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Last seen: Sep 9, 2026
Lots of changes announced by the government today including plugging in small scale solar to a 13 amp socket (I have seen this in Europe), new builds...
I thought this was an interesting article to highlight some of the challenges in the renewable transition, a lot of which have been discussed on the f...
Also wind turbine curtailment when it is very windy is both larger and more common than solar farm curtailment when it is sunny. Hence wind tends to h...
I understand it didn't go as it is currently a revenue stream for the government. The Carbon Price Support part of our bill goes to the government ...
@jamespa interesting, thanks. Any examples of fabrication you have seen recently you could share with us?
Interesting to see some more details of Reform UK policy as it evolves - removing the 5% VAT - Removing the Renewables Obligation from bills an...
Thanks @jamespa
Putting the politics aside isn't easy, I was wary about posting the link. Am not surprised a lot of comments have drifted into politics, it is a gener...
Great work @transparent Playing the long game helping to make sure people are informed. Gradually making more people aware of the possibilities ...
Why Britain Needs an Energy-Strategy Reset
@transparent Search "Standing Charges Call for Input" to find a useful starting point on the ofgem website. I have pasted some of the info from...
From the ofgem paper Why have standing charges gone up in electricity? Standing charges for domestic electricity customers have increased signifi...
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RE: Recommendations in Ely (Cambs) area for Full setup checks on Nibe HP setup for House.
I can't help with your principal question but as a matt...
By JamesPa , 2 hours 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 , 6 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 , 21 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 , 1 day ago
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RE: Is it the house or the equipment?
@majordennisbloodnok I do sympathise. On the original...
By springswood , 1 day 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...
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@batpred thanks for getting a copy. Appreciate the supp...
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