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The biggest question I have here is what the issue is with involving the cloud in your data gathering. Given almost every piece of renewable energy ...
Probably better working with real figures where possible rather than approximate calculations on theoretical consumption and averaged prices. We got...
Ultimately, @editor, I wouldn't use a paint or varnish at all on decking. The concept of paint or varnish is a thin fairly flexible barrier to protect...
I thought I'd go straight to source and do a bit of questioning. I've had an answer now, so I thought you might all like to see the results and commen...
Agreed. My point is that the interface already interacts with account data, and Octopus won’t inform all customers of every slight change in functiona...
By all means. In order to make data available to third parties, a company may well provide what is known as an API (Application Programming Interfac...
@mike-patrick I can't help but feel you might do well to find another assessor. It seems there's too much room for interpretation and so a change of a...
That's weird. My property's heating is described in exactly the same way as yours but rated as "good". In fact it's the combination of ASHP and solar ...
I certainly share your caution about privacy, but I have to admit I disagree with you on the smart meters; not on principle, but on practice. It's a...
Sorry to be something of a curmudgeon but I've just looked at the Octopus Compare app and it worries me. In order to use it, you are asked for your Oc...
Just received our reminder email for a service visit from our ASHP installer. This will be our first service given we only got it installed about 13 m...
Although we live in Surrey, the company we ended up settling on (Doré Woodman, as mentioned in multiple of my other posts) certainly also covers Kent ...
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RE: What crazy nonsense are inverter limits and why are they imposed?
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RE: A Customer's Lessons Learnt from a Heat Pump Installation in a Large House
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RE: Mitsu Wireless Controller and MelCloud
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RE: Octopus replacing the fixed 15p/kWh export rate with a market tracking one
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RE: Air source heat pump roll call – what heat pump brand and model do you have?
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RE: Sanity check please. Battery storage and inverter sizing.
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RE: Balancing financial efficiency and comfort using the Octopus Cosy tariff
I estimated our usage on the following basis. The mos...
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@editor Something changed in this last 12 months, they ...
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RE: Ecodan & MelCloud scheduling
I put the above question to Mitsu UK at the sme time as...
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RE: Does anyone have experience of a smart water meter?
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