Last seen: Oct 12, 2024
I've responded to this consultation. In particular Q 51 invites a free-form response on heat pump installation (albeit being quite vague about which a...
I thought I'd chip in with some musings by Richard Erskine (of "Insulate Britain! Yes, but by how much?" fame/infamy) from 9th March 2022 where he bel...
Were you able to find (comprehensive) performance numbers for the Arotherm Plus heat pumps? The best I could find was the technical data from the inst...
What did the supplier promise to the consumer? Cheaper rate from midnight (local time)? This division of the day into 48 buckets with a deterministic ...
Vehicle-to-grid or vehicle-to-load as mandatory for new EVs and chargers? 🙂 At the very least the more wealthy (those with EVs and their own chargin...
Sorry about my side-tracking. Isn't this the crux of the issue of why energy companies do not upload tariffs into the smart meter? The smart meter wou...
The article fails to put lithium extraction in context with the environmental impact of human activity as a whole, as well as the benefit gained from ...
Culture of secrecy and denial? Lack of oversight over a complex project handling large amounts of money? Where have I heard this before? The...
Should we expect any better? They're a government weathervane.
The VAT notice applies to installers only. How to account for VAT if you’re a contractor or subcontractor installing energy-saving materials and g...
When dealing with distributed systems thinking about ground truth is a good guide. In this case the IHD is the problem; it tries to merge together loc...
Good to hear! I interpreted "commands" as more dynamic signals coming from the electricity supplier to allow short-notice demand-side response. I...
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