{"id":42777,"date":"2022-08-12T11:51:52","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T10:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myenergi.com\/ie\/?post_type=guides&#038;p=42777"},"modified":"2025-06-12T09:51:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T08:51:05","slug":"self-consumption-of-green-energy-how-does-it-work","status":"publish","type":"guides","link":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/guides\/self-consumption-of-green-energy-how-does-it-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-Consumption of Green Energy: How Does It Work?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div id='block-header-basic-block_11eff653ea8e526e137e62a9c15462e5'  class='flexi-block header-basic-block pt-8 lg:pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16 relative '>\n\n\n    <div class=\"relative \">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container flex flex-col mx-auto    justify-end py-11 md:py-9 lg:py-11 \">\n\t\t<div class=\"first-mt-0 \">\n                            <h1 class=\"h2 lg:h3 !mb-0\">\n                    Self-Consumption of Green Energy: How Does It Work?                <\/h1>\n                    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"relative flex flex-wrap justify-between w-full mx-auto\">\n    <div class=\"w-full py-5 breadcrumbs\">\n        <nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id='block-simple-content-block_04e3da27d7d0f3746a7908754fc6fdd7'  class='flexi-block simple-content-block pt-8 pb-8 '>\n\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto wide-container\">\n\n        <div class=\"content-inner bg-white rounded-2.5xl \">\n\n            <div class=\"mx-auto first-mt-0 last-mb-0 max-w-[90%] xl:max-w-[990px]  \">\n\n                <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>There is no denying that our world depends on electricity. But how can we make sure that our reliance on it doesn\u2019t come at the cost of our planet? By embracing self-consumption and energy efficiency.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id='block-simple-content-block_edc227767ae8d016c74fd92083994608'  class='flexi-block simple-content-block pt-8 pb-12 md:pb-20 lg:pb-32 '>\n\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto wide-container\">\n\n        <div class=\"content-inner bg-white rounded-2.5xl \">\n\n            <div class=\"mx-auto first-mt-0 last-mb-0 max-w-[90%] xl:max-w-[990px]  \">\n\n                <div class=\"bg-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wrapper wrapper--mid\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-center fc-heading-block center\">\n<h2 class=\"center lightgreen bold\">What is self-consumption?<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bg-wrapper flexi-connected-blocks-bg-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wrapper wrapper--wide\">\n<div class=\"col-12 connected-full-text-block\">\n<p>More often than not, solar panels (or solar photovoltaic technology) and wind turbines will produce more than enough energy to keep your home fully powered. This surplus energy gets sent back to the national grid \u2013 even if it exceeds your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/feed-in-tariffs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">export tariff<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To counter this, self-consumption lets you keep all of the energy you produce, therefore reducing your reliance on the grid and the amount of wasted power you send back to it. With a self-consumption system such as our\u00a0innovative eddi device, electricity will be diverted back into your house before it goes out to the national grid.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 flex center justify-center connector\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 connected-full-text-block\">\n<h3>The benefits of self-consumption<\/h3>\n<p>The main benefit of using a self-consumption system is that you will be almost entirely self-sufficient. You won\u2019t need to send your electricity to the grid, nor will you have to rely on it when power is no longer being produced due to nighttime or poor weather.<\/p>\n<p>An additional benefit is that this means your bills will drop too. Without taking power from the grid, you are no longer being charged for the electricity you already had but were unable to store.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 flex center justify-center connector\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 connected-full-text-block\">\n<h3>Self-consumption is just the beginning<\/h3>\n<p>While self-consumption means you don\u2019t waste any of the green energy you are producing, it is just as important to make sure that you are using your power efficiently.<\/p>\n<p>Energy efficiency is a natural step to helping improve our carbon footprint.<\/p>\n<p>By utilising all of our generated power, and saving it where possible, we are creating less waste and lowering the demand for extra energy production from the grid \u2013 which could be coming from damaging sources such as fossil fuels.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id='block-simple-content-block_6cb5a927c8c8563eeaef8335fb1e9c52'  class='flexi-block simple-content-block pt-12 md:pt-20 lg:pt-32 pb-12 md:pb-20 lg:pb-32 '>\n\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto wide-container\">\n\n        <div class=\"content-inner bg-white rounded-2.5xl \">\n\n            <div class=\"mx-auto first-mt-0 last-mb-0 max-w-[90%] xl:max-w-[990px]  \">\n\n                <h3 class=\"center lightgreen bold\" style=\"text-align: center;\">What if I need to power an electric car?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Our intelligent\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/myenergi.com\/product\/zappi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">zappi electric car charger<\/a>\u00a0is perfect for this! If you have an electric car, our innovative\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/myenergi.com\/product\/zappi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">zappi<\/a>\u00a0device can charge it from the surplus of your solar and wind generation. With three different settings, the charging current automatically responds to your household\u2019s power consumption.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">With a combination of self-consumption and energy efficiency \u2013 and the help of\u00a0myenergi products\u00a0\u2013 you can become a huge part of building a sustainable future\u00a0<i>and<\/i>\u00a0save money on your energy bills!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42778\" src=\"https:\/\/myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/zappi-connected-white-mobile-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"922\" height=\"1038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/zappi-connected-white-mobile-1.jpeg 922w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/zappi-connected-white-mobile-1-266x300.jpeg 266w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/zappi-connected-white-mobile-1-910x1024.jpeg 910w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/zappi-connected-white-mobile-1-768x865.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/zappi-connected-white-mobile-1-600x675.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/zappi-connected-white-mobile-1-222x250.jpeg 222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 922px) 100vw, 922px\" \/><\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id='block-simple-content-block_0ec23cba140f846da3010b7e5b37ea79'  class='flexi-block simple-content-block pt-12 md:pt-20 lg:pt-32 pb-12 md:pb-20 lg:pb-32 '>\n\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto wide-container\">\n\n        <div class=\"content-inner bg-white rounded-2.5xl \">\n\n            <div class=\"mx-auto first-mt-0 last-mb-0 max-w-[90%] xl:max-w-[990px]  \">\n\n                <h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Interested in a self-consumption system?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If you use solar panels or wind turbines and you would like to adopt or enhance your self-consumption strategy,\u00a0get in touch\u00a0with our friendly team to learn more about\u00a0our products, cut bills and use cleaner energy!<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","guides-category":[137,119],"class_list":["post-42777","guides","type-guides","status-publish","hentry","guides-category-renewable-energy-guides","guides-category-industry-made-easy"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guides\/42777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guides"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/guides"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guides\/42777\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47249,"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guides\/42777\/revisions\/47249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"guides-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guides-category?post=42777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}