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Last seen: Sep 9, 2026
Do the generators still get paid via the curtailment mechanism with the costs loaded onto customer bills in the DNO region or nationally?
One view of price breakdown but not today's announcement in case it hasn't been posted before Interesting historical timeline of changes to elec...
Price cap
Interesting prompt about whether some of the solutions being recommended and deployed now are going to be fit for purpose in the UK by 2050? How many ...
I expect the universal boiler upgrade scheme grants will gradually be reduced to be replaced by the consumer loan scheme over time as the BUS will be ...
Commentary on DCs and the grid in the EU. A bit on some newer hyperscale AI DCs which often don't have to run at full capacity all the time if the AI ...
An article on funding for heat pumps in case anyone is interested. On the challenge of older home owners with little savings or income, one pote...
Octopus were loss making in their last set of accounts, their heat pump operation is loss making, they are not particularly well capitalised, their st...
Cut and paste from the latest government Warm Home Plan March 2026. ----- The vast majority of rural homes are suitable for a heat pump. As of No...
Here are some examples of what Ed did last year
I wouldn't expect huge changes in bills until we see how everything nets out, especially for businesses who don't benefit from the 3 year switch of RO...
Comes out of general taxation rather than energy bills so the cost isn't very visible like a lot of costs related to net zero. Government debt and tax...
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Recommendations in Ely (Cambs) area for Full setup checks on Nibe HP setup for House.
Hi All, a friend had a Nibe F2040-12 12Kw heatpump in...
By StuChi , 1 hour ago
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RE: Siting of the external sensor on a heatpump
My heat pump receives sunlight, so when the fan is not ...
By bobflux , 3 hours ago
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RE: Next steps on my ASHP journey: Radiators and Pipework
You should (almost) always reject having a buffer, by w...
By JamesPa , 18 hours ago
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RE: Navigating the World of Refrigerants In Heat Pumps: A Guide for Homeowners
Indeed we are invvestigating AC at present and are havi...
By Toodles , 22 hours ago
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RE: Is it the house or the equipment?
@majordennisbloodnok I do sympathise. On the original...
By springswood , 24 hours ago
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No, but the heat pump must be capable of delivering a S...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
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Sorry to hear about the problems, its going to be somet...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
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RE: Daikin ESPAltherma and Home Assistant installation
It's laziness lol The PV system is very chatty, meter...
By bobflux , 2 days ago
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RE: Problems with sizing a replacement for a Viessmann Vitocal 200-S
R (The R Project for Statistical Computing, I use it wi...
By cathodeRay , 2 days ago
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RE: Vaillant Arotherm Plus 7KW need a service on it
booked it with Vaillant. will use them until i can find...
By AdamK , 2 days ago
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RE: Adventures in heat loss calculations
I have seen it stated that the declared calorific value...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
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RE: Two heating zones to one zone
@transparent Many thanks. The garage is fairly well ...
By Profzarkov , 3 days ago
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RE: Vaillant Aurotherm - Heater Wire Position
Ah, good point. I need to check if this was installed i...
By Batpred , 3 days ago
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@batpred thanks for getting a copy. Appreciate the supp...
By Mars , 4 days ago
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