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The OnSun Blog

Practical, no-jargon guides for solar owners: when to run each appliance, how to lift your self-consumption past 60%, and how solar forecasting turns the week's weather into a smaller power bill.

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Timing

The Best Time to Run Appliances With Solar Panels

Usually 10am-3pm, but the window moves daily with the weather and your roof. How to time washing, pool pumps and EV charging.

7 min read
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Savings

Feed-in Tariffs vs Self-Consumption

Exporting earns 4-8c/kWh; buying it back costs 25-40c. Why self-consumption is where the real savings live.

8 min read
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How it works

How Solar Forecasting Works

Weather models, sun geometry and your panel specs become an hour-by-hour production curve. Here is how.

7 min read