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If I recall correctly the efficiency measure for cooling is different to that for heating, because the energy used by the compressor doesn't add to th...
Thanks both, that all makes perfect sense and seems prima facie like a fairly sensible market mechanism albeit doubtless not perfect (is anything?). ...
I know and yes. The secondary deltaT wont necessarily keep up with the primary deltaT because that will depend on what the pumps are doing, but it ...
Yest exactly that. Many heat pumps (including, so far as I can, tell mine) run on constant pump speed (even if they have a water pump that is capable ...
My thoughts exactly. There appears to be a plan for attack, but no plan at all for the peace that must eventually follow if the attack is to achieve ...
I don't actually know why that's still the case in the UK. Historically I seem to remember it was EU-wide but the EU were looking at changing it (I d...
OK, so I think we can conclude that a) Neither Ofgem nor NESO is the cause of the increase in (future) demand caused by data centres b) t...
OK, thanks for confirming, thats not what you appeared to say, but makes more sense. Do I correctly interpret your latest comment as meaning that NE...
the explanation that then follows is entirely based on the actions of OFGEM I would challenge the causal link you seem to imply (essentially that...
@jeff Are you somehow connected to ofgem. If so you are very welcome (which doesn't mean you aren't welcome if you aren't connected to often). I...
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