By Bas Noij (BonaireTalker - Post #33) on Sunday, July 16, 2006 - 5:35 pm: |
In a previous thread there was mentioning of solar panels (PV panels/modules) being prohibited by WEB. Does anyone have information about this. I would like to bring a few panels to Bonaire to power our pool pump and maybe stuff like fridges during the day. We would install a battery bank so we would NOT be pumping power back into the WEB grid. Would it be allowed in this scenario? Where could we get confirmation about this?
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By Rob van de Vechte (BonaireTalker - Post #13) on Sunday, July 16, 2006 - 6:36 pm: |
don't awake sleeping dogs, just install it and never mention again
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By Hans Bos (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #1) on Sunday, July 16, 2006 - 11:15 pm: |
I have been wondering about this as well. I live in San Francisco (when not in Bonaire) and have a utility intertie system there (where you feed energy back into the grid). We haven't paid an electric bill in three years now and it is a wonderful system, because it feeds the grid exactly at the hottest part of the day when there is most demand on the utility company. Also, you don't need messy and expensive batteries.
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By Brigitte Kley - Coco Palm Garden (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #490) on Monday, July 17, 2006 - 7:49 am: |
WEB (the water en electricity company) has a new director (1 year now ??) , you can always try . But in the past is was: you use solar panels or wind energy, no electricity from us anymore....
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By Rob van de Vechte (BonaireTalker - Post #16) on Monday, July 17, 2006 - 8:07 am: |
Think our infrastructure of the net is not capable that input of power is coming from all directions. it's working pretty well now compared to a couple of years ago. I know there is a demand for more power for expanding projects on the island, but a couple of household panels will not do the job. maybe we better make ourselves strong for a panel and wind plant on the east side and help ourself with independend systems. I want to use solar too for my computer equipment, but not a hair on my head thinks of hooking a reliable system onto the web now.
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By Antony Bond (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #111) on Monday, July 17, 2006 - 5:01 pm: |
There is a Minnie Kroon who lives on the island and is a licenced supplier/installer of Solar Panels.
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By Hans Bos (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #2) on Monday, July 17, 2006 - 9:15 pm: |
As far as I know the quality of the electricity infrastructure really isn't an issue. The energy being generated by an individual consumer with solar panels gets transformed into exactly the same energy that comes into your house, so the net does not see the difference between what it takes in from your solar panels and what it gives out to your neighbor's air conditioner. It could become a problem if the island would generate more solar energy than it uses, but we're a long way from that...
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By Richard Kessler (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #1) on Saturday, August 26, 2006 - 12:06 pm: |
removed by moderator for self promotion please read TOS
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