Last seen: Aug 3, 2025
Hiya @mike_r1958 - and thanks for your interest. I've had battery storage systems 'working' for 5 years. But that doesn't mean the equipment is in a...
Unfortunately MK was designed when the national grid was still viewed as a system to deliver electricity.Little thought would've been given to 'revers...
That timescale takes us forward to the final 12-months in which the UK is meant to have achieved Net Zero by 2050! So either @idchappy is installi...
@korwraith - please expand on the comment about EDF circumventing the Randomised Offset to the Tariff Table 'in the same way as Octopus'. I'm not aw...
@toodles - the majority of objections to the existing charges are based on the way in which the 'social obligation' is only levied on electricity, not...
I'm afraid that level of confidence in large-scale commercial BESS isn't supported by the evidence. My MP currently has two ongoing cases in which t...
Yes. DUKES allows for this by de-rating those sources of generation which exhibit intermittent output: Yes, but I disagree with the strateg...
Two good points there @toodles 1: NGET have undertaken modelling to check the required increase in grid capacity if everyone with a car changed it t...
I've quickly read through the DUKES 2024 figures (for the year 2023), which were released at 10:00 today.There was an omission which I've had to sourc...
There is high correlation with the amount of government subsidy and the labour charge made by installers. 🤔 OTOH there's little correlation...
The turbines originally designed by Proven have been successfully deployed in many rural homesteads.Proven themselves is no longer a trading company. ...
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There are some projects looking at how smart meters and...
By Jeff , 1 hour ago
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RE: Share Your Experiences with Heat Pump Manufacturer Support
@terry1812 Yes, I use Homely, as to whether Daikin is u...
By Toodles , 14 hours ago
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RE: ASHP heat output monitoring
@carlo - welcome to the forum. I don't know about LG...
By cathodeRay , 18 hours ago
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RE: Why do we need pressurised systems?
@old_scientist If that were the case (and it might well...
By Toodles , 22 hours ago
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RE: 300 Liter Tank - Do I have to heat it all?
There’s no second hand market for DHW tanks (I was told...
By Judith , 1 day ago
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures
We had an excellent four months (11/3 to 15/7) generati...
By JulianC , 2 days ago
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RE: Is this just haze or something more?
I think the present somewhat cooler hazy days show the ...
By Judith , 2 days ago
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RE: My misgivings about installing ASHP and solar panels via the ECO4 scheme...
All noted and accepted and as I say I am sorry that you...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
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I think it is very much me that is sitting outside the ...
By Grantmethestrength , 2 days ago
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RE: Replacing Refrigerant on Mitsubishi Heat Pump
@davidalgarve It should just be recovered by both servi...
By dgclimatecontrol , 3 days ago
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
Aggregators have been recognised for many years, and it...
By Transparent , 3 days ago
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
Great news I edited my previous post (probably af...
By JamesPa , 3 days ago
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RE: Double or Triple Glazed Windows?
@toodles Glad to hear things are progressing well for y...
By TRBob , 3 days ago
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How to waste energy (and time) playing with AI.
A friend of mine who subscribes to an AI service was ex...
By Toodles , 4 days ago
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RE: Heat Pump Books For Beginners – Bodge Buster & From Zero To Heat Pump Hero
@topher you’re more than welcome to, yes. I’ll send you...
By Mars , 5 days ago
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RE: Fitting new shower valve ..........
I’ve never taken a chance when fiddling and changing ou...
By Mars , 5 days ago
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You should contact the council and report the unsatisfa...
By JamesPa , 5 days ago
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RE: Benefits of an extra horizontal loop for GSHP
I would deffo install an additional slinky run, especia...
By Transparent , 5 days ago
