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My daughter and I fly into KIX on Sunday at 1pm. Would you think I need to pre-book seats on the Haruka to Kyoto or do you think it will be quiet enough not to worry about doing it in advance ?

It's our first first time in Japan and we need to out of the airport but also sort out IC cards, collect Pocket Wifi and whilst I don't want to get into a panic if the time is tight I equally don't want to be sitting around for a long time !!

Thanks in advance

So I'm inching towards going ahead with Solar with the following setup;

11x510w panels

5kw inverter

11.5kwh battery

I live in Stafford close to the town centre. Would you think there would be an likelihood of DNO capping how much I could export ? I've only seen one set of panels on the whole estate, but know of a friend in Berkshire (outside Caversham) where their DNO has imposed an export limit. Do any of you with existing Solar have export limits ? Thanks in advance

EDIT I forgot to mention that we live fairly close to a GE Vernova plant that makes transformers and uses a shed load of electric (although through HV/EHV lines).

Well after getting all manner of quotes through we had a local company come out to review the logistics of what was required. I originally wanted equipment in the garage 10 meters away from the 3 storey house but after going through the motions of different setups, and discovered that some installers really didn't seem to fess about installing batteries less than a meter from doors and windows.

I even considered taking a fence panel away nearest the house to put in a brick wall to use as a home for the equipment but the quotes for that were crazy so I went back to the garage installation for the equipment. New quote for 8 panels on the house roof and 3 on the garage roof is

11 x 510w Aiko Neostar panels

1 x 5kw inverter

1 x 11.52kwh Fox ESS EP12 battery

Coming out at £10,489 and they expect it to be pay for itself after 8 years. I've asked if the installation went ahead to be ready for an EV Charger on the garage wall, the team said they would need to upgrade the cabling given the distances involved, but have suggested utilising a 50mm cable tray to place the cables on down the side of the garden which would work well. Other companies have said they would only do it in the patios was dug up (which I don't want) or they put in a catenary for for cabling (again not fond of that).

Installing a Zappi Glo EV charger would be an extra £800 (VAT free).

Appreciate that many people are going to say its a bonkers price, but it would seem that this isn't a your run of the mill installation.

Just pondering now if I should pull the trigger ?!?!?