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@toodles I agree. I was on Agile from the beginning of April but switched back to Cosy a while back as the pricing on Agile was not great, as you say....
@sunandair therein lies the issue - no one can say with any certainty what energy markets will look like in 12 months time, let alone over the payback...
@chandykris in winter modelling predicts generation of 200-230kWh for Dec/Jan, and our usage is 700-900kWh, so maybe a quarter of our usage at best. ...
@chandykris I watched that video with interest too. For us, with a south facing array. I think such a change would be more detrimental. Unlike Agile...
Tesla PW3 (13.5kW) and Gateway for full home backup.
I am invested in a couple of listed energy storage funds on the FTSE. These are Gresham House Energy Storage Fund (GRID) and Gore Street Energy Storag...
There was a period during last winter (Dec and maybe Jan) where pricing on Agile got VERY expensive, and this is the chance you take although you can ...
I've been on Octopus Agile for the last couple months. It's a dynamic tariff for those with a smart meter and the pricing changes every 30mins. I've b...
@toodles Indeed. On a tariff such as IOF where import and export prices are the same, the only thing that really matters is the difference between con...
Thanks @toodles for the update. My PW3 is due to be installed this week, and I'm going to give IOF a go. Accepting that Octopus will fully cycle the...
Congratulations on having your system up and running. I just wanted to check with you the above image, as I'm not sure if that is the final installe...
Wow, how big is your heat pump that it is pulling 6kW during a DHW cycle? I suppose if it's a 16kW model, and it is requiring a LWT of 60C to achieve ...
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