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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...
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...
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RE: Is a Valliant Inline 6kW heater a BUS buster?
thanks @toodles and @jamespa (again) - I shall have tha...
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RE: Buffers, hot water and cooling
@dgclimatecontrol thanks, that's helpful.
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RE: Failing heat pump system - seeking thoughts on a rebuild
I realise im overdue an update on my situation. first...
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RE: Replacing Worcester oil boiler with an ASHP
@toodles thanks. I was told by the engineer that this h...
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RE: Heat Pump Servicing & Maintenance – Good Value or Rip-Off?
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RE: Who’s Caved and Switched the Heating On Already?
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RE: What crazy nonsense are inverter limits and why are they imposed?
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RE: COP is not the only measure of efficiency
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RE: Midea ASHP – how to set weather compensation
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RE: Havenwise App Help & Forum Support – Get the Most from Your Heat Pump
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
To unpack this a little.... 1) how many of us in this...
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RE: Vaillant aroTherm Plus 10kW thoughts?
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RE: Mitsubishi Ecodan 11kw Defrosting Issue.
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RE: Anyone still weathering it out with Agile?
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RE: 300 Liter Tank - Do I have to heat it all?
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RE: Heat Pump SCOPs – The Truth Might Not Be What You Think
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RE: Solar Thermal DHW and ASHP
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures
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RE: A Customer's Lessons Learnt from a Heat Pump Installation in a Large House
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