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I don't think you've appreciated the nature of phase imbalance. Let's consider solely the effect on the grid of just one house having solar export.T...
That's not how the electricity wholesale market (Elexon) operates. The last 'trade' in each half-hour period sets the price for all generation, irre...
That can cause significant losses due to phase imbalance at the local substation. It depends on a number of factors, such as cable length betwee...
That's not always the case.Let's see what they say once you responded to the extra details they're after. Batpred is correct that the new supply cab...
Do you there should be urgency to grant consent for more energy generation and storage sites? Do you have data or evidence to underpin that? ...
I sent in two submissions to the SSES Governance Consultation. They'd overlooked a number of technical issues which had been raised during the previ...
That's unlikely. The usual procedure is for a company to obtain planning permission first.Only then will the DNO or NGET be prepared to open a file ...
Whilst agreeing that we need to place storage batteries in the home, your suggested control mechanism is unaffordable and decreases grid resilience. ...
@mairie - Your constituency member, Dr Zubir Ahmed MP, is a surgeon who also has an MBA. He is Under-Secretary of State in the Dept of Health, with ...
1: I can't see how adding BESS sites like this can result in a fall in electricity prices. A 49.9MW storage site is basically a cash cow.The owners ...
The 2020 planning application is not the same as the one being discussed by the Council in 2025. The earlier proposal was at least five times larger...
It would be better to say "70GW of deliverable capacity" Assuming that there's no load shedding, the actual Demand peak in winter is about half of t...
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Today. Just the copper pipe work around the cylinder.
By trebor12345 , 9 hours ago
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RE: Electricity price predictions
Good point and yet another reason to dissuade the peopl...
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RE: Heat Pump Operation in Summer - Valliant 7kW
I think summer here was last Thursday. We're b...
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RE: Anyone concerned about GivEnergy?
BTW anyone signing up to the Axle deal can get an immed...
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Its very sad news, they had a good reputation and I hop...
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Hi, David I'm far from an expert, so take my comments...
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RE: How many people are happy with their ASHP and do you believe them?
I've always expected price rises over time; it's in the...
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RE: Solar Produced vs Home Consumed
We can discuss this further with you. Before you coul...
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RE: New Vaillant aroTherm Plus in black - When will it come to the UK?
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RE: Heat Pump Overpromising – What Were You Actually Told Before You Bought?
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