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RE: Electricity price predictions

If it were that simple, that raises the question of why heat-pump manufacturers aren't installing capacitors. Perhaps it is that simple... but becau...

3 years ago

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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers

RE: Anyone want to share costs on batteries?

Read what @batalto said about his Pylontech batteries here

3 years ago

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Energy Storage

RE: Electricity price predictions

If DNOs were to install batteries to minimise phase-imbalance losses, they would need to be sited at local substations. There are 230,000 ground-mount...

3 years ago

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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers

RE: Electricity price predictions

I have been discussing the network losses with Western Power Distribution (WPD) over the past 4 years - a conversation which commenced with the Ofgem-...

3 years ago

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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers

RE: Electricity price predictions

If so... then probably best to discuss this further on the topic about sharing battery costs. From my own viewpoint, although I'm contributing infor...

3 years ago

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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers

RE: Electricity price predictions

So in light of what I've just written, perhaps you could approach your MP again, but this time make your complaint about Ofgem failing to act fairly i...

3 years ago

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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers

RE: Electricity price predictions

Thanks @derek-m Yes, I did understand the reference you made to the annual fee for a connection to the National Grid. May I expand on the concern wh...

3 years ago

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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers

RE: Electricity price predictions

Ofgem has done a couple of years of consultation and published a Decision which changes the way in which connection charges are calculated. The main...

3 years ago

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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers

RE: Electricity price predictions

The UK Government guaranteed to pay EDF a whopping £92.5 per MWh produced by Hinkley-C when the initial contracts were signed. Even though it's infl...

3 years ago

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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers

RE: Battle of the charging technologies

In the longer-term, the efficient use of electricity to power vehicles also depends where you live @morgan I'm in Western Power's SW Region. We ofte...

3 years ago

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Renewable-powered transport (EVs & e-bikes)

RE: Advice needed on choice of BMS

Like this @hughf ? I've depicted all the switches/MCBs as double-pole, and added a mains rotary isolator as stipulated by MCS rules. That may not ...

3 years ago

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Energy Storage

RE: Advice needed on choice of BMS

Can you please expand on and clarify this important point @hughf ? A rough diagram and/or a photo would be wonderful if you're up to it. The bit a...

3 years ago

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