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@jamespa Agree with you that this is a knotty problem and would take multiple small steps and many years to resolve. Many of us here are insulated fro...
I am also not an energy markets expert and financial markets are more up my street, so take my views with a pinch of salt. But, from what I read on Gu...
Well, that's one sureshot way to ensure smart money stays away! Then in a few years' time we would be wondering why new large scale renewable energy i...
Interesting to see some new proposals being floated by the UK government on how to.delink gas and electricity prices. Not sure how and when, but if th...
That's the gas meter disconnected! No fuss service from Octopus. I sent the email to Octopus and spoke to them last week, gas disconnection scheduled ...
@agentgeorge Our running costs are so similar and off by £1 per month! Our running total for the past 12 months is £708 and averages to about 11.7p pe...
@agentgeorge 85% usage during off-peak rates is quite good. We have an Aira heat pump and can't boost temperatures during certain times of the day. Te...
That's amazing. Would love to just run our heat pump during the off-peak hours! But despite living in a relatively new build we do have to run our hea...
@andris I am on Octopus Go and also Outgoing Octopus. I see on the Octopus website where they have conflicting information. They have an image that sa...
After seeing umpteen negative price slots again today, I wanted to take advantage and get some green charging done. On opening the Podpoint app last n...
@jamespa I got some confusing responses too and hence decided to just bite the bullet and fix it. Frustratingly, the day I fixed I was offered 7p, but...
@batpred Unfortunately, we were on Octopus Go variable and decided to move to Octopus Go fixed thanks to geopolitical chaos, and ended up at 9.5p per ...
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RE: Electricity price predictions
I wasnt sure where to post An interesting meeting ...
By Jeff , 4 hours ago
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RE: Why don't people choose heat pumps?
Again, spot on. The problem is that we in the UK have d...
By cathodeRay , 4 hours ago
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RE: Adding data centre electricity costs to domestic energy bills?
I should say my points are simply raised to test the fo...
By Jeff , 5 hours ago
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RE: Boiler Upgrade Scheme funding reduced by circa £750 million in 2026 budget
Agree with everything else. Personally I think the as...
By JamesPa , 12 hours ago
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There's a company called Xlinks who are proposing just ...
By Transparent , 13 hours ago
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RE: Aerotherm and weather compensation
@jamespa I replied yesterday with detailed readings whi...
By DavidB , 15 hours ago
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RE: Octopussy cosy 6 experience
@paultheheating Unless things have changed more recentl...
By Toodles , 1 day ago
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RE: Marvel Heating liquidation
@editor This is an important point. each winter, you...
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures
Very nice. we’ve been super soggy here, but rather m...
By Papahuhu , 2 days ago
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RE: DIY powerflushing tutorial
Interesting! I toyed with the idea too. But I installed...
By bobflux , 2 days ago
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RE: 15kw pump for 225m2 1990's house - over kill?
@seaviews Agree with the others on sequence: loft first...
By mk1234 , 2 days ago
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RE: The Changing Jet Stream Could Challenge UK Air Source Heat Pumps
@etchedpixels Agreed, just a thought for others. I am...
By Watcher , 3 days ago
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RE: Vaillant ecoTEC Plus - Flow Temp and Set Up
Heating been on for 4 weeks now, continuous. It's 6C o...
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Coming back on subject... A shortened version of the ...
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