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OK but that's market forces not minimum wage and of course we don't have info on what German sparkies are actuay paid. So from the three things you ...
Er, according to this/p> The min wage for roofers and electricians in Germany (the trades that are involved in fitting solar panels) is EUR14-16, ab...
Er that's true of boilers also, except the long term costs are 100% guaranteed certain and manifest themselves as climate change. Heating, it seems...
No to both so far as I can see, The wholesale price was pretty constant during this period so its doesnt appear to have anything to do with generation...
The following chart (from Ofgem) shows the wholesale electricity price and adds strongly to the proposition that the steady increase in retail prices ...
Here is a chart showing the ratio of prices (per kWh) since 2011, based on ONS data here Make of this what you may, but its clear that, du...
Assuming you have a smart meter and given you have a Vaillant you should be able to get 15p/kWh for your heat pump consumption from OVO. As I have an...
I think I can agree with that as long as it stays in the ground until needed. We dont want to be held to ransom unnecessarily by some foreign power an...
I can accept that to an extent, there is, after all, scope for disagreement over what is 'right'. What I cant accept is that telling the truth has b...
... easier still is to find a scapegoat and blame all woes on them/that. You don't even have to criticise, just parrot peoples concerns and then sa...
Very few if any investments guarantee that. Cash becomes the only safe option if you have only a 5 year return horizon, and much of the time returns ...
I think that resonates with what @transparent tells us about it being inefficient to turn off certain gas plants, hence we pay , on occasions, (presum...
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This is my current set-up, with some experimental thing...
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@transparent Just wanted to share this link that Sol...
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RE: Heat loss calculations and how they work in conjunction with heat pump sizing
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Ah.... I'd like to make a couple of observations: &nb...
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RE: Battery storage to run Heat Pump.
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RE: What is the Heat Geek Guarantee?
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@toodles Thanks. I will assume they have made som...
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That sounds suspiciously like an argument by an install...
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So true, possibly with the exception of people you woul...
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RE: Heating Turned Off but Radiators Still Warm
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
You've completely missed the point. Old, unpatched so...
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RE: Ecodan Energy Monitoring Pack
@batpred that’s an idea yes. Will look into it
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