Author: Dr Adam J Trickett Date: To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Basic drawing programme to design roof extension
On Thu, 15 Apr 2010 at 01:29:41PM +0100, James Courtier-Dutton wrote: > On 14 April 2010 11:11, Roger Munford <rogermunford@???> wrote:
> >
> > John, you will be pleased to know that the command line is there and you
> > do use it a lot when entering exact measurements. If you need an
> > interesting project to get stuck into, think about putting solar PV
> > panels on you roof.
> > It looks like a good investment
> >
>
> I think the payback period for PVs in the UK is something like 30
> years due to the lack of sunlight in the UK.
> I think, due to wear and tear, the PV would have to be replaced before
> 30 years, so using PVs in the UK does not give you any TCO savings.
> It would only help you feel better in a green sort of way!
This is probably true, BUT having PV panels can change people's behaviour and
probably has a larger effect that the figures alone would suggest. However I'd
agree that it would not be the first thing I'd do if I was doing things to a
house (which I will be shortly).
