Residents of Cardiff's Odet Court housing complex U.K. are benefiting from "world-first" technology that allows solar energy from a single rooftop system to be shared by multiple residences in the same building.
The SolShare model, developed by the Australian company Allume Energy and supported by the Welsh government and social housing manager Wales & West Housing, is suitable for both retrofit and new construction projects because it does not necessitate changes to the supply and metering infrastructure., calling it a "far fairer option" because it will allow tenants to share the energy produced by the building to lower their electricity expenses.
The SolShare system, according to Allume Energy, increased solar utilization by over 25% and will save developers money on hardware because they wouldn't have needed to construct 24 different sets of panels, inverters, and batteries for each of the 24 apartments at Odet Court.The SolShare system's savings on each flat's needs translate to an annual electricity bill savings of approximately 50%, or £390 to £530 , noted the Euronews report.
Ok, I'll bite... did someone believe the net-positive solar setups were sending their surplus electrons all the way back to the power company?