Energy news in general

superkoopauk

MattMattMattUK said:

Scot_39 said:

debitcardmayhem said:

BBC on the case late again https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdjlkrwmpveo

Does anyone know if that picture in the articles is actually an RTS meter.

Looks more like a spinning dial analogue single rate meter to me.

You are correct, just a very old analogue meter which looks like it was out of certification in 2007.

The picture has now been changed

QrizB

superkoopauk said:

MattMattMattUK said:

Scot_39 said:

debitcardmayhem said:

BBC on the case late again https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdjlkrwmpveo

Does anyone know if that picture in the articles is actually an RTS meter.

Looks more like a spinning dial analogue single rate meter to me.

You are correct, just a very old analogue meter which looks like it was out of certification in 2007.

The picture has now been changed

Somebody at the BBC reads the forums

HillStreetBlues

QrizB said:

superkoopauk said:

MattMattMattUK said:

Scot_39 said:

debitcardmayhem said:

BBC on the case late again https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdjlkrwmpveo

Does anyone know if that picture in the articles is actually an RTS meter.

Looks more like a spinning dial analogue single rate meter to me.

You are correct, just a very old analogue meter which looks like it was out of certification in 2007.

The picture has now been changed

Somebody at the BBC reads the forums

It's where they get their news

The_Green_Hornet

Solar panels to be fitted on all new-build homes in England by 2027

Almost all new homes in England will be fitted with solar panels during construction within two years, the government will announce after Keir Starmer rejected Tony Blair’s criticism of net zero policies.

Housebuilders will be legally required to install solar panels on the roofs of new properties by 2027 under the plans.

The policy is estimated to add between £3,000 and £4,000 to building a home but homeowners would save more than £1,000 on their annual energy bills, according to the Times.

Solar panels to be fitted on all new-build homes in England by 2027 | Solar power | The Guardian

QrizB

I've not shared any wholesale market links for a while, so here's the latest.

Electricity: per Trading Economics, except for a couple of blips the spot price of electricity has been below £100/MWh for a year now. It's still higher than the pre-2022 average of around £55/MWh, but we've had about 20% of general inflation since then so that £55 is now more like £65.

Natural gas: again per Trading Economics, natural gas has averaged around 95p/therm for the last 12 months. More variation there than with electricity, and still significantly more than (roughly double) the pre-2022 average of about 45p/therm even allowing for inflation. (95p/therm is 3.2p/kWh, 45p/therm is 1.5p/kWh.)

So, as long as people in power can avoid doing anything stupid (naming no names here) the energy market might be heading back to normal.

HillStreetBlues

The_Green_Hornet said:

Solar panels to be fitted on all new-build homes in England by 2027

Almost all new homes in England will be fitted with solar panels during construction within two years, the government will announce after Keir Starmer rejected Tony Blair’s criticism of net zero policies.

Housebuilders will be legally required to install solar panels on the roofs of new properties by 2027 under the plans.

The policy is estimated to add between £3,000 and £4,000 to building a home but homeowners would save more than £1,000 on their annual energy bills, according to the Times.

Solar panels to be fitted on all new-build homes in England by 2027 | Solar power | The Guardian

If the panels matches some of the new house building quality might be hard pushed to power a light.

wakeupalarm

Do they mention what the minimum number of panels will have to be fitted?
I can see a lot of builders sticking a single panel or two on these new builds.

victor2

A new-build block of flats could be a challenge too. 

QrizB

wakeupalarm said:

Do they mention what the minimum number of panels will have to be fitted?
I can see a lot of builders sticking a single panel or two on these new builds.

Per reports on the Green & Ethical forum, the panels will need to be equivalent to at least 40% of the plan area of the property. So a 100sq.m. two-storey house with a plan area of 50sq.m. will need at least 20sq.m. of panels. Which is about 4.4kWp of panel, assuming 22% efficient panels.

victor2 said:

A new-build block of flats could be a challenge too. 

There's exceptions for practicability, although I guess the entire block could be equipped with the income going to the management company and offsetting their charges?

michaels

HillStreetBlues said:

The_Green_Hornet said:

Solar panels to be fitted on all new-build homes in England by 2027

Almost all new homes in England will be fitted with solar panels during construction within two years, the government will announce after Keir Starmer rejected Tony Blair’s criticism of net zero policies.

Housebuilders will be legally required to install solar panels on the roofs of new properties by 2027 under the plans.

The policy is estimated to add between £3,000 and £4,000 to building a home but homeowners would save more than £1,000 on their annual energy bills, according to the Times.

Solar panels to be fitted on all new-build homes in England by 2027 | Solar power | The Guardian

If the panels matches some of the new house building quality might be hard pushed to power a light.

Surely the question is what the local energy distribution network is going to do with the midday surge in generation for which there is no local demand. Any sort of big development and there will be a huge local supply and demand imbalance.