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Replacing an oil boiler with biomass
Hi all I've just bought a barn conversion that is not on mains gas and currently has an oil boiler. We're looking at green options and sadly we can't get a ground source heat pump as we don't have 3 phase power. So the next option we're considering is a biomass boiler. While I'm not entirely convinced it's the best (given…
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Solar Panel Quote - Nottinghamshire
Hi All I'm looking at a Solar + Battery setup for a 5 bed detached house (50 degrees SW and 40 degree roof), with the hope of reducing my electricity bill and going greener! Currently, the estimated usage for Electricity is 8727KW (Including car charging) and we're on Octopus Go, so nightly charging rate of 5p per KW…
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Vat on solar PV
Apologies if this has been previously discussed, but the search on this site is pretty poor. Is it common practice to split the invoice on an install to get around the 60% material cap that pushes the material VAT to 20% ?ie basic install with a few items removed to get the labour >=40%, then invoice some of the addons…
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Is the price of home batteries going to fall soon?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but some of the best prices/kWh at the moment for home batteries are Tesla Powerwalls at about £8500 for 14kWh. Obviously that's quite high and will take a very long time to pay for itself. On the other hand, there's lots of batteries kicking around for not much money. For example, this Nissan Leaf…
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14MW turbine would power a Tesla Model 3 for 218 miles
"We've worked out that a single turn of a 14MW turbine would power a Tesla Model 3 for 352km (218 miles)," Is this true? That would be like generating three gallons of diesel power. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58704792 How many turns would a 14MW turbine make in a year?
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Best options for real time solar export monitoring
So install hopefully happening next Friday, delayed a week as inverter out of stock. :'( I was thinking about best way of tracking solar usage, it will be a SolarEdge inverter so I believe I'll easily be able to monitor my generation via the app and can get that imported into Home Assistant but I assume the inverter has no…
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solar panels
Hello, I'm new here. I've been quoted £11500 for a 3.6kwp system including Suntech Monocrystalline panels and a 5.8kw battery. The promised return seems too good to be true (payback in 7.5 years) so I'm thinking it must be. Any comments welcome
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Low Elec Usage - Should I consider Solar Panels?
Hi all, Over the last week I've been researching in having PV solar panels installed now since WFH permanently. My usage is very low at 1100 kWh a year (2 bed semi detached, only 1 person in property in Midlands). Roof at front faces East, and back faces West. I'm thinking 6 x 250w panels should be placed as 3 on front…
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RADFLEK: Reflective radiator back
Quite surprised this isn't a better known energy saving product. It reflects wasted energy from the radiator rear to the the front. It's extremely low cost so should pay for itself very quickly. Just ordered a set but thought I'd ask if anyone had any hands on experience?…
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Will my bill go up?
I am currently on a “green” tariff for my electricity, I don’t have gas. My question is, if all the electricity I use is from renewable sources, as stated by my supplier, will my bill go up as, in theory at least, the gas price rise shouldn’t affect my supply? Any thoughts/info?
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Solar Panels - energy price hikes making them more worthwhile?
re-posting here for more views originally posted in 'energy' ... We are lucky enough to live in an old house in the Scottish countryside (5bed, 3 reception) and as with many rural properties we aren't on the gas network. The people before us installed a GSHP for the heating and hot water, but they didn't install much in…
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Will solar panels save us money?
Hi i’m reposting in this thread after positing in the energy area, as a few people said this is the place to get more advice! My 80 year old parents own a semi detached 3bed house and use c. 4500 kwh electricity / yr. They have been quoted for solar PV panels that should give them more energy than they use on average per…
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Oven efficiency
I have a double electric oven with a conventional small oven and a larger Fan oven. Can anyone tell me which is the most efficient?
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Bulb vs. Octopus import tariffs
I was surprised to see such a substantial difference in “green” tariffs! I’ll let the screen grabs do the talking but the post code and annual usage are the same. Safe to say, I won’t be switching to Octopus till things calm down.
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Free Solar Panels Issue
Hi all, I received details earlier this year about a local scheme where E.on and my local council supply and install solar panels and a battery. The surveyor came out in May this year and checked my property. I have a two bedroom semi detached bungalow with good insulation. I have a new hot water cylinder on a timer and my…
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Dumb meters and solar
Is it the home owners responsility to ensure that smart meters are installed before the fitting of PV? I've put off my installation until I can get smart meters fitted, but as long as I've told the supplier I'm getting PV is the ball then in their court to get them fitted so they can bill me correctly? I suppose there…
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Change of Ownership of FIT on new property
Hi, I have taken the keys to my new house and inherited the solar panels in the sale, in terms of the FIT and being paid for that unfortunately he never filled out the EDF form to change that over to myself - how would I go about moving this over to myself? I cant find any details on how to do this
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Smarter Homes unsolicited phone call
I've just had a call on our landline from a "Mr Watson" at "Smarter Homes" (I only have his word on both those points) trying to convince me to have my solar panels inspected for safety and efficiency. I've no prior relationship with Smarter Homes (despite Mr Watson claiming otherwise) so I can only assume this was leading…
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Water saving shower heads
Am after a shower head that has decent pressure and feels like still having a good shower, but also saves water (and gas!) any recommendations from people on here for good ones appreciated!
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Solar panels maybe with battery
Hi all, I'm about to move house this week and one of the first things I'm looking to do is get some solar panels fitted. From what I can gather I should have about 20m2 (squared) on a South southwest facing roof. So roughly 10 panels I'd be hoping for. I currently only use around 2500kwh per year. I live in East Sussex.…
