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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
By AgentGeorge, 2 weeks ago |
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| @rob-of-york i know about G98 cert. My PV installer initially proposed 10 panels so I didnt go over that limit and they could install next day. I wanted more panels, basically a “roof full”, so had to... | ||
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
By Rob of York, 2 weeks ago |
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| Posted by: @agentgeorge The restriction on how much you can export is set by the DNO and you need the G99 to export above 3.6kW per phase, which has to be applied for “before” installing a system. T... | ||
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RE: Review your electricity provider
By Batpred, 2 weeks ago |
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| Really happy with octopus. I do not remember being with anyone else tbh. I second toodles on the ethos and customer service is excellent. They have also been very accommodating with agile export. We... | ||
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
By Papahuhu, 2 weeks ago |
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| @old_scientist There’s such enormous flux in energy markets and hydrocarbon markets that making an informed and rational investment decision at any point in time is meaningless as in less than 6 month... | ||
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
By JamesPa, 2 weeks ago |
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| Absolutely We heat DHW on cheap rate so that load doesn't figure. Ditto washing machine and dishwasher. That leaves only kettle and oven as the high intermittent loads ocurting during peak r... | ||
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
By AgentGeorge, 2 weeks ago |
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| @old_scientist wherever a lithium power cell is located is irrelevant to wether your house will burn down. recall the houses in Kidderminster next to the golf course grass that caught fire, once your ... | ||
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
By Old_Scientist, 2 weeks ago |
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| I find my 13.5kWh is perfectly sized for our heat pump. On Cosy, there are 8h of cheap rate, split over 2x3h slots and one 2h slot. With a 5kW inverter or charge rate, the battery can be fully recharg... | ||
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RE: Analysis of the economics of switching to an A2W ASHP compared to other heat sources
By JamesPa, 2 weeks ago |
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| @rob-of-york Very sound analysis, albeit for a currently relatively rare situation, but one that may get much more common as people fit Aircon and then realise it can be used for heating too! | ||
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
By JamesPa, 2 weeks ago |
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| That's where I disagree. A heat pump represents a constant medium load like almost any other appliance and therefore is a perfect match for an inverter that has limited output, provided it charge suf... | ||
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
By Papahuhu, 2 weeks ago |
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| @agentgeorge They are exactly the same cells as used in mid priced fancier units, so the risk remains the same. Personally I’d never install any type of home battery within the internal fabric of the ... | ||
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
By AgentGeorge, 2 weeks ago |
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| @papahuhu having seen videos of houses burned to the ground because of cheap batteries, wouldn't buy one from amazoom or ewebay | ||
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
By JamesPa, 2 weeks ago |
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| The batteries are but the installation cost kills the business case, at least for me. Hence why I'm waiting for plug in. | ||
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