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Margaret M

11:00 sounds good. Black Fashion Coffee, near the post office, or there are a couple of bars beside the "Chiesa Madre" - not it's real name, but it is the large church in the square at the eastern end of the pedestrian street. It's full name is Basilica Santa Maria della Vittoria.

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Margaret M

OK

Lorna at Vicenza

Hope you're having fun. Drink a few aperitivi for me. Just prosecco. I don't like that Aperol stuff

Margaret M

MrsTeapot

I know someone who is trying to move to the area (dependent on a house sale) and at first wondered if you were them, but now it seems not. I think you will find Brits dotted around. Go to lots of bars and ask if any other Brits in the area.

Claire11

can anybody tell me the cost of electricity here and if it's worth uprating to 6kw supply. Also , does a feed in tariff exist for solar power and are there any concessions?

Lorna at Vicenza

Wow. Three grandchildren. Congratulations. Glad you all had a fun meet up. It's nice to make new friends.

Geordieborn

These two sites are saying it is quite expensive in Italy compared to other EU states, but we’ve found our bills to be not much different. A 6kw supply will cost you more. There are incentives for solar, but likely in the form of tax credits, others may have more details.
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Ec site 2Hopefully some kind moderator will move this off to a new post on its own for you.

Plan B

Hi, we have a 6Kw supply, largely because we are totally electric and do not have gas. So the supply has to be sufficient for the under-floor heating & cooling, hot water and induction hob in addition to the usual appliances and lighting. I am told that the 6kw supply is more costly than the bog-standard 3kw but given that we are paying only €115 per month for all the electricity we use I don't think the extra for the 6Kw supply can be significant.

We have the option of installing photo voltaic panels but are wondering if it's worth the outlay of about €15,000 (including the cost of a battery to store electricity for use when its dark). Yes, we could get some "fiscal detraction" or rebate but it would be spread over 10 years and be dependent on offsetting against tax payable: what a palaver.

Claire11

Thanks for the response. I wonder why you should elect battery storage when you could feed into the grid and produce yr own electricity thus lowering yr consumption and possibly creating a surplus during the summer months. I thought that was how it worked but I could be wrong.

Plan B

I expect others will be able to advise on the current benefits of feeding back into the grid, but my understanding is that it is no longer as attractive or beneficial as before.
As far as creating a surplus - that's just what the battery would be for, accumulating a surplus.

Margaret M

I sent you a couple of PM's after we met, did you receive them?

Claire11

Could any of you expats advise me if the light bulbs and fittings are the same as uk. In other words can i bring my lamps, shades etc with me to Italy