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Levi on gas vs electricity 6% levi on gas, 16% on electric I don't think all the components should solely fall onto gas. For example the warm hom...
Although having a battery in the majority of homes sounds like a noble idea, I can't see it happening personally. I prefer the certainty of mass st...
I suspect my views are different to many on the forum. I would prefer if the boiler upgrade scheme was 100% means tested. I object to giving my mone...
@transparent everything I have read on the Octopus website and elsewhere mentions the IHD doesn't correctly display any tou cost data including Go. ...
@transparent do Octopus make an effort to update their Agile tariff data on actual smart meters every day?
There are not things like hedging costs in Agile that are in the SVT. You can't just average Agile. The SVT calculation allows for the fact that peo...
I don't think we will ever see 20p now for a regular tariff All the focus on offers will be on other tariff but the majority of households will neve...
An awful lot more joined up thinking is needed around financials to make them fit for purpose, affordable and scaleable. The boiler upgrade scheme i...
@editor The price cap will fall on 1st April, the wholesale price of gas is about what it was 2 years ago... The price is based on costs up to 15th...
I definitely don't support a model where a domestic customer in an identical house with an identical usage pattern pays a dramatically different amoun...
If the standing charge remains, I would prefer it was exactly the same across the country. Personally I am uncomfortable about some of the basics of...
There is a Great British Insulation scheme @derek-m and the ECO scheme. Lots of money around and I have been helping people apply locally. You may f...
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RE: How should the Boiler Upgrade Scheme be reformed?
Yes, their gas typically costs twice ours and electrici...
By Batpred , 5 hours ago
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Over the years, due to the non barrier PEX underfloor h...
By bobflux , 5 hours ago
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RE: Getting closer to a finished Haier system
All the 45° elbows required for getting the primaries i...
By Singlespeed , 7 hours ago
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RE: Tesla Powerwall (2) Calibration Cycles
@papahuhu Likewise, the main ‘extra’ relates to TOU tar...
By Toodles , 12 hours ago
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RE: Replacing Storage Heaters with a Heat Pump in a Stone Cottage
That sounds like a better approach (being able to see a...
By cathodeRay , 1 day ago
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RE: DIY Heat Pump Installations: Navigating Legal and Regulatory Hurdles
Thanks for the reference @jamespa I can't see any te...
By Transparent , 1 day ago
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RE: battery storage without solar
Indeed, current on the grid input = current used for ch...
By bobflux , 2 days ago
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
@papahuhu @papahuhu A lot of tears and sweat went into ...
By Andris , 2 days ago
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures
We have the same problem, 12 mature trees clip the morn...
By Papahuhu , 2 days ago
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RE: Solis inverters S6-EH1P: pros and cons and battery options
I had a battery and inverter installed a while ago, my ...
By Batpred , 3 days ago
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RE: Is This Initial Free Quote From Octopus Trusted Partner Reasonable?
@ltron2 The EPC on our house is A-92, however that i...
By Rob of York , 3 days ago
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RE: Heat pump branding. Clever, contemporary… or a bit too much?
The layout is confusing - much better like this: We b...
By downfield , 4 days ago
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RE: Is it just me, or does tradesperson timekeeping and communication drive you absolutely mad?
My experience, backed up by opinions from various frien...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 4 days ago
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RE: Analysis of the economics of switching to an A2W ASHP compared to other heat sources
I had a meeting today with a company based out of Swede...
By Mars , 4 days ago
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RE: Review your electricity provider
We were with Octopus in our old house and it was fault...
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