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@jamespa You can find £80/kWh home batteries now on Amazon. Incredible value.
@gz00 (heads up that some heat pump tariff providers will require you to submit your MCS certification when you apply. If not already in your possessi...
@toodlesoodles I’m convinced if you were prepared to modify your usage characteristics and jiggle your tariffs you’d manage it, I bet there’s...
@gz00 Heating, very very important to run on weather compensation and low as possible flow temp. Someone on the forum whom has a Daikin will help you ...
@toodles Out of interest, have you managed to get to zero cost (or better) power bills over the 12 mths?
@downfield I just checked this morning and OE just raised their off peak fixed rate considerably, as I was expecting. I haven’t gone back to check ...
@downfield I was seriously considering Tide Lifestyle, it gave an extra hour off peak compared to octopus cosy. I eventual chose OE Cosy because th...
@batpred When the raw material input has increased in cost 110% in a month, common sense comes into play.
@jamespa There is so much complexity in the world that it’s effectively a chaotic system at the moment, politicians have near zero control of geopolit...
@old_scientist I’m hearing analysis indicating likely 25% increases in uk price cap in Jan 2027 this afternoon, if correct, fixing seems like it was t...
@old_scientist I just checked and my account still says flux export, I may leave it and see what happens then. There is about a 24 hour lag between th...
@old_scientist id not thought about agile export before, but I just looked at the rate for today and it was better than flux for the 16.00 - 19.00 ...
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