Last seen: Dec 26, 2025
Hiya @mike_r1958 - and thanks for your interest. I've had battery storage systems 'working' for 5 years. But that doesn't mean the equipment is in a...
Unfortunately MK was designed when the national grid was still viewed as a system to deliver electricity.Little thought would've been given to 'revers...
That timescale takes us forward to the final 12-months in which the UK is meant to have achieved Net Zero by 2050! So either @idchappy is installi...
@korwraith - please expand on the comment about EDF circumventing the Randomised Offset to the Tariff Table 'in the same way as Octopus'. I'm not aw...
@toodles - the majority of objections to the existing charges are based on the way in which the 'social obligation' is only levied on electricity, not...
I'm afraid that level of confidence in large-scale commercial BESS isn't supported by the evidence. My MP currently has two ongoing cases in which t...
Yes. DUKES allows for this by de-rating those sources of generation which exhibit intermittent output: Yes, but I disagree with the strateg...
Two good points there @toodles 1: NGET have undertaken modelling to check the required increase in grid capacity if everyone with a car changed it t...
I've quickly read through the DUKES 2024 figures (for the year 2023), which were released at 10:00 today.There was an omission which I've had to sourc...
There is high correlation with the amount of government subsidy and the labour charge made by installers. 🤔 OTOH there's little correlation...
The turbines originally designed by Proven have been successfully deployed in many rural homesteads.Proven themselves is no longer a trading company. ...
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RE: Octopus Cosy Heat Pump Owners & Discussion Thread
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RE: Ecodan unable to hit legionella target temp - what's the consensus?
UPDATE: Thanks everyone who commened with suggestions h...
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RE: ASHP sizing - value of Heat Transfer Coefficient
@toodles Hi, my friend recently made a video about heat...
By HeatPumpMe , 1 day ago
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How long will your energy contract last?
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@morgan They are unsupervised these days, can’t get the...
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RE: Setback savings - fact or fiction?
Exactly. We only need to compare conditions, to decide ...
By cathodeRay , 3 days ago
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RE: Balancing financial efficiency and comfort using the Octopus Cosy tariff
I found because I have very low heat loss I can set bac...
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RE: Need Help Optimising My Rushed ECO4 Install: 12kW Bosch Heat Pump
Welcome @mickamills We too have an oversized 12kW Sa...
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RE: My Powerwall 3 Consumes 3-4 kWh/Day in Self-Consumption: Is This Normal?
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RE: Speedcomfort radiator fans
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RE: Solis S6-EH1P8K-L-PLUS – Why I Chose It and What I’ve Learned So Far
@bash brilliant, thanks for the feedback
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RE: Heat Pump Heats the House… But It’s Not Cosy. Emitter Changes or System Tweak?
@alastair There I was, feeling grumpy, he said “Cheer u...
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RE: Grant Aerona: Is there a setting to keep the 2-port valve open during pump blockade
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RE: New Fogstar 15.5kWh upright solution
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RE: Mitsubishi Ecodan R290 10kW performance
And to you too. Wishing you a very enjoyable festive s...
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RE: External pipework insulation
They do? But that isn't apparent from the photos we'r...
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself
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Daikin EDLA11D3V3 DHW Settings
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