Joining the Renewable Heating Hub forums is completely free and only takes a minute. By registering you’ll be able to ask questions, join discussions, follow topics you’re interested in, bookmark useful threads and receive notifications when someone replies. Non-registered members also do not have access to our AI features. When choosing your username, please note that it cannot be changed later, so we recommend avoiding brand or product names. Before registering, please take a moment to read the Forum Rules & Terms of Use so we can keep the community helpful, respectful and informative for everyone. Thanks for joining!
Last seen: Jan 4, 2026
@jamespa I have two EVs as well as solar PV and an ASHP. It is a balance. The 27/7p per kWh means we average 19p/kWh like you. I’m also working with H...
@diverted-energy I think your “subsidied tariff” statement is incorrect. The range of tariffs offered by, for example Octopus, are there to balance th...
We had an excellent four months (11/3 to 15/7) generating 2037kWh from our 4kW system. After 13 years. Paid £1559.60 on the FiT. Amazing. ‘Twas a very...
510kWh of solar PV from my 4kW Hyundai panels and SMA SunnyBoy inverter in rural Worcestershire for May. Pleased. This equates to ~£380 or so based on...
@andris hi. Whilst I understand your logic, the FiT is a generation payment. So I generate 50kWh. I get paid for 50kWh. It assumes I use 50% of those ...
I did ~490kWh in April from my south facing 4kW system in rural Worcestershire. Very pleased. That paid ~£360 via FiT. ASHP is currently switched o...
The annual update. so the April 24 to 25 numbers: we used 4316 kWh. SCOP was 3.91 SCOP since starting 3.83. So this is ok, but was hoping for be...
We generated 410kWh in March from a 4kW system installed in 2012. So paid £315 or so. Sweet
I’m not sure I can influence tariffs (for those in energy poverty). But I can point out tariffs available to those with smart meters, that could help ...
@toodles that’s very good. I’m not including my FiT payments, as they are not available today. It pays all my bill. But your battery and return to gri...
What tariffs are fellow RHH users on? Ive been lucky to pretty much keep my electricity costs the same, despite increasing prices as I’ve changed ta...
@majordennisbloodnok I’m completely happy with Smart Meter & giving Octopus remote control of my EV charger. I can take back manual control if req...
SPONSORS
Degrees of Separation
Latest Posts
-
RE: Heat Pump deployment statistics: June 2026
To my eyes, sat behind all of this is a basic policy ma...
By Temperature_Gradient , 11 hours ago
-
Thank you @majordennisbloodnok – that means a lot, part...
By Mars , 15 hours ago
-
We’ve just passed 20 million forum views! 🎉
It's official. The Renewable Heating Hub forums have of...
By Mars , 15 hours ago
-
RE: Missing flow temperature in Heat Geek proposal
That calculation is reasonable, output is proportional ...
By JamesPa , 17 hours ago
-
RE: Recommendations in Ely (Cambs) area for Full setup checks on Nibe HP setup for House.
Have you looked at the Nibe website? They list their ap...
By Lizzie , 19 hours ago
-
RE: Why are ASHP installs so expensive?
A not unreasonable position and it wouldn’t be mandator...
By AndrewJ , 19 hours ago
-
RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
@batpred When the raw material input has increased in c...
By Papahuhu , 2 days ago
-
We kept ours and Heat Geek would have been in touch if ...
By Batpred , 2 days ago
-
RE: Starting Our Heat Pump Journey: 1962 build 3 bed detached house
@ian-s I would encourage you to have a conversation ...
By Rob of York , 3 days ago
-
RE: Is it the house or the equipment?
Thanks @jamespa The last hard to fix draughts in the...
By springswood , 3 days ago
-
RE: Vaillant Arotherm – Using Heating
@l8again Mine is typically using 11w including the i...
By Batpred , 3 days ago
-
RE: Next steps on my ASHP journey: Radiators and Pipework
If you have a flowmeter and two temperature probes, the...
By bobflux , 3 days ago
-
RE: Siting of the external sensor on a heatpump
@jamespa Absolutely. Even if the same mistake was mad...
By Batpred , 4 days ago
-
SPONSORS
