I want to disconnect from the national electricity grid
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Have a read:
https://www.theecoexperts.co.uk/blog/going-off-grid#:~:text=So%20the%20installation%20costs%20of,t%20gone%20green%20in%20general.
You will probably have to pay to have the meters removed and the supply capped. Reconnecting to the Grid may well be treated as a new connection.
By way of example, one DNO charges £995 for a disconnection, and £3210 for a single property reconnection.
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Of course you can - the DNO would need to physically disconnect your service cable from the main cable in the footpath.
Budget for £1000 +
To reconnect £2000 + ?
But why ?Never pay on an estimated bill0 -
You'll have fun when you want to sell the property...1
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This sounds like someone with PV solar and a battery who would like to opt in and out of Grid power to save on standing charges. I suspect many thousands of others would like to do the same.Robin9 said:Of course you can - the DNO would need to physically disconnect your service cable from the main cable in the footpath.
Budget for £1000 +
To reconnect £2000 + ?
But why ?1 -
Selling solar power is almost always a money maker, it would have to be a tiny system or have huge batteries to not need any way to export or import, and eventually the will be an EV to charge up for most people.
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Anyone who is genuinely self sufficient for electricity is going to be generating an excess, so would be better off getting paid for export than getting rid of standing charges.Dolor said:
This sounds like someone with PV solar and a battery who would like to opt in and out of Grid power to save on standing charges. I suspect many thousands of others would like to do the same.Robin9 said:Of course you can - the DNO would need to physically disconnect your service cable from the main cable in the footpath.
Budget for £1000 +
To reconnect £2000 + ?
But why ?1 -
Plus the cost of any additional works that might be needed - it might not be so simple as connecting to a new build house.Dolor said:
By way of example, one DNO charges £995 for a disconnection, and £3210 for a single property reconnection.0 -
Tadasana said:Am I legally allowed to disconnect from the national electricity grid?
What does this involve?
How much does this cost?
Will I be able to re-connect in the future if I want to?Welcome to the forum.Do you rent or own? If you own, is it freehold or leasehold?As others have already said, disconnection and reconnection are possible but are neither quick nor cheap.What benefit do you expect to gain from disconnection?
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No you really don't. Not a good idea at all, for what? To save a few hundred quid a year in standing charges?0
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