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@chandykris the flexibility of plug-in batteries is really interesting. For starters it’s very portable. Each stack weighs around 10kg, so you don’t w...
@transparent do you know when bidirectional RCBOs we’re introduced in the UK?
An update to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) has now been formally laid before Parliament and is due to come into effect on 28 April 2026, bringing a ...
The honest answer is I had to read the posts several times and each pass was slower than the last, and now my lips are sore. For someone like me, wi...
I can only comment based on my knowledge and educational journey so far, but the biggest challenge will be for homeowners to look at their CU and iden...
@hazel-c, I’ll reply to your email shortly, but my initial suggestion would be not to proceed with Global Energy Systems, for a number of reasons base...
@silver-fox I’d be interested to know if Heat Geek are coming in higher on price, and also what brand of heat pump Installio are quoting for. I assume...
@chrisbollo, @transparent will be best positioned to answer this. I’m hoping my electrician will come and see me this week, and I’ll produce some cont...
I think it's 2.4kW as per the inverter, but I will confirm that. The app is actually really, really good and you can set input and output limits as yo...
@chandykris absolutely. The UK Indevolt team are also finalising pricing for the UK, but the initial numbers I've heard are going to be extremely comp...
@jamespa I can answer this one now because I asked the country manager (and it will be included in the review) and the system does island, so it will ...
@judith, some good questions there. I’ll add them to the testing plan and add them to the review.
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