Airgead Studio

Earth Hour 2011 is fast approaching. On Saturday 26 March at 8.30 why don't you join in and turn off your electric lights for an hour?

We will be participating in Earth Hour again this year. Earth Hour started in Sydney in 2007 and we have taken part for the last three years. The idea is to turn off your lights for an hour at 8.30 pm on Saturday 26 March 2010 and help reduce carbon emissions from electric lighting. When we all do a little bit, it adds up to a large bit. Please click on the Earth Hour logo on the right and register your home, school or business for this year.

Well we have finally done it! We have photovoltaic panels on the roof and as of 6 August 2010, we are live! We ended up purchasing a 3kW system from LJW Solar Pty Ltd in Dural - they were very competitive on price, and have been in the industry for over 25 years, so they aren't in for a quick buck. Their before- and after-sales service has been fantastic. We would have liked a bigger system, but our suitable roof space limited the size of system we could have. Now, during winter, we don't generate quite enough for all our needs, but in summer, we should be sending excess back to the grid.

Dave took a series of photos, both during installation and afterwards. Thankfully we were blessed with fine weather on the day of installation (it had rained for weeks prior to it), and it was sunny on the day of connection, so we could see immediately that we were generating power.