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Victor Bivell

My long switch to solar

June 13, 2018 by Victor Bivell 9 Comments

After many years of planning, I finally flicked the switch and installed a rooftop solar energy system. But that is just the beginning of our household’s journey away from fossil fuels.

Filed Under: Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Software/Gadgets, Solar

Thank you, and goodbye, gas grid

April 12, 2016 by Victor Bivell 8 Comments

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Our family is now off the gas grid. Everything in our house now runs off electricity including the oven, the solar hot water booster, the lawnmower and the barbeque.

Filed Under: Energy Efficiency

How to slash household energy bills – even without solar PV

July 28, 2015 by Victor Bivell 7 Comments

No coal. No gas. No petrol. No greenhouse gases. And a lower electricity bill. All from the comfort of our own homes. It’s a great future worth investing in.

No coal. No gas. No petrol. No greenhouse gases. And a lower electricity bill. All from the comfort of our own homes. It’s a great future worth investing in.

Filed Under: Energy Efficiency

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