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There's a new Heat pump board over in the Energy section
Hi all As a result of feedback from Forumites and Ambassadors, we've created a new board within the Energy section for all things heat pump related. Find it here: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/categories/heat-pumps If you have any comments about this change, please let us know over on the 'Site Feedback' board.
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Green & Ethical MoneySaving sticky
♻️ Here are some Forum threads you might find useful: * Martin Lewis: Green MoneySaving Welcome & Introduction * So now I have a PV system, how do I make the most of it * Renewables: talking bout My Generation * On-grid domestic battery storage * Battery electric vehicle news thread * Green, ethical, energy issues in the…
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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
Please forgive the corny thread title inspired by The Who but this post on the bloated 'how do I make the most of it' thread prompted me to initiate a new one... Well, there was yet another misty and bleak start in North Notts today (Thursday), but my SSW 3.92 kWp system was generating around 3kW for just a few minutes…
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Solaredge Battery Settings
Hi, Does anyone happen to know how to get access to the more sophisticated battery settings as shown in this document ... https://knowledge-center.solaredge.com/sites/kc/files/storedge_charge_discharge_profile_programming.pdf All that I see are three simple options, Time of Use, Maximise Self Consumption and Manual…
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Recommend SolarEdge Installer covering Norwich area?
I want Solar PV on 2 roofs (5kw each approx) and a SolarEdge Hybrid Inverter with the new SolarEdge 10kwh battery, but having problems finding installers, just 1 quote so far. Anyone recommend a SE installer in Norwich/Norfolk?
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EV Discussion thread
As some of you will be aware Martyn1981 has clarified the purpose of the BEV news thread he started - “the intention for this thread was to enjoy the transport revolution and share BEV news. That might even be described as a 'cheerleading thread' I suppose, and I'm not sure why that would be wrong on a Green & Ethical…
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Green, ethical, energy issues in the news
MSE Insert: We've seen some debate on this thread about the relevance of some posts to the topic. To ensure the thread remains on topic for forumites wanting to discuss the latest news we're asking that all posts contain a link to the news you're discussing. For the purposes of this thread the "news" needs to be within the…
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Battery Electric Vehicle News / Enjoying the Transportation Revolution
I thought a more specific thread/title might be useful for posting news on BEV's (and EV's in general), given that we have threads to discuss the minutia about EV ownership, but perhaps a thread just for the news might be useful. Disclaimer from the start, BEV news can easily become Tesla heavy, so posts, especially mine,…
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Fogstar Home Batteries (Domestic <30kWh ... etc)
Hi Talking to some friends at the weekend & it was mentioned that they had a number of quotes for a home battery system to add to an existing PV setup (~5.5 kW.p) , with the main contender currently being a Fogstar rack mounted ~30kWh unit, which I mentioned was probably far too much storage (probably >double) for their…
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LG 10kW Battery for £3.5K installed - ideal for SolarEdge PV only systems
https://spgrenewables.com/products/aa9a136 I'm not one to tout batteries, mainly due to the poor return on investment for households importing <4k kWh per year but at £4K installed (including Modbus & hardware), this seems like a very attractive price for an DC coupled LG battery. SolarEdge will honour warranties for all…
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Tesla Developments
I have started this thread so that people with an interest in what Tesla are doing, or might do next, can post all about it here without being bothered by talk about other EVs. I won't be posting here myself but I can see that there is a community of interest who love to discuss this stuff at length.
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EV Road Tax - renew in March
If you have an EV & the V5 is in your own name you should renew the tax in March 2024 or 2025. This will mean you get zero duty right up to 03/26 rather than paying £180 VED from whenever your tax expires after 03/25. Go onto the DVLA site as usual & tick the box that to say you haven't got the reminder. It'll ask you for…
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New Octopus tariff for solar and battery users - Octopus Flux
Just seen Octopus have released this new tariff. https://octopus.energy/smart/flux/
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Solar PV with microinverters
Any other companies apart from Heatable that offer solar PV with microinverters?
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Solar Panel, Inverter, Battery prices over last six months
Hi, Our installation has been stalled for months due to stupid design errors by the installer. Soon, figers crossed, we may be able to move on. Over the last say six months have solar panel etc prices gone up, or have cheaper versions been launched? We were talking about Solaredge with Q-cells panels but given the history…
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7.3 kW Bi Facial Rooftop Panels: ~7 year ROI: Fact OR fiction?
Updated system size is 7.3 kW at a total installed cost of £10K. Current ROI is forecast at 6.5 years. Hi there, I've recently been quoted for solar panels from 3 installers referred by Solarguide. My guidance to these companies was maximum solar power yield per panel for their proposals. The only company to recommend and…
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Solar I boost problems
I have a solar I boost that reads ' water heating off' then the sun will come out and read 'heating by solar 0.00kw then will switch to 'how water tank hot' even though the water is cold. Had the thermostat and element checked and all is fine. We are still exporting, but does this sound like a faulty I boost issue. Very…
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Save on toilet roll (Women only) save £70 a year with wipes
I got so annoyed by not being able to buy recycled toilet paper in paper (not plastic) wrapping, that I made my own from old brushed cotton sheets. I'm using 20cm squares for wee ONLY and just adding them to the normal wash. I am buying toilet paper so seldom now and I worked out that it's saving me about £70 a year. It…
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Tomato Energy
Hi all, Anyone had any experience of this company? Supplying energy and/or solar panel installation? I've had a guy around and the solar panel/battery storage looks interesting, but there are very few online reviews. Any response gratefully received. D.
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Solar from Octo pus
Hi, Had a quote from Octo pus for solar. 13 panels (JA Solar 435w) 13 micro inverters (enphase 360w) 2 enphase batteries 5kw and bird kit. Around 12k Does the above sound reasonable and would 360w inverters be OK with 435w panels? Also, they are not doing physical surveys, just remote. I wanted panels on front (5hrs sun)…
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Ripple Energy wind farm?
Has anyone looked at Ripple Energy? I'm thinking about it, but not too seriously. I don't have a lot of time to investigate it and if anyone else has taken a look I'd appreciate their thoughts before I take a more serious look.
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Expanding Solar Array
Has anyone gone about expanding their solar array recently? I'm thinking of adding additional panels to my garage in a possible 4+3 split. My current system is an Enphase IQ7+ micro-inverter (20) coupled with Givenergy AC and a DNO export limit of 8.8KVA. But I rarely hit 5.5KVA export. Am I correct in thinking this should…