{"id":110867,"date":"2020-05-05T09:11:26","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T07:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/nie-wieder-stromkosten-unsere-eigene-solaranlage\/"},"modified":"2022-11-10T16:08:55","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T15:08:55","slug":"zero-cost-electricity-bill-solar-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/en\/zero-cost-electricity-bill-solar-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Zero Cost Electricity Bill \u2013 My Solar Journey Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Update 10 November 2022:<\/strong> Scott lives with his family in Australia).<\/p>\n

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Everyone dreams of having a zero dollar\/euro electricity bill. In late 2019, my family and I made our own investment in solar system for our home. After just the first summer energy bill, it looks like the dream has already become a reality. Find out how, with our Solar system, we have not only reduced our electricity bill to zero, but have also begun to make our own small personal contribution to the global Paris Accord targets.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Zero Cost Electricity Bill<\/h2>\n

Getting a solar system is a great way to control your energy costs and improve the sustainability of your own home. Before getting a solar system, our house would consume on average about 18 \u2013 22 kWh per day, normally costing about AUD $2,200 (\u20ac 1,310) per year. But after receiving our first summer quarter bill since the installation of our solar system, that annual cost looks set to fall to zero even if our consumption from the grid is still ~10kWh per day.<\/p>\n

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Getting the right system<\/h2>\n

Getting a solar system to achieve zero electricity costs means you need to get the system which is right for your own circumstances. For our home, we decided to get a 7.2 kWp PV system:<\/p>\n