Last seen: Dec 5, 2025
Two nuclear plants extended a further year into 2028. While I'm not a fan of nuclear in principle, sweating the assets we already have seems reasonab...
Seems a lease to a 3rd party to place a battery inside the boundary would solve that, but I'm sure there are "reasons" why that "cannot" be done. Pur...
Each village appears to have an entire aspect where there looks to be no development at all, you can travel in that direction and see no solar at all,...
I don't mind a field of solar panels, especially if they support biodiversity and we're built on class 3 or lower farmland, which is itself an industr...
I do think this is in part locational, there is far too much renewables in Scotland and the North, and nowhere near enough in the South, caused at lea...
@drei my career has been in Procurement so dealing with lifetime costs is part of my DNA. For our install the annual service cost will basically be ...
@jamespa that 2011 to 2021 period was probably when "policy costs" were loaded disproportionately onto electricity
Well, maybe. The point was Norway will extract the gas from that one field, and most of our gas imports are from Norway already. In my view the mos...
@toodles the irony being whether it's "Norwegian gas" or "British gas" the British public own neither and buy it at international market rates anyway....
My theory; The world is complicated and that makes it scary to some people. Give them a simple answer, and even though it's wrong, won't solve the ...
I believe part of the issue is the longer term energy markets where producers can bid to supply. For some gas generators they can actually afford to ...
@technogeek @old_scientist I'm no investment advisor but I see opportunity. World is transitioning to renewables, those fundamentals can't be beaten...
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MLCP (Multi-Layer Composite Pipe) for ASHP
@editor nope. The info you reported was sufficient for ...
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RE: Advice for a novice on Mitsubishi Ecodan 6kW
@robs Quick response while I'm in stationary traffic le...
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RE: Setback savings - fact or fiction?
Maths looks right to me, my only question about this ca...
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RE: Ideal HP290 14kW ASHP - how to optimise
@jamespa I wasn’t offended at all. You are very knowled...
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RE: Experience - New Build / Complete New Heating System
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RE: Recommended home battery inverters + regulatory matters - help requested
Yes, certainly not enough could have been tested in any...
By Batpred , 8 hours ago
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RE: Post-Traumatic Heat Pump Stress Disorder
Yes bang on and maybe I can illustrate that by way of e...
By iotum , 9 hours ago
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RE: Replacing my 18 month old Hitachi Yutaki ASHP
A big thank you to @jamespa for all his efforts online ...
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RE: GSHP WOES! Midland based engineer recommendations?
@editor It is indeed for servicing. My current service ...
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RE: Sunsynk Whole House Backup Issue
Hi @lostandconfused , I agree that topic/thread is the ...
By Batpred , 14 hours ago
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RE: Speedcomfort radiator fans
In case it helps Andrew Kuhne on openenergy monitor has...
By JamesPa , 14 hours ago
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Things have gone quiet with you @drei. Any updates?
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RE: Passiv Smart Thermostat - Help & Forum Support
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Hi everyone, I have a two year old Marlec Solar iBoos...
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RE: Please help with the settings ecodan
Are you trying to address any particular performance is...
By Sheriff Fatman , 1 day ago
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RE: Solis inverters S6-EH1P: pros and cons and battery options
🤣 Well, I never managed to get the HA solis "...
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