

As of today, my solar power system is up and running, and for the first time ever, I am using my own, home-generated electricity. Big step in reducing my environmental impact, and my electricity bills! I'm delighted!

Smart meter showing zero consumption and cost per hour for electricity as £0.00

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A worldwide backlash against oligarchy is gathering force, while America’s richest pour fortunes into keeping voters angry at everyone but them… hartmannreport.com/p/the-billio...

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The Billionaires See the Revolt Coming. Can They Buy Their Way Out Again?

A worldwide backlash against oligarchy is gathering force, while America’s richest pour fortunes into keeping voters angry at everyone but them…

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Argentologist @juliegibson.wsocial.eu · 06/10/2026

I cannot understand how it is acceptable to perceive, present or treat AI as anything other than what it is; code. It's not a living being, has no gender (though it is often implied through use of a gendered name or voice) no physiology, no consciousness.

Jamez Frondeskias @jamezfrondeskias.wsocial.eu · 06/10/2026

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#brexiteer vs #rejoiner Couldn't grab the rest of the discussion as someone deleted the chat thread I was following. Wonder who 😂😂😂

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Argentologist @juliegibson.wsocial.eu · 05/10/2026

This man needs to be arrested and charged over his involvement with Epstein, not just misconduct in public office. I am so done with men like him being tiptoed around. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor launches legal action against police over Epstein raids

Former prince to challenge whether Thames Valley police acted lawfully over searches relating to his arrest

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 04/10/2026

Reform UK’s ‘Small Boat Watch’ app is in flagrant violation of both Google Play and the Apple Store’s rules. Send an email to the Apple’s Head of the UK App Store and the General Manager of Games on Google Play to demand that this app is removed immediately.

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Tell Apple and Google: Remove 'Small Boat Watch' from your app store - Best for Britain

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Argentologist @juliegibson.wsocial.eu · 04/10/2026

I'm not a fan of beards. 😬

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So Disappointed @sodisappointed.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

COMING SOON Part two of our episode on separating the art from the artist, we’re calling it: ‘The elephant in the room’ As if we didn’t name a whole load of awful people in the first episode… we did! And we name even more in this one.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 04/10/2026

Plague outbreak in Russia from a lab. We MUST ban all commercial flights to and from Russia NOW

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Argentologist @juliegibson.wsocial.eu · 04/10/2026

Yes! And their definition of "merit" is whether they consider someone worthy, no matter how hard the person works. It's hateful.

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Argentologist @juliegibson.wsocial.eu · 04/10/2026

Badenoch seems to have no grasp that people paid over £100k are NOT working harder than others, they are just in better paid jobs. Not everyone is paid the same hourly rate. Badenoch unveils plan to end £100,000 childcare 'cliff edge' ahead of Tory conference www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Badenoch unveils plan to end £100,000 childcare 'cliff edge' ahead of Tory conference

The Conservative leader tells the BBC the earnings threshold for government support stops people "working harder".

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I have no idea who that is, buy I feel fortunate in my ignorance.

And you are perfectly entitled to think that. Art of any kind is wholly subjective, if we all liked the same things, the world would be much more dull than it is. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

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Why electric cars might be making some passengers feel sick

...in them and it's a balance between disposing of them and their fuel use. We will of course buy EV next time we need a car, but this article has caught my eye today. Has anyone here experienced travel/motion sickness in EVs as opposed to combustion engine vehicles? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Research shows there are several reasons people might experience motion sickness in electric vehicles.

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We are doing our best to be as careful with environmental issues as we can; compostable refuse bags, attentive euth recycling and reducing packaging on purchases, gentle cleaning products etc, but our current cars are diesel and albeit they are very low emissions, they have many years life left...

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You're not at all biased, then? 😏

I never rated him as an actor, I have tried to watch his work but he just grates on me. 😬

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One of the things I loved about working, particularly in the NHS in East Midlands, was that we shared all of these traditions, of all religions and none, and it brought everyone together. We were always celebrating something, with great food and real connection!

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this abominable period, lending her ships to facilitate the enslavement and selling of African people. The monarchy has profited from and still lives off the proceeds of slavery; it must not be allowed to escape this responsibility. Watch @davidolusoga.bsky.social's Finding Britain's Slave Traders.

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

King Charles III on English slavery: "While these are primarily matters for Governments to address, His Majesty's previous statements on them have been unequivocal, describing them as an 'atrocity' which 'forever stains our history'." NO. It was the monarchy, Elizabeth I, who supported

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Last year, I posted about an incredible event in 2023: a megatsunami in Greenland triggering an initially baffling 9-day seismic pulse across the whole planet & a terrific piece of collaborative international scientific detective-work. Now there's a sequel. And holy hell, it's even BIGGER. 1/

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Ruth Watson @ruthwatson.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026

If you read one 🧵 today, make it this. There is a power in the forces of nature most of us cannot even begin to fathom. The #ClimateEmergency is coming for us.

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

OK, this is wild. In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them. It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*. What the HELL? 1/

Unsplash image of the Earth, mostly the nightside with a tracery of city lights on every continent.

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I don't use Substack, but very glad to have found you here and now following! Absolutely fascinating!

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

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A while back I learned something mindblowing about the geological history of the Mediterranean Sea, and I just can't get it out of my head. Now I'm going to make it *your* problem too. Sorry. Hang onto your hat. This is wild. 1/

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Peter Gabriel @itspetergabriel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"This record has been more of a marathon than a sprint - it’s the longest album I have ever put out with 13 tracks that complete the i/o / o\i 25 track joint project." - pg Pre-order o\i now. lnk.to/PG24

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I say let them walk away...it's Burnham's opportunity to show he will not be bought or threatened. Professional football is no longer a sport, it's a billionaires' plaything and anything that breaks their stranglehold is a good thing.

Shortbread @shortbreadfairy.wsocial.eu · 02/10/2026

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Emirati officials threatening extortion upon the Westminster/Manchester UK Gov unless their guys get away with a'slapped wrist' 🤷‍♀️ This is yet another lesson of falling under the spell of big money to get nice things and not wondering if its too good to be true 🙄

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I have blocked a couple of them too, most recently a pro-Russian racist/xenophobe.

These are clearly the Lowlands species, their legs are equal length on each side. The Highland Haggis is much more difficult to spot due to the steep slopes of the land they live on, and them being much more shy of human contact.