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@old_scientist I changed this morning, it’s much quicker than the change to flux. Mine took 10 mins before the new tariff was implemented on my das...
@majordennisbloodnok That pesky telescreen 😉
@toodles It’s become so much more chaotic over the weekend with Yemen that that ship has already sailed even if the US backed out now. UAE supplies...
@old_scientist They state it in the T&Cs, it’s different from last year where they introduced a penalty to fix at the lowest rate. I u...
@old_scientist Yes but those predictions were based upon the previous situation in the ME and wholesale prices and predictions at that time (severa...
@old_scientist I just checked the trajectory of the uk natural gas market, it’s up about 100% since the last time the price cap was reviewed and set...
@tim441 Yes, I too am waiting for V2H before I get an EV or new home batteries. For retirees or home workers, with a car spending most of the time on ...
@tim441 Thank you. We are at 300m2 and mid 70s vintage, but no UFH, so probably running with similar efficiencies. Although I keep my reference room a...
@tim441 Tim, do you mind if I ask how much power does your heat pump consume in a year please?I have a similarly sized 16kW unit and wonder if my a...
@toodles Very nice. Ours was the opposite, about 10% down on mean for August. Finally won my battle with the insulation remediation firm that imp...
@old_scientist Yes, an EV changes everything drastically, unless you are just going to do a few hundred miles a year. I intentionally didn’t get one, ...
@old_scientist Have you ran the numbers as to which cosy tariff for the winter ie variable or fixed? Last year they offered 2 fixed, one slightly m...
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