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I'm pretty certain that the £4.5k being quoted was on the basis of this being treated as a New Connection. That's very different to the approach use...
Just so other readers here understand what's happening: @adamk has sent me a DM with his address.That's allowed me to check the substation transform...
Ah. This timescale makes things clearer. So that quote was based on you requesting 3-phase. I wonder if the answer is different when it's NGED the...
OK. So 1967 for the original build, but when was that cable laid by WPD, when they quoted £4.5k for 3ph?
Ah... so your original supply contract was with WPD, rather than NGED, and presumably before 2021. I fully understand you feeling robbed.A lot has c...
Not necessarily @adamk It's likely/possible that the existing/ new underground cable already has 3ph conductors.NGED have been doing that for severa...
I wish we'd spoken before all that debacle happened! 1: Here's the Standards document which describes the changes to the Service Fuse. It's is...
@adamk You will need to make an LCT application to your DNO (National Grid) in order to have a heat pump installed. It's free, but worthwhile doing...
Yes @jeff and @kilowatts_io you're largely correct It's a Cap and Flaw arrangement based on the revenues accrued by National Grid Group for operatin...
Yes Bob. An LCT Application is for all sites where a heat-pump or EV charger is to be connected to an existing supply. To see an example of where ...
@jeff NESO now operates all GB energy networks, including heat.They also hold the remit for strategic grid planning. The three Transmission Grid co...
There isn't much correlation between the forwards projection of energy pricingand the tariffs which a very few people are using to significantly lower...
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