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Does the 6th Carbon Budget satisfy what you're after? I wonder why Ofgem wants the Government's Energy Bill to set up the ISOP as a separate entity ...
I very much agree with you tackling the pipe insulation yourself.There are times like this when it isn't worthwhile trying to pressurize the installer...
Following up my own point, can I draw readers' attention to the Data for Good report, published by the government-funded Energy Systems Catapult.The r...
You make some excellent observations @chickenbigLet me pick up two: 1: How do you think DESNZ is acting on their responsibility towards achievin...
It's not an Asset Base scheme.NGET do, however, receive income for Transmission Network Use of System charges (TNUoS). The more electricity passes t...
Two points @derek-m Firstly, I was indeed putting forward a scenario which was aimed specifically at reducing the peak.In communications I'm having ...
Until now, the great British public's view has been to help prevent Climate Change by installing technology (usually PV) which exports to the grid.Tha...
I don't think that £19b announcement of upgrades is the same as the "5x increase in capacity" which was being discussed at NGET's Pathway to Net Zero ...
Going some way towards answering my own question about the cost of capacity upgrades to the Transmission Grid,On 9th Nov, the Telegraph carried this a...
I realise that I have an advantage in that I've had access to internal DNO data for several years.That's allowed me plenty of time to understand how t...
It is a feature of electricity generation from renewable sources, that it does not happen in areas where the energy is wanted nor according to hu...
Good comments are being made about standing charges. But can I please remind contributors that it is Ofgem to whom these must be made.You can read t...
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RE: Siting of the external sensor on a heatpump
I agree. However I would also (primarily) expect that ...
By JamesPa , 8 hours ago
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RE: Next steps on my ASHP journey: Radiators and Pipework
You should (almost) always reject having a buffer, by w...
By JamesPa , 11 hours ago
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RE: Navigating the World of Refrigerants In Heat Pumps: A Guide for Homeowners
Indeed we are invvestigating AC at present and are havi...
By Toodles , 15 hours ago
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RE: Is it the house or the equipment?
@majordennisbloodnok I do sympathise. On the original...
By springswood , 17 hours ago
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No, but the heat pump must be capable of delivering a S...
By JamesPa , 20 hours ago
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Sorry to hear about the problems, its going to be somet...
By JamesPa , 22 hours ago
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RE: Daikin ESPAltherma and Home Assistant installation
It's laziness lol The PV system is very chatty, meter...
By bobflux , 1 day ago
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RE: Problems with sizing a replacement for a Viessmann Vitocal 200-S
R (The R Project for Statistical Computing, I use it wi...
By cathodeRay , 1 day ago
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RE: Vaillant Arotherm Plus 7KW need a service on it
booked it with Vaillant. will use them until i can find...
By AdamK , 2 days ago
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RE: Adventures in heat loss calculations
I have seen it stated that the declared calorific value...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
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RE: Two heating zones to one zone
@transparent Many thanks. The garage is fairly well ...
By Profzarkov , 3 days ago
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RE: Vaillant Aurotherm - Heater Wire Position
Ah, good point. I need to check if this was installed i...
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@batpred thanks for getting a copy. Appreciate the supp...
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RE: Tell us about your Solar (PV) setup
We have a 6.56kW solar PV system (16x 410W panels) inst...
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