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Economy 7 phasing out
I posted something here more than a couple months ago, when asking about mixergy heaters, and if it's worth it. At the time, I was basically betting on economy 7 tariffs being phased out, given the rise of EV cars and therefore needing something to use at night, and therefore adding to demand during what was traditionally…
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Waiting for Battery
Been waiting for Givenergy battery for nearly 8 weeks(from install) and nearly 5 months from order/contract date. Anyone else in the same boat?
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Help with solar quotes please!!
Apologies I know there’s a lot of posts on here already (which I have been reading) but I really would appreciate feedback on prices and kit from those who have much more knowledge than me as it’s a minefield. I hope in turn this helps someone out 😀 Firstly, are panels generally worth it? Same with batteries… we use 3199…
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Best tariff or strategy for solar/battery
Having recently had 4kW solar and a 7.2kWh battery installed, I'm wondering what's the best current strategy for getting a good return? I know this is a "how long is a piece of string " question, but there are probably some general rules that can apply. I'm thinking that a low night rate is good as it can charge the…
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Solar PV quote
14x Trina Vertex S 400W Black Framed Mono (white backsheet) solar panel GivEnergy 5kW Hybrid inverter**NET** Emlite Bi-directional Meter ECA2.nvLabel sheetiBoost +GivEnergy 100A DC breakerGivEnergy EM115 Meter with CT ClampGivEnergy WiFi Dongle2x Reinforced BirdBlocker for Solar Panels2x AC isolator - KN 25A…
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Too much energy?
Could we end up having too much available energy? Not necessarily in colder countries like the UK, but say Spain, where it makes sense to put solar panels up for most people, and then export that back to the grid. Here it still makes sense but the economics obviously favour countries that get more sunlight. I'm guessing…
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Electric Heating / Hot Water Advise...
Hi All, I have a two bed Mid Terrance home with Electric only based in Berkshire. It had electric heat panels, and has a 120litre immersion tank. I’m enquiring about how to get gas to the whole street and what the total cost would be to cross the 40% of the bill for the Gas company to even consider installing gas…So I'm…
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Solar Panels - practicality and time to return on investment?
My partner and I are deep into the conveyancing process of buying a house which is an older property but not listed. We got a level 3 survey which showed that the roofing tiles on the oldest part of the house were on their last legs and that the boiler although functional was 20 years old, inefficient and should be…
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Solar Panels installed 13years ago, are batteries now worth it?
Hello all, My parents had Solar Panels installed about 13yrs ago. They managed to get the higher FiT rate but was advised not to get batteries installed because it was not really expensive for what it could store. The installer is no longer in business and I'm having trouble finding someone to ask about batteries (they…
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Solar PV + battery quote - seems high
We've had a company give us a quote for installing panels + a battery. It's a large system (we have electric under-floor heating which eats electricity), but even taking that into consideration, the quote seems markedly higher than others I've seen on here It's: 25 x 400W panels (10kW in total) 5kWh battery Inverter Tigo…
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2 solar/battery quotes with quite different approaches - would welcome thoughts...
Background - Slate roofed chalet bungalow on South coast of Sussex, roof is a couple of degrees off due south at 45 degree angle. Can accommodate 2 rows of panels 6 on top, 7 underneath of which the middle 3 may get some shading during winter months Currently using 7,050kw pa but do have EV on order doing approx 12,000…
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Putting the pieces together: PV, V2H, ASHP, TOU Tariff, Gas Boiler
I have been offered by my parents an unused Air-water heat pump, nominal 16kw. I have a V2G car charger with a 11kw G99, a 24kwh EV, 3.68kw PV, a modulating gas boiler. I'm thinking if I add a TOU electricity tariff such as Octopus GO 4 hours at 7.5p or EDF Go Electric 98 (5 hours at 4.5p) I might be able to achieve some…
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Lloyds mortgage cashback on green improvements
Lloyds offering 1000 cashback for heat pump installs for existing customers, £500 for solar/insulation/heating controls/windows: https://www.lloydsbank.com/mortgages/help-and-guidance/eco-home-hub/eco-home-reward.html Nice perk if you are with them already.
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Thinking of solar - Restrictive Covernant
I stupidly asked a a major house builder the size of my roof to work out whether having solar panels was viable, they came back asking for my address, then after giving it they send a standard copy and paste email saying they could not help and about complying with local planning law and building regulations and to check…
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Noob Solar / battery questions and confusion about potential cost savings?
Like everyone, we are concerned with the rising cost of fuel prices so are looking into battery or solar + battery options in order to reduce our electricity bill. Our average electricity usage is approx 500-550 kWh as I work from home. Our monthly bill (combined) has increased from £185 to £385 pcm and with further…
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Power on the day of install
Hello, Quick question , On the day of install is the power off for long ? I know the answer will probably depends , but assuming all goes ok and they are connecting to an existing fuse box. Cheers Oh why I'm asking is do we need the day off work as I WFH. I will probably book the day off anyway but the Mrs might work.
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Energy cap now likely to be ~£2800
Things are really heating up! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61562657.amp
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[Sorted] microinverter budget brand and source?
Advice and suggestions requested to select microinverter and sales source at a budget price. As per another thread of mine I am expanding my generation capability by adding some E/W capability.For now it will be just 2 x 235 watts panels in both directions. It will not be possible (or desirable) to add them to existing…
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External Wall Insulation - Greater Manchester
Does any one have any recommendations with regards to companies? Apparently, you can save some 40% of energy this way. External Wall Insulation | JMJ North East (jmjewi.co.uk) I've seen people talk about damp issues from badly installed EWI, and I wouldn't want to deal with that
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Why not A2AHP?
Why is it that air source heat pumps are being pushed more than the more efficient air-to-air? Granted its not necessarily a whole house solution, but it might work for me where we spend most of our time either in the front room or bedroom, the kitchen and bathroom don't really need a seperate source of heating and cooling.
