Last seen: Sep 1, 2025
No, not a train spotter, @bontwoody... but I did commute to school by train pulled by a steam loco. 🤓 Can I please provide a link to a part...
I think that's a misquote. The problem is that undersea cables are at risk of being damaged. The east-coast route will lie on top of a number of exi...
I don't know from where the Telegraph sourced those definitions.That's not what I'm hearing from National Grid in their briefings. Nodal pricing is ...
I'd be interested to know if those pylons (aka Transmission Towers) are made from Port Talbot steel.That issue would be more likely to stir Welsh pass...
@david999 1: That inverter is a Growatt SPH3600TL. Its output is already limited to 3.68kW (16A) and no further consent is required from your DNO to...
You can contribute @toodles There's some background research required before the proposal can be made appealing to Social Housing providers. For a...
Not quite... We here on the RHH Forum have a possible solution. 😎 National Grid's licence from Ofgem prohibits them from owning or contro...
And that's the issue isn't it? For all the care Tim has taken to give us data in kWh, the final answer is in pounds sterling. The great majority o...
The solutions being discussed here are based on tariffs.I ought to point out that using price-based solutions to the energy crisis can't resolve the p...
Yes... but it's marginally more difficult if you start in a topic about battery storage with the words "no solar" in the title. 😉 Start by ...
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...
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@jamespa Crossing sheep with kangaroos?
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Now posting on the right topic.... With general build...
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