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FIT with Eon, Can I switch to another supplier?
Finally, six months after we purchased a freehold house with panels installed by the builders in 2013, we're on the verge of getting them transferred into our name. I have only bad experiences with Eon (who currently the FIT tariff is with) and would like, if possible, to switch to another supplier. Does anyone know if…
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Carbon Offsetting
Hello everyone After a quick search I can't find any threads with this title (but feel free to merge if there are, mods). Does anyone carbon offset? Which are the best / most ethical ways of doing it? I realise one way is to 'not fly' but as I am still flying, does anyone recommend companies to offset those flights? TIA
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Rainwater harvesting instead of soakaway for new driveway
We're having a garage built and a new extended permeable driveway (35 sq m approx). This should have a soakaway at least 5m from any building or highway, which would mean at the bottom of the back garden. In between the driveway and the back garden is a stretch of concrete along the side of the house. I thought a more…
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Solar PV target price
Hi there. Considering solar PV as it seems the costs have really come down. I'm thinking 4kwp, pretty average set up, perhaps a mix of South and West aspect. We have a fairly standard detached house but two main sections of roof that run south/north (smaller) and West/east (larger). What kind of price is fair and I should…
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Solar PV on garage roof?
We're having a garage built, and as I have an EV I'm interested in having solar panels on the roof & a battery. The garage roof area will be approx 3m x 6m and will be on a 5 degree slope, facing almost due South. We alao have a smaller area of flat roof on the rear of the house (also South-facing) on which I was thinking…
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Battery Storage G98 compliance
I installed a Victron Multiplus 48V/1200VA with LiIon battery (14s2p configuration, repurposed cells - roughly 4.3KW). I have added a Venus GX and Energy meter(which is needed to get this working as an Energy Storage System). I have some critical load which needs to run 24x7 and the Multiplus inverter charger with its AC…
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Lease free sell your FIT Scheme?
We installed our panels in 2011 so get the highest payments, over the past 12 months we received £1700 + in FIT p.a. Cost of panels £10k was added to mortgage which has been paid off, so the FIT is all profit now. We received a letter about selling our FIT but retaining ownership, the new ‘owner’ of the FIT will maintain…
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Rishi Sunak’s mini budget: green upgrades
In the mini budget today: Homeowners can benefit from £2bn of grants to pay for “green” upgrades to make their houses more energy efficient. Vouchers worth up to £5,000 will be issued while poorer households could get up to £10,000 to make the upgrades, such as loft and wall insulation. It will provide at least £2 for…
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Best curtains for keeping heat in?
Hi all, I recently moved into a new house in March and realised this house gets so cold. I've had a combi boiler installed which is amazing when the heating is on but i'm looking at other ways to help keep the heat in. The house is tiled and has laminarte in both bedrooms and the living , i'm looking to change both…
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Heat pumps - how to make the numbers work?
There is talk of new gas central heating boilers being banned. I need a new boiler and would like to choose an environmental option but I just can't make the maths work for heat pumps even if they are installed for free under the green homes grant. https://nottenergy.com/resources/energy-cost-comparison/ Energy Cost…
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Evo Energy Solutions Ltd: Free solar check!
Wrote a long answer about this yesterday on another thread- however be aware that this company is a reincarnation of another cowboy!! Based in Preston, hiding behind a known name It is not Evo Energy based Nottingham Their phone numbers are recorded as 'aggressive'- 0800 047 8672 and 01772 367 820 Scam Their website:…
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Just got Solar Panels Switched Back On.
We moved into our bungalow about a year ago. Previous owners had switched off the solar panels due to them tripping the electrics. The panels (16 of them) were installed in 2015. So we've just got the electrics sorted out and the panels should be good to go. We've transferred the ownership of the panels with our installer…
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Which FIT?
https://octopus.energy/blog/outgoing/ Fixed Outgoing Octopus: a flat tariff, so you can sell your electricity at a flat unit price of 5.5p per kWh (the current FiT export price is 5.38p per kWh). Just wondering what price FIT new solar panel owners will get. I believe mine were installed in 2015 and I get around 5p per…
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Hybrid Oil Boiler with Air Source Heat Pump
At present my house is heated by radiators supplied from an oil boiler (there is no gas supply where I live). The boiler is coming to the end of its life so I am looking at replacement options and I was tempted by the Grant VortexAir which is a hybrid combining an oil boiler with an air-source heat pump. The basic idea is…
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‘Free’ Solar Panels - The Fallout
Hi all! I'm interested in seeing how many people have fallen foul to the free solar panels/rent-a-roof schemes of a few years ago. At the time they seemed great but I wonder how many people are now suffering as a result? Seems to me that, in reality, people were tempted by this promise of cheaper electric at no cost to…
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Plastic bags
We bake a lot of bread and store in the freezer in plastic bags. We then reuse the bags after washing and air drying them. We are not entirely happy that this is completely safe from bacteria. Has anyone any suggestions for freezer storage of bread to ensure no freezer burn?
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Free Solar Panels
Please could anyone help? I had free solar panels fiitted under the goverment energy efficiency scheme. In 2012 I had solar panels fitted back in 2012 and now have a leaking roof. I want to replace the damaged roof asap as my children are sleeping in damp, mouldy bedrooms. I am worried what damage this is causing to the…
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Trustmark for Green Homes Grant- is it trustworthy?
Hi I’m just in the process of looking at the Government scheme Green Homes Grant where you can apply for £5k towards insulation and other house upgrades. You can apply later this month but the work needs to be carried out by Trustmark tradespeople. I looked at how you apply and came across your article -…
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Fuel Cell Boilers - Thoughts?
Does anyone have any experience? Currently the ship seems to have sailed on getting them at an economical price as the FIT was withdrawn and then presumably since Brexit we are no longer eligible for the PACE grants? But if they were included in the green recovery deal I would definitely be interested, not sure what the…
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Social Energy?
Hi All. We are looking at solar and a battery. I realise we are post FIT but I Thought I have better check things out! I have had a quote from Moixa and Social energy. Project solar are coming too but I have just seen the comments about them!!!! My understanding is both are for a 4KW array with a roughly 5KwH battery. As…
