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The conclusion is right but just to correct the units - you have a 10kWh battery and it charges at about 2.1kW. Think of kW like speed and kWh like ...
You could well be right. I didn't look into it that far because I fail Octopus Intelligent Go at the first hurdle. Although I have an EV its only co...
I don't think so and hope not. I grant that heating, while fundamentally simple, is actually rather complex. However there is, in principle, a vast ...
All agreed, with the possible comment that theoretical models are (currently) invariably based on well adjusted/designed heat pump systems, and we kno...
Thanks for this its always good to have some real numbers. In terms of judging payback I don't personally put ASHP and batteries in the same category...
In case it helps I recently posted a tarrif model in this thread/p> You may be able to adapt the assumptions to your case (which isn't so different ...
Its an important part of running a heat pump for many, and other renewable technologies, so I think it merits coverage.
Can the wire be extended. If its just a thermistor, which is fairly likely, it will have a pretty high resistance so extending it with some ordinary ...
@abernyte I would dearly love someone to show me I'm wrong. ToU tarrifs are a faff (which is why I made 'lazy' assumptions) and a battery would do aw...
@gary @toodles @majordennisbloodnok Thanks for the comments. Im working up a simple excel model to test various tariffs based on load from the m...
Yes, Im sceptical about the longevity of some of the more extreme current tarrifs and any info about likely future tarrifs would at least allow a fain...
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