Last seen: Sep 7, 2025
@transparent As I understand it, there is the matter of that pesky ‘Duck Curve’ which outlines the period of greatest demand; this needs a strategy to...
@editor Not to beat about the PV panel, YES, I think they will continue to lay levies on electricity and the overall price will modulate seasonally. T...
@derek-m Could you be a little more precise please, is that a.m or p.m.?😉 Toodles.
We have an estimated heat loss of 6.5 kW (according to the Octopus survey) and very good insulation under the ground floor, in the walls and in the lo...
Well, what a bringer of doom, gloom and despond you are today Mars! I feel we have passed the point of ‘no return’ and any form of rectification would...
@ivanopinion It niffs of ‘Granny knows best’ I think.😧 With Homely, I am able to see what and when; this does provide food for the inquisitive...
@mikeh That is a great shame - especially after everything was going so well. It does sound as though Aira would like to say ‘Leave it all to us, we k...
@editor Still no takers here, I’m afraid that if I do get any ‘prospects’ I might bore them to death extolling the virtues - or at the very least, I’l...
@derek-m Nah, not the Earth revolving … the Sun goes around us on Earth! Also be careful you don’t fall off the edge!
@jonathan Regarding the battery storage enabling you to use grid supply when at the cheapest tariff rate, I do something very similar with 27 kWh of T...
@korwraith Perhaps their mantra is ‘Hours is not to reason why’ . Toodles.
@johnmo My friend who was quoted £20K for an installation contacted OE for a quote at my suggestion … £8K less. He now awaits a survey! Regards, Toodl...
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