Tag: Electrification

  • Why I Returned to Amber

    Hello Amber, Bye Amber I switched to Amber Electric as one of the early adopters in April, 2021, because I had my PowerWall 2 installed a few months earlier and was eager to see how using more renewable energy could save me some money, and reduce my carbon footprint too – something I seemed to…

  • How Much Did I Pay for Electricity, Petrol and Gas in 2023?

    Am I one of those minimalists? No. The secret is, I paid 0 for petrol and gas – I have no need of them since I fully electrified my home. Here are the milestones of my journey to full electrification: I suspended my gas account in May 2023 and the process costed me $88. With…

  • 3 Years Later, How Is My PowerWall 2 Keeping Up?

    TL; DR: I’ve installed my PowerWall 2 3 years ago. It wasn’t cheap but the quality is great too. There’s 0 issue so far and it helped a lot to “keep my lights on”. And if calculated using recent electricity rate, it has saved me $3,115 so it’s still a long way 🙂 Uptime: 100%…

  • First Month With Sanden Heap Pump

    TL;DR: This thing is purely awesome! It’s been almost a month since my Sanden heat pump system being installed. The unit is scheduled to start running after 9AM. It probably should start a bit later than that because my solar system can barely produce 900w of power at 9AM in late winter, if it’s sunny…