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Understanding the problem

Before you can find a solution you need to know what the problem is. We have solar panels. How much power do we generate? How much of that do we use locally? How much goes back into the Grid?

There is a need to quantify these figures (so being an engineer) I have created the CU monitor to measure these electrical data. Any heating solution is likely to need electrical power and knowing what we can source from the solar panels is a factor we need to quantify.

Currently our heating is performed by a our gas boiler. We may use the fuel burnt by this to approximate our future needs, or at least how much energy it took for a year. How much gas did we use in heating the house and cooking our food in a year?

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