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RE: Energy poverty, climate change and sustainable lifestyles

Well that's interesting to hear what Granular want to do @jeff However in the four regions managed by Western Power Distribution, the local Energy M...

3 years ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
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RE: Spotted this re. Octopus on another forum

That's a good point @jeff but Octopus are going a step further than that... for devices that they 'approve of' even if not supplied by them. Flex (O...

3 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Considering a heat pump for a \'50s house

As you're with WPD I have the distribution network data for your area, including the sizes of cable and local substation information. I can't publish ...

3 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: New Valiant ASHP system in NE Scotland

As the wider community takes action to reduce our carbon footprint and reduce energy costs, it's becoming increasingly important that we maintain good...

3 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Awful water pressure for watering veg garden

Here's my latest water-butt... 1500-litre tank fed from a 30mm overhead pipe running through a wooden arch. Water feed into that pipe is via a large d...

3 years ago
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DIY
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RE: New Valiant ASHP system in NE Scotland

An excellent question for your MP me-thinks! Ofgem's online explanations haven't addressed the standing charge issue. In fact I can't even find on t...

3 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: New Valiant ASHP system in NE Scotland

Great. As you can see over here in the topic about sharing battery costs, I'm very much 'on the case'. My next import of LiFePO4 cells (15.6kWh) arr...

3 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: New Valiant ASHP system in NE Scotland

There are graphs on the same Ofgem page which show the wholesale prices for gas & electricity over the past 3 years. Here's the electric one:

3 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: New Valiant ASHP system in NE Scotland

Ofgem have published a page with a breakdown of the increased charges for Spring '22 These charts combine gas and electricity usage for the 'avera...

3 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: New Valiant ASHP system in NE Scotland

The alternative solution would be for homes in renewable-rich areas to install 14kWh+ storage batteries and run as much as possible 'off grid'. That...

3 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: New Valiant ASHP system in NE Scotland

If I tell you the answers to that, it will almost certainly provoke a follow-up letter to your MP! So here goes... Point 1. The historical backgro...

3 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: New Valiant ASHP system in NE Scotland

What about those of us on low incomes whose renewable energy strategy needs the 6-bed mansion to hold all the solar panels? 😎 Since you have a va...

3 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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