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What new energy generation is coming online over the next 10 years?
I saw a really nice post somewhere that showed all the international interconnectors that are planned on the next few years. We also know the major wind power additions that will be constructed soon. What about other sources like home solar, or commercial solar? Has anyone had a stab at guessing what the g/CO2/kWh el be in…
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Pet Food Pouch Recycling
Hi all! I've recently discovered this scheme which collects pet food pouches to be recycled. https://www.terracycle.com/en-GB/brigades/petfood Food pouches from our little feline make up the bulk of our non-recyclable rubbish, so I'm keen to use it. When you donate you can redeem points which turn into donations for a…
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PV inverter still not working, who can I complain to?
Hello, I am looking for some advice. We had solar panels fitted March 2019. The system has stopped working 3 times., I have lost about 2 months of generation last summer and it's now not been working since April. We have a solaredge Inverter which they diagnosed as being faulty and even sent as new one in June which we had…
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Solar and Powerwall just installed - some issues - anyone had something similar?
On Monday my Powerwall 2 (with non backup gateway) and 5.5kWp solar was fitted. That evening it all worked as expected. The following morning was also fine, but I encountered issues circa 11am, when the PW was fully charged. At this time, the solar output (measured by the Tesla App and Gateway) started to read approx 100%…
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Combi or heat pump?
Hello I’ve recently moved into an end of terrace 1920s house. The boiler is a very old gas boiler where the controls don’t work so it is just on or off and the walls are solid. Not sure whether to replace it with a combi or a heat pump or maybe even get controls added and then go for a heat pump later. The doors and…
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Smart Export G'tee - metered via smart meter or should I have a seperate export meter?
I have just had my Powerwall / solar install completed and a generation meter has been fitted just after the solar inverter. I have asked my installer for clarification but should I have a meter fitted on the export side of the install to qualify for SEG? Or is this performed by the smart meter? (when Octopus get round to…
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Anyone else not yet got their final FIT payment from Co-op following their decision to end FIT?
HiI submitted my final reading on 31st March and am still waiting for my final payment.... I have chased up several times, emails have been ignored and promises made over the telephone are not kept. They are now saying that I will get my final statement within the next two weeks, but they've said that before and failed to…
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"Solar panels add value to the house"
I wondered if anyone had actually found this to be true in practice. It would be nice when doing the maths to hope that the ability to self-generate energy would be seen as a positive and worth a few bob, such that you'd be able to assume you'd get some cash back when you sold up. In my experience buyers get anxious about…
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Whatever happens to bottle deposit return schemes?
I remember it was pretty common in the 1980s and after. Why did it stop? Surely it was of some help to the environment, so I'm surprised we've sort of went the other way since then.
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Solar panels
Evening alll i know the current FIT payments have ended, but are solar panels still a sensible investment? I have 4 bedroom detached 3 of us in house occupied twenty four seven!! We also have a energy sapping hot tub that runs approx 9kwh per day!
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Fault on inverter
I have 13 panels installed in 2016. The company that Fitted them are no longer around. I have a faulty inverter, it’s a enphase system. What are my options on getting it replaced and cost of a new inverter I think they a ME250. But that’s just a guess
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HELMS Green Deal Solar Panels {Merged}
Hello. Hope someone can help. My partner and I purchased our 1st property at the end of 2016. The property already had Solar Panels installed. As 1st time buyers we didnt know anything about buying a property. The panels where bought by the previous owner on the Green deal. After we moved in and looked into having our…
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Views on this solar pV and battery quote
Hi there I have been looking at solar PV and Battery. I know have my first quote it is more than I was hoping for so using giv energy hybrid 5kw inverter giv energy ac 8.2kwh 14 x ja solar mono 410w working on an annual out out of 4695 kwh estimated return of £502.4 of used energy return of initial outlay would take 13…
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Solar pV north east England
Hello any body know of a reputable installer or solar pV in north east ? What are members views on if purchasing solar panels is any longer viable from a cost perspective ?
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Solar PV and Battery ... is it worth it?
Hi, I’m posting to enquire about Solar PV and battery storage
for a new house that I am building for myself to live in. I have Solar PV on my current home, installed Nov 2011 and
it has proved itself to be beneficial in both reducing power consumption from the
grid and also turning a profit on my initial outlay. Whereas, I…
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iBoost+ Problem
Hey All, I was just wondering if anyone has experienced the same problem with their iBoost+ that I've got. The fan on it is fairly noisy and always has been, but that's not the problem. On Monday morning with the sun shining I noticed that I couldn't hear the familiar hum coming from the airing cupboard so had a look at…
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Solar Panel Question
I moved into a new build in 2018 and started an application to British Gas to register my solar panels before the standard changed last year. Due to an issue with the dates on the MCS certificate and the company producing the certificate going bust I am still trying to register them so I'm not getting any money back from…
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Gas Combi boiler needs replacement.I have PV what options are there?
Hello I wonder if you could help? I have a 6.72 electricity producing PV on my roof purchased nearly 4 yrs ago based on advice from this forum and I wonder if you could help me again? My gas COMBI boiler which heats water for taps/radiators and showers needs to be replaced and I am quite keen to see if there is an option…
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Simple Solar Panel Help Please
Hello everyone, i hope everyone is safe and well in this bad time we have at the moment Hello i need some help on this project i was hoping to do, been after doing this for sometime now 2 years + What my goal is to run a solar system, just to power my home lighting, but unsure on what i really need to buy or do ? I would…
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Solar Panel Help {Merged}
Hi, I recently moved into a property that already has a solar panel system installed. I have had no experience or instructions of the system. We have a Elster A100C meter/inverter installed. Am I right in saying that if the light is continually on we are using electricity from the ‘grid’ and if it flashes with a large gap…
