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	RE: A Customer's Lessons Learnt from a Heat Pump Installation in a Large House By JamesPa, 2 weeks ago Forum Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
	Er that's true of boilers also, except the long term costs are 100% guaranteed certain and manifest themselves as climate change. Heating, it seems, is fundamentally costly, perhaps we should invest ...
	RE: A Customer's Lessons Learnt from a Heat Pump Installation in a Large House By Scalextrix, 2 weeks ago Forum Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
	@drei my career has been in Procurement so dealing with lifetime costs is part of my DNA. For our install the annual service cost will basically be the same as our current boiler and pressurised cylin...
	RE: A Customer's Lessons Learnt from a Heat Pump Installation in a Large House By DREI, 2 weeks ago Forum Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
	Best and most honest thing I’ve heard. You wouldn’t believe the abuse I’ve received whenever I ask people: “Do you actually know what the total cost of ownership for a heat pump is?” Because I do now…...
	RE: Electricity price predictions By Scalextrix, 2 weeks ago Forum Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
	@jamespa that 2011 to 2021 period was probably when "policy costs" were loaded disproportionately onto electricity
	RE: Electricity price predictions By JulianC, 2 weeks ago Forum Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
	@diverted-energy hi. That sounds a good deal. We use ~8700kWh/year. I currently pay 27p/kWh during the day and 7p between 23:30 & 5:30 daily. I pay Octopus £104/month & have built up a good ca...
	RE: Electricity price predictions By JamesPa, 2 weeks ago Forum Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
	No to both so far as I can see, The wholesale price was pretty constant during this period so its doesnt appear to have anything to do with generation costs! Attachment : image.png
	RE: Electricity price predictions By IaAck, 2 weeks ago Forum Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
	@jamespa or it might be related to the number of nuclear power stations closed over that time frame? Since 2008, five UK nuclear power stations have closed: Hinkley Point B, Hunterston B, Dungeness B,...
	RE: Electricity price predictions By IaAck, 2 weeks ago Forum Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
	@jamespa had the closure of coal powered electricity generation had a part to play in general increase? Rapid Decline:Coal's share of the UK's electricity mix fell dramatically, from around 30% in 20...
	RE: Octopus tariffs - a quick comparison By Tim441, 2 weeks ago Forum Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
	I'm on Intelligent Go . Only since start of Feb. Before that Agile... and before that Tracker. Imports so far this year are under 8p/kWh and I've exported more by filling batteries at night and maximi...
	RE: Octopus tariffs - a quick comparison By Tim441, 2 weeks ago Forum Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
	@howardp99 yes, would agree. I tried to say saving might be 20% but batteries will definitely improve matters. And as you say charge/discharge rates also matter... a lot! Your detailed info helps with...
	RE: Electricity price predictions By JamesPa, 2 weeks ago Forum Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
	The following chart (from Ofgem) shows the wholesale electricity price and adds strongly to the proposition that the steady increase in retail prices of electricity (but not gas) during the period 201...
	RE: Octopus tariffs - a quick comparison By HowardP99, 2 weeks ago Forum Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
	If you have adequate battery storage and inverter capacity then the Cosy price works out at around 50% of the standard tariff and the heat pump can be used 24 hours per day throughout the coldest mont...