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The problem is not particularly about 'interconnectors' which are merely a symptom, (or propaganda about 'Russians'), the problem is a privatised grid...
@jamespa Others work such that you can only program setbacks (or set forwards) by bouncing off an on/off sensor/thermostat the rest of the time, or u...
@temperature_gradient And then there's the running costs, where the benefit of the heat-pump's hugely better efficiency is entirely absorbed by the...
Someone in my 🐙 (unofficial) heat pump FB group has painted their Daikin matt black. They cleared it in writing with Daikin first to make sure...
@tim441 One thing we can be sure of is that whatever contracts say the Interconnectors from Europe will not supply UK if there is any sort of power sh...
@jamespa Many claim we have the highest electricity prices in Europe (although so far as I can tell thats not actually true, but also as far as I can ...
@transparent The Norwegian co-owner, Stattnet, has software called Nordpool. which allows the seller's electricity to be re-sold for the best price el...
@JamesPa Given what you say about the day ahead price being an unreliable indicator of wholesale price it's thus possible that this change in ratio ...
@scalextrix The more interesting energy news today being Norwegian hydro plants reservoirs are low and they may run into problems unless it rains r...
@transparent The only reason my DNO knows of these is because National Grid's Area Manager is sufficiently interested that she came and had a look.......
@tim441 I will need to give some thought to protect the hole with mesh.... perhaps expanding mesh used by builders. Either galvanised or stainless ...
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