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@diverted-energy well let's hope not, the only glimmer of hope in the Iran situation is Iran is an ally of China, and China heavily relies on oil from...
@editor we are in the window for OFGEM price cap calculation for July-September, so if Trump's estimate of action is 4-5 weeks then that will almost c...
@bash I don't understand your point, or why you are making it. To me, these things are about long term average, not cherry picking a few bad days in ...
@batpred I think we must be having different conversations. I self consumed ~50% of my annual solar generation before the heat pump. Based on the 8...
@bash for me solar is a guaranteed payback, irrelevant of export. Increasing demand with the heat pump, just increases solar self consumption and mak...
@majordennisbloodnok I agree, for me the calculation is simple; solar PV is cheap, reliable, and guarantees a payback - it's the gateway drug of the e...
Solar PV is the way to collapse that spark gap, my solar install LCOE is 8p/kWh and the heat pump is using a lot of that. I haven't enough data to an...
Or in areas where there is curtailment of renewables because the transmission network needs upgrading, suck up that energy close to source. Of cours...
@jeff I hope some of that huge gas investment is to pay Centrica to store gas in Rough, otherwise the UK is at risk of running out of gas, say if a Ru...
LOL To be fair, Reform de la Mancha "policy" if it can really be called that, seems to change almost weekly (keeps them in the news cycle). As such...
@jeff to be honest I'd forgotten that they adjust for the quarterly updates, so that's good news. I don't know how they run Tracker, but I would thi...
@jeff I'm on Octopus Tracker, recent price range has been 12.44 to 26.45p/kWh. I suppose the average rate has been around 21.5p. If price cap gets ...
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RE: Electricity price predictions
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RE: Air source heat pump roll call – what heat pump brand and model do you have?
Forum Handle: GotGordon Manufacturer: Samsun...
By Gotgordon , 8 hours ago
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RE: Summer heat is becoming the new winter cold in the UK. What are you doing about it?
@ian33a I am not easy with sleep either unfortunately…....
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RE: Renewables uptake near you
In a village of under 40 houses...Conservation Area. I'...
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RE: Home Alone with Home Assistant (previously A Beginner's Guide to ASHP Monitoring)
Great news, @bontwoody.
By Majordennisbloodnok , 22 hours ago
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Haier R290 Super Aqua Monobloc. Output capacity tables.
As I mentioned in my introduction post, I've been consi...
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RE: Air to air bus grant installer anywhere
I am consistently told by aircon folks (ie air/air) tha...
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RE: What is possible with FIT, SEG, Hate Pumps and Batteries?
Thank you, everyone, for your replies. Our FIT provid...
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@mk4 And of course, the panels are less productive due ...
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RE: GivEnergy inverter tripping due to over-voltage?
I'm trying to get clarity on exactly when the inverter ...
By Tim441 , 2 days ago
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RE: Samsung Heat Pump – Can't Activate TW2 Pipe Sensor (for Delta T Control)
Autocorrupt seems to be working overtime.
By Majordennisbloodnok , 2 days ago
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RE: Vehicle-to-Home with a Heat Pump: Is the Technology Ready and Which EV Should I Buy?
I looked into that wallbox a bit more off the back of t...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 3 days ago
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself
@jandp awesome system I hope it works out well.
By Judith , 3 days ago
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RE: Surface mount or bury primaries for heat pump installation?
@bobflux That's the stuff. The installer recommended tw...
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