Otley · a day

A farmhouse charging from its own solar

How it went

• myenergi zappi
• On the barn wall
• An earth rod for the farm supply
• Spare solar first

myenergi zappi£1,240A day★★★★★

Margaret's barn roof is covered in solar panels that were exporting most of what they made. Her zappi now fills her car from that spare power first and tops up overnight on her cheap rate. The farm's supply needed an earth rod of its own, which we priced from her photos.

1. 01

   The problem

   Margaret's barn roof is covered in solar panels that were exporting most of what they made.

2. 02

   The route

   A short run to the barn wall, with the solar sensor fitted at her meter.

3. 03

   The extras

   The farm's supply needed an earth rod of its own (£95), which we priced from her photos.

   

4. 04

   The result

   Her zappi fills the car from spare solar first and tops up overnight on her cheap rate.

   

Most weeks the car runs on the barn roof.

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