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I am also waiting for the smart meter install from Octopus and now time frame of when it will be fitted, I actually have solar and battery at moment s...
Would be great to see the benefit that you are seeing on the Battery storage.
@editor Initial view of it is that I still dont know how best to allow for all my external wall having a complete insulation installed on all the exte...
None yet Mars other than the web based info system for my solar and battery systems. I’ll be automating everything I can to ensure that there is minim...
@chris-richardson I’ve been thinking about the grant one as well, i was recommended the Ecodan 14kw but i was concerned that my potential installer ta...
@derek-m I think lots of countries are going to start to have interlinks of power supply with each other to make more power available when needed. The...
@nigel42 Welcome and would be great to hear all about your ASHP install and what made you decide on the system that you have picked. What size area is...
@kev-m thanks for info and I'll take a look at the site, I guess I dont mind paying something for someone to give me a proper honest figure of what my...
Mars, I thought about the pro's and con's of batteries and in the end I took out the initial financial consideration (although it is indeed a consider...
@derek-m Great to have you on board and your experience will undoubtedly be very helpful. Agreed that if you can get mains gas then it really doesnt m...
@editor Mars maybe my 294kWh isn’t so bad then all things considered, there were 4 days in a row that i was getting a daily circa 21kWh and that was t...
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