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I too have just averaged 18kWh per day through September - the best September in the 4 years I have been tracking consumption. That's total household ...
I think the current energy price rises will make any changes to the pricing regime, in the short run, politically very difficult for the government. ...
Finally, energy prices have become a major news item this week. But interesting that the mainstream media still talks about it mostly in terms of ga...
@boblochinver No, we use about 12,000 kWh p.a., the 2,000 was the estimate for the solar PV. Mike
Thank you all for your helpful responses. It seems that my initial estimate, based on Julian's actual usage, is probably nearer the mark say 2,000kW...
@batalto Thanks. Assuming Ive plugged the numbers in correctly that gives me a more optimistic estimate of about 3,000kWh pa. across 9 panels. That ...
@julianc I'm trying to make a reasonable estimate of how much power I could generate from solar PV. I've looked at solar PV before but now thinking...
@batalto Thank you for that advice. I will fill my boots with overnight electricity. Mike
@batalto I'm behind the curve here - only just realised that there are EV tariffs which are less than normal off-peak ones. How does the supplier diff...
Solar PV (which I have previously rejected) is now looking more attractive. I love reading about the Starship Enterprise approach with ASHP, Solar P...
My current tariff expires in September. Presently 13.9p per kWh and struggling to get any new one at less than 20p. The gap between electricity and ga...
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