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RE: Do we really need a mass upgrade of electricity infrastructure at the level we have been told, or even home batteries?
By Majordennisbloodnok, 23 hours ago |
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You may well be right, @jamespa. | ||
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RE: Is this just haze or something more?
By Judith, 1 day ago |
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I think the present somewhat cooler hazy days show the promise of geo-engineering but £60m would not be anywhere near near enough so we can be certain that we have only natural haze at present. But th... | ||
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RE: Do we really need a mass upgrade of electricity infrastructure at the level we have been told, or even home batteries?
By JamesPa, 1 day ago |
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I agee with that. I suspect however that the structure of the electricity industry and the political nightmare a postcode lottery electricity supply would represent means that, while doubtless technic... | ||
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RE: Do we really need a mass upgrade of electricity infrastructure at the level we have been told, or even home batteries?
By Majordennisbloodnok, 1 day ago |
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That wasn't quite what I was trying to suggest. My point is that I have no idea whether my local area is being put under greater strain by me either importing loads or exporting loads. At any given ti... | ||
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RE: Do we really need a mass upgrade of electricity infrastructure at the level we have been told, or even home batteries?
By Mars, 1 day ago |
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You’re not smoking the wrong dope... in fact, you’re puffing on the stuff more people probably should be inhaling when it comes to realistic grid planning. I think you’ve hit on something really impor... | ||
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RE: Do we really need a mass upgrade of electricity infrastructure at the level we have been told, or even home batteries?
By JamesPa, 1 day ago |
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My personal assumption, which I consider to be 'safe' is that everyone acts either purely selfishly or not at all, with the latter forming the majority. Perhaps this is unduly pessimistic but I can't... | ||
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RE: Do we really need a mass upgrade of electricity infrastructure at the level we have been told, or even home batteries?
By Majordennisbloodnok, 1 day ago |
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Another topic on which @transparent will be well able to wax lyrical is that of the local situation. I seem to remember reading a while ago that the national infrastructure was sized to take into acco... | ||
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RE: My misgivings about installing ASHP and solar panels via the ECO4 scheme...
By JamesPa, 1 day ago |
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All noted and accepted and as I say I am sorry that you have been put through this. However, if you want to move forward, you will need to put the past behind you and deal with what you now have, not ... | ||
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RE: Do we really need a mass upgrade of electricity infrastructure at the level we have been told, or even home batteries?
By JamesPa, 1 day ago |
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I agree. I believe the take up of ToU is quite low, so there will probably have to be both stick and carrot. To date thought processes seem to have been focussed on decentralised carrot (ToU pricing) ... | ||
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RE: Do we really need a mass upgrade of electricity infrastructure at the level we have been told, or even home batteries?
By Judith, 1 day ago |
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I recall ages ago reading a report/analysis that worked out how much upgrade we needed based on working exactly as gas. So huge morning and evening peaks adding house heating to 60C with low COP to no... | ||
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RE: My misgivings about installing ASHP and solar panels via the ECO4 scheme...
By Dwynwen, 1 day ago |
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@jamespa Thank you once again. If I was able insulation problems would have been fixed by me but then I wouldn't have needed ECO4, tank would have been installed in a place chosen by me. One assessor ... | ||
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RE: The Importance of Radiator Balancing for Efficient Heating: Introducing the Flow Regulating Valve
By Grantmethestrength, 1 day ago |
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I think it is very much me that is sitting outside the headmasters office for being unable to follow instructions lol! |
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