Octopus ASHP Offer
It looks like Octopus may be planning an ASHP offering although they use the word boiler. There has been a page on their website intermittently recently with a coming soon 2021 message.
This is a capture of the page on the 22nd of May. The page wasn't live on the actual website the last time I looked
Every Octopus Supergreen Boiler is backed by our 5 year never-pay-more fuel guarantee: if heating your home with a Supergreen Boiler costs more than a gas combi boiler equivalent, we'll cover the difference.
Interesting. That's quite an offer. I would expect lots of conditions.
Posted by: @kev-mEvery Octopus Supergreen Boiler is backed by our 5 year never-pay-more fuel guarantee: if heating your home with a Supergreen Boiler costs more than a gas combi boiler equivalent, we'll cover the difference.
Interesting. That's quite an offer. I would expect lots of conditions.
It may be linked to the upcoming government announcements around the Heat and Building strategy which is due shortly.
Posted by: @derek-mIt sounds good, but who decides how much energy a combi boiler would have used and at what tariff?
I suspect Octopus do. I would also expect them to adjust the ASHP's running costs down by factoring in RHI or other incentives. It may be one of these schemes where the customer signs it over the them.
Hi Jeff,
Is that not a contradiction in terms, having government and strategy in the same sentence?
Let me know when you see the report, I would be interested in reading it.
I am still confused about what they are offering. In some tweets I have seen, it just shows something that looks like a hydro box, on an inside wall, next to what looks like an H2 labelled gas boiler. I've not seen pictures of the external ASHP fan and gubbins. Odd? Waiting for more details and ASHP reference, rather than "boilers".
Daikin Altherma 3H HT 18kW ASHP with Mixergy h/w cylinder; 4kW solar PV with Solic 200 electric diverter; Honda e and Hyundai Ioniq 5 P45 electric vehicles with Myenergi Zappi mk1 charger
I think it's high time that something was done about electricity tariffs for all forms of renewables. Let's be honest, if you have an ASHP, it's responsible for 90% of your consumption. I'll crunch some numbers this weekend to get an exact figure. So it wouldn't hurt to drop the tariff for homes that are running ASHPs or that have EVs. And by dropping tariffs, it's about the government taking the appropriate steps to make it as cheap as possible (through subsidies and whatever other tools and tricks they have at their disposal).
Worryingly, I saw that the government has decided to slap a 20% VAT rate for EV recharging points. Simply doesn't make sense. Where's the incentive for people to make the meaningful switch?
Buy Bodge Buster – Homeowner Air Source Heat Pump Installation Guide: https://amzn.to/3NVndlU
Follow our sustainability journey at My Home Farm: https://myhomefarm.co.uk
I agreed Mars @editor, tariffs are the key.
There is only 5% vat on home electric. And I think there was always 20% on electric at charge points. But could be wrong.
I think the gov needs to balance the tax regime off electric and onto gas.
Daikin Altherma 3H HT 18kW ASHP with Mixergy h/w cylinder; 4kW solar PV with Solic 200 electric diverter; Honda e and Hyundai Ioniq 5 P45 electric vehicles with Myenergi Zappi mk1 charger
@julianc, I didn't know that EVs were on a 20% VAT rate - I didn't read the story this morning, but maybe the government was considering dropping the rate.
Fully agree - electricity needs to get a lot more support and financial relief in order for renewables to get more traction and for them to become a lot more attractive.
Buy Bodge Buster – Homeowner Air Source Heat Pump Installation Guide: https://amzn.to/3NVndlU
Follow our sustainability journey at My Home Farm: https://myhomefarm.co.uk
They just need to move the green taxes from electricity onto gas. By doing so you'd radically cut the cost of electricity and for the general consumer it wouldn't be an issue as you'd just move the tax from one into the other and they'd balance out
- 25 Forums
- 1,444 Topics
- 30.2 K Posts
- 17 Online
- 1,227 Members
Join Us!
Latest Posts
-
RE: EV charger installation question – I don't want to bury the cable
@transparent Sorry I don't have😔
By Hem , 55 mins ago
-
RE: Are You Getting the Most Out of Your Renewable Energy?
@allyfish Not being one for writing lines of code, I to...
By Toodles , 7 hours ago
-
RE: Effect of buffer tank or volumiser on heat pump system
Many thanks Derek. That is what I will suggest and hope...
By DavidAlgarve , 9 hours ago
-
RE: Safety update; RCBOs supplying inverters or storage batteries
This photo shows a bi-directional RCBO by Proteus at Re...
By Transparent , 9 hours ago
-
@matenateson Our PV installation took place in July/Aug...
By Toodles , 9 hours ago
-
RE: Placement of Samsung R290 ASHP
Propane (R290) sinks, under a window is allowed so far ...
By JamesPa , 10 hours ago
-
Solar panels – is there anything I can do with them?
@transparent that’s true navitron no longer exists and ...
By David999 , 13 hours ago
-
Settings for NIBE F2040 & SMO 20
I have a NIBE F2040 with an SMO 20 controller. It was ...
By sc2987 , 13 hours ago
-
RE: Are Octopuses Slowing Consumer Adoption of Heat Pumps?
Yes, it is one of those two who first alerted me to the...
By IvanOpinion , 1 day ago
-
RE: Jokes and fun posts about heat pumps and renewables
Unless adequately controlled it could devour your bank ...
By Derek M , 1 day ago
-
RE: ASHP Commissioning: What Questions Should I Ask the Installer?
@derek-m thanks - will look out for the point regarding...
By Declan90 , 2 days ago
-
RE: Noise problems with newly installed Samsung 8kW ASHP
@editor @kenbone Thanks, I would be very interested ...
By Elton , 2 days ago
-
RE: No-code, plug-and-play monitoring for your heat pump
This is all a bit too frequentist for my liking. The pr...
By scrchngwsl , 2 days ago
-
Relax with 4K drone footage of lawn mowing to a smooth Motown tune
Sending out some chilled weekend vibes to everyone. Lis...
By Mars , 3 days ago
-
RE: Incorrect Billing of Customers with a Smart Meter
The starting point of that discussion on Camelot-Forum ...
By Transparent , 3 days ago
-
Share Your Experiences with Heat Pump Manufacturer Support
Have you ever reached out to your air source heat pump ...
By Mars , 3 days ago
-
RE: Is this a bad installation and is there something wrong with my Samsung heat pump?
@ant87 thanks for that.
By David999 , 3 days ago
-
RE: Aira Heat Pump: Stylish Scandinavian Heating
I might change my mind again, but I'm currently unlikel...
By IvanOpinion , 4 days ago
-
RE: Samsung ASHP scheduling help
@elgreco69 worth reading the GitHub here as that will a...
By morh , 4 days ago
-
RE: ASHP sizing - value of Heat Transfer Coefficient
@toodles Thanks for the explanation I get it now as I h...
By Jancold , 4 days ago
Heat Pump Humour
Latest Topics
-
Placement of Samsung R290 ASHP
By Jancold 11 hours ago
-
Settings for NIBE F2040 & SMO 20
By sc2987 13 hours ago
-
Spacing for roof fixing bolts ?
By heat-pump-newbie 1 week ago
-
ASHP sizing - value of Heat Transfer Coefficient
By jamesw 1 week ago