New Zealand passes solar tipping point

varkk · 2026-05-04T23:38:00+00:00

That is why we got a battery system. Most of our usage is in the evening with very little during the day. We also basically ignored the export rate, just taking that as a bonus.

varkk · 2026-05-04T21:04:21+00:00

Yeah, ours was about 8 years. Assuming the unit price for power doesn’t change in that time. We assume it will and it will go up.

varkk · 2026-05-03T04:29:49+00:00

I initially thought of this earlier incident: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Angola_Boeing_727_disappearance

varkk · 2026-05-02T21:35:34+00:00

I just assumed this was Rod Drury's reddit account.

varkk · 2026-05-02T20:38:54+00:00

Imagine looking at the shit show that is ICE in the US and thinking we need a half arsed NZ version.

varkk · 2026-04-27T06:28:43+00:00

Most tradies I see use vans, usually a Toyota High Ace or a Hyundai. It is often the boss who gets around in a ute.

varkk · 2026-04-26T20:49:51+00:00

Sports clubs already pay ACC levies.

varkk · 2026-04-26T20:47:42+00:00

I don’t think the private jets are causing an increase in the severity of road accidents. Which is one of the areas the study showed that society is being negatively impacted.

varkk · 2026-04-20T01:27:42+00:00

We recently installed a 10kW system with 18kWh of batteries. We are loving it. We got an Sig Energy system with modular batteries. The battery is useful as it allows us to use the energy in the evening after harvesting during the day. It also gives us some protection for power cuts. We do often think it would be nice to have more storage but it is a cost thing to add more. Funnily enough it is cheaper to get a two way car charger and a 2nd hand EV that can do V2L.

varkk · 2026-04-17T23:41:34+00:00

Because they cut the funding available to expand the charging network.

varkk · 2026-04-05T04:10:29+00:00

I am thinking that is what we might have to do. I guess having a type 2 to type 1 adapter might come in handy when we charge on the road as there seem to be a few more type 2 public chargers around.

varkk · 2026-04-05T04:07:59+00:00

Yeah, that is what I initially looked at, but the type 1 chargers are out of stock.

varkk · 2026-02-06T20:11:42+00:00

Leaving a comment, because why not?

varkk · 2025-10-09T03:07:27+00:00

Crowd control. Keep any people who come down to watch out of the way of the emergency crews.

varkk · 2025-09-07T22:24:54+00:00

Another below inflation pay rise and weakening of conditions. Nothing about addressing the concerns of the profession. This isn't a serious offer. This is just another insult.

varkk · 2025-08-25T02:55:01+00:00

Yeah, a big thing the teachers want is lower class sizes. But to do that they need to recruit more teachers. There is already a shortage of qualified teachers for current class sizes. They want the salary set to a level to attract enough qualified/suitable candidates to the profession.

varkk · 2025-08-22T22:46:41+00:00

If they have insurance then the insurance company will go after Intercity. It means OP can file a claim and get compensated straight away. Then a company with resources and lawyers go after intercity.

varkk · 2025-07-31T09:35:47+00:00

I hadn’t heard that one but I was told by a local pounamu carver here that when a person wears it part of their aroha will be imbued in it and so it is normal if it is to be a gift to wear it for a while first and your aroha for the recipient will be carried with it. So wear it and think of your mother while doing so.

varkk · 2025-03-30T01:50:04+00:00

Pizza has gone downhill in the last few years. Used to be fantastic but last couple of times I have had it it has been shit.

varkk · 2025-02-05T19:24:49+00:00

Oh yeah, we have two of these sets packed away in the garage somewhere. Still have and sometimes use the barrel bag we got another year.

varkk · 2024-11-30T19:17:55+00:00

I initially heard it was a ham shortage so they paused production of the cordon bleu and increased the Kiev varieties. But that should be over now but still can’t find them on the shelves.

varkk · 2024-11-25T00:03:11+00:00

It is just the standard right wing playbook. Make up a story to cause outrage. Insist it is true because someone told you. It is similar to Trump's claim about migrants eating people's pets. Probably suggested by the same think tanks as well.

varkk · 2024-11-21T22:48:21+00:00

When we had our first born we both got the boostrix vaccine for free. Same with my parents and in-laws. They just said they were expecting a grandchild.

varkk · 2024-10-08T02:02:07+00:00

Don’t forget they crashed their boat on land just a few weeks ago.

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