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E0N just so much more expensive than promised - and water usage 60% up!
Last winter I switched from npower to E0N, and I so feel I have been scammed, I lost my energy use history and they are just charging me right and left at a tune of £10-20 a month more than the direct debit they set up based on my previous use! I know I have been home more, working at home etc, but still. And somehow my my…
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Government Green scheme
I have contacted all local Trustmark window suppliers and none of them are taking part in the Green Voucher scheme as they say it is too disorganised and inefficient to bother with. As I live in London/South East it seems that there is no need for any of these types of businesses to join in as they have more than enough…
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Using solar PV to heat water in an immersion heater.
Hi - we have a house in France and the only source of hot water is an immersion heater. If we put some solar panels on the back of the house and 'trickle' charged the immersion heater would this be enough to supply us hot water ? I have heard you can buy a 220V / 12V immersion heater element. So my question is - if I can…
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Social Energy Scotland
Anyone come across these guys? I recently found them on Facebook and it looks like they could be quite new, since they only have 45 'likes' on their page. I sent them a message and they called me to talk about the idea of having a battery and being able to supply my neighbourhood with any excess electricity. He also…
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Rest UK Solar installers
So we were looking in to a solar panel system, and got contacted by a company called Rest UK. We had a chat over the phone and they are sending someone to give us an assessment and apparently they can offer no upfront cost payments over time. Has anyone got any experience with this company, or have solar panels already?…
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Solar
Posted yesterday and thanks for the outstanding feedback. Ive had several quotes from two local companies and one of the big companies. All good however anyone had dealings with UPS-Solar or Forever green.
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valliant System boiler Pumps always running
I have a new 638 valliant system boiler and the two external pumps always are running, Is this normal. to me it seems a waste of energy. Even when there is no demand for hot water or central heating they are whirring away. I have had the central heating guy out who assured me it was normal and mentioning over run which I…
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Bristol energy cooperative
Just a quick one I noticed that these guys are looking for investment. Just wondered if anyone was interested? Is it possible for anyone to invest or must you be local to Bristol?
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The governments green deal
Dear all,I have today gone through the government website for assessment for the governments green deal home improvements scheme.I got through it and was told i was eligible.I was then redirected to a website with lists of companies that can assess you for the scheme. All the companies on the list were not familiar to…
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Solar panel
I have just had a settlement figure of 1k to pay off misold solar panels I have has since 2015,should I pay this off and sell my electricity back to the grid if so how would I do this
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Kelly kettle
Just wondered if anyone had used one of these? I recently got one as I'm starting to build up camping supplies but I thought I might sometimes use it when the sun's not out and I would otherwise have to pay to boil the kitchen kettle. The Mrs thinks it's a bit obsessive given how little I'd save but I think better in my…
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Looking to get solar panels
I'm sure there's been thousands of threads like these, but I guess each one is also unique. Just starting to look into solar. Heard back from Silvercrest energy, who are also solartherm UK from what I can gather. They've quoted a 3.7KW system, made up of 10x 370W panels, on an almost south facing roof. There is a chimney…
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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…
