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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?

Whilst I admire the diligence in seeking out cheap-rates from responders here, I'm getting concerned at the demand surges when thousands of homes swit...

9 months ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
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RE: The UK’s Heating Nightmare: Why Many Systems Fail Homeowners

"within a few years" is a pretty long timeframe within the world of EV development. The Automated Vehicles Act was passed in May'24. It provides the...

9 months ago
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Government Schemes, Regulations, Planning & Organisations
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RE: The UK’s Heating Nightmare: Why Many Systems Fail Homeowners

I don't know enough about how commercial BESS sites make their finances work. I've spoken to NESO, who tell me that they have no direct control over a...

9 months ago
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Government Schemes, Regulations, Planning & Organisations
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RE: The UK’s Heating Nightmare: Why Many Systems Fail Homeowners

You're slightly too late to raise this issue now. The proposed East Coast Marine Links were open for consultation in 2021-22. HVDC cable 2 from Pe...

9 months ago
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Government Schemes, Regulations, Planning & Organisations
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RE: The UK’s Heating Nightmare: Why Many Systems Fail Homeowners

Yes @jamespa the entirety of the DESNZ and Ofgem innovation and regulatory strategies are based on attracting commercial companies to get involved.The...

9 months ago
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Government Schemes, Regulations, Planning & Organisations
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RE: The UK’s Heating Nightmare: Why Many Systems Fail Homeowners

I think V2G is a potential ingredient.However the V2G Trial undertaken by Kaluza/OVO 4 years ago could only use Nissen Leaf cars because they have a C...

9 months ago
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Government Schemes, Regulations, Planning & Organisations
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RE: The UK’s Heating Nightmare: Why Many Systems Fail Homeowners

The demand from each house is dictated by the actions of its occupants. If they're on a ToU Tariff, then the household might alter their demand acco...

9 months ago
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Government Schemes, Regulations, Planning & Organisations
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RE: The UK’s Heating Nightmare: Why Many Systems Fail Homeowners

When I responded that that DESNZ consultation on Delivering Smart and Secure Electricity System, my first observation about the DSR Proposals was that...

9 months ago
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Government Schemes, Regulations, Planning & Organisations
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RE: The UK’s Heating Nightmare: Why Many Systems Fail Homeowners

DESNZ is particularly keen on developing new standards for Heat Pumps and other Energy Smart Appliances (ESAs) at the moment. In April'24 they opene...

9 months ago
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Government Schemes, Regulations, Planning & Organisations
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RE: Do thick walls make for warm houses?

The terms 'high thermal mass' and 'fabric first' occur frequently in documents which accompany planning applications by the larger national constructi...

9 months ago
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RE: Smart meter installation – seamless or a potential nightmare?

Apologies, that link to the Meter Operators Code of Conduct is failing. I've logged into the REC to find out why, and the Change Log reports that th...

9 months ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
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RE: Smart meter installation – seamless or a potential nightmare?

The Meter and the Service Fuse (aka 'Cutout') are screwed to a backboard which is the property of your DNO. This diagram is taken from the Meter Ope...

9 months ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
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