Research, Plan, Analyse and make sure your solution is matched to your ideal lifestyle.
Imagine having to keep your car for forty years before you could change it. Would that make you think more carefully about your purchase?
Renewable energy solutions should be operational for over thirty-five years and maintained for even longer. Therefore, they require careful planning and consideration during the design phase and must be balanced with your lifestyle and other elements.
You might also want to expand your system in the future with battery systems, electric boilers, electric vehicle chargers, and additional generation. All these systems need to communicate with each other, work together seamlessly, and create a “SMART” system that enhances your lifestyle rather than just being individual pieces of equipment that don’t work well together.
The following are essential lifestyle considerations for designing a perfect renewable energy lifestyle:
Are you (1) a new build, (2) have a young family, (3) are a mature family, (4) are retiring sometime in the future, (5) worried about the construction age of the house, (6) are a B&B, (7) you work from home, (8) you run a business from home and (9) you have transport requirements. (electric car).
There are other categories, but these are the main ones.
“SMART decisions are made by NOT choosing what you want right now, it’s what you “really” need in the future that counts“