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Do you know how the energy consumption looked vs your previous post of 30.6kWh before any changes? Appreciate no two days are the same so comparison...
@editor Perhaps a question about how controllable a biomass boiler is. Do they run all day? Running at different temperatures through the day? Turni...
How do installation and running costs compare to air source heat pumps? Are there different types of biomass setups or are they all basically the sa...
Been fascinating to see some trialists at the extreme earning so much that they ended up paying nothing for their electricity consumption over a year....
When will smart V2G / V2H technology and tariffs become mainstream and widely available? There are a few very promising trials but I'm not clear wha...
Have I miss understood @heacol says 20% to 30% off the gas consumption figure? @derek-m says 75% off the gas consumption figure?
Excuse my ignorance. Does the MCS calcs take into account water heating done via an immersion using solar PV so the ashp will use less electricity?...
Good to know. Yep, having solar helps, but the majority of homes aren't expected to have solar. That is quite a big leap in the average 8kw a day a...
Just an observation really. 2kw to keep the heat pump ticking over is a shame. That's more than a fridge freezer running normally. Feels like he...
Type in your postcode and you will see the NextFlex rates which are their standard variable rates. You may see more that one, this is because people p...
There may be a page on your octopus online account with the info, i think most suppliers have a page with the contract details. Worst case the detai...
Good to hear. I assume the 12 months on this tariff lasts until around October 13th 2022? The only thing you have lost out on is your old tariff la...
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