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Biomass

blakey7
blakey7 Posts: 6 Forumite
in LPG, heating oil, solid & other fuels
Any views on changing from oil boiler to a new biomass boiler system? Oil costing a fortune to heat 4 bed bungalow up here in Inverness so looking for better options.

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  • Silent_Dancer
    Silent_Dancer Posts: 193 Forumite
    What sort of biomass?

    Pellets can cost as much as oil per kW.

    However if you've got access to cheap or free logs then it can make sense.

    However think of the inconvenience of loading the system and the additional cost of the installation.
  • peat
    peat Posts: 481 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    Pellets can cost as much as oil if bought in small quantities but are significantly cheaper when bought in bulk (1 tonne or more). The RHI makes pellets look increasingly attractive. According to latest proposals a house with a deemed annual heat requirement of 22,000kWh would receive annual payments of £2,684 (22,000x12.2pence) index linked for 7 years - could be around£20,000 for the seven year term.
  • A._Badger
    A._Badger Posts: 5,881 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 16 August 2013 at 3:19PM
    peat wrote: »
    Pellets can cost as much as oil if bought in small quantities but are significantly cheaper when bought in bulk (1 tonne or more). The RHI makes pellets look increasingly attractive. According to latest proposals a house with a deemed annual heat requirement of 22,000kWh would receive annual payments of £2,684 (22,000x12.2pence) index linked for 7 years - could be around£20,000 for the seven year term.

    Always assuming there are no changes in government policy.
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