Octopus Energy Launches the Cosy 6 Heat Pump

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https://www.current-news.co.uk/octopus-energy-announces-the-launch-of-its-cosy-6-heat-pump/
Fascinating development - wonder how it will stack up against the Arotherm+?
Fascinating development - wonder how it will stack up against the Arotherm+?
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Interesting.You can buy a 5kW monobloc heat pump for about £2500, so Octopus are launching into a quite competitive section of the market.N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Go elec & Tracker gas / Shell BB / Lyca mobi. Ripple Kirk Hill member.Ofgem cap explainer. Economy 7 cap explainer. Gas vs E7 vs peak elec heating costs.
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I'm not so sure that it's as pretty as Greg Jackson thinks it is - one of those bins that you feed plastic bottles into at the household recycling centre came to mind.
However, a flow rate of 75C would be a game changer in terms of cost for a retrofit application. if Cosy can achieve an SCOP of at least 3, then coupled with smart tariffs it should more or less be on a par with gas.4kWp (black/black) - Sofar Inverter - SSE(141°) - 30° pitch - North LincsInstalled June 2013 - PVGIS = 3400Sofar ME3000SP Inverter & 5 x Pylontech US2000B Plus & 3 x US2000C Batteries - 19.2kWh2 -
1961Nick said:I'm not so sure that it's as pretty as Greg Jackson thinks it is - one of those bins that you feed plastic bottles into at the household recycling centre came to mind.
However, a flow rate of 75C would be a game changer in terms of cost for a retrofit application. if Cosy can achieve an SCOP of at least 3, then coupled with smart tariffs it should more or less be on a par with gas.Reed0 -
They are rolling out larger models as well, they’re just starting with the 6kW. My take on the HT aspect is that they want one product line in three common sizes that can be whatever the customer’s available upfront investment needs it to be.Customer A: No money/desire to change rads or an emergency purchase- LWT might end up around 60C (realistically how many houses NEED a LWT of 75C?). Down the line, Customer A may insulate/upgrade rads piecemeal as funds allow or when redecorating to allow max LWT to be reduced.Customer B: has the money/inclination to make some rad/insulation improvements during installation - great, their max LWT could be 35-45C, SCOP improves and they actually make a saving vs. gas.Something like 40-50% of boiler purchases are made under stress. If Octopus can get a foothold into this market by offering an affordable drop in replacement with a tariff that gives cost comparability to gas then it’s got an ASHP in where there wouldn’t have been otherwise. This is then a gateway to future system efficiency improvements through piecemeal rad/fabric upgrades.4.44kW SW Facing in-roof array with 3.6kW Givenergy Gen 2 Hybrid inverter and 9.5kWh Givenergy battery. 9kW Panasonic Aquarea L (R290) ASHP. #gasfree since July ‘230
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The way I see this announcement, is that I can keep my heating system as is and have a heat pump for "free." This will mean I can stop burning gas. I readily accept that my energy bill may not go down. We need to stop burning stuff to produce our energy or climate breakdown will just get even worse.The mind of the bigot is like the pupil of the eye; the more light you pour upon it, the more it will contract.
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NigeWick said:The way I see this announcement, is that I can keep my heating system as is and have a heat pump for "free." This will mean I can stop burning gas. I readily accept that my energy bill may not go down. We need to stop burning stuff to produce our energy or climate breakdown will just get even worse.
I think the truth is that we will all have to spend money to combat climate change. Or I suppose will will face massive increases in our insurance bills if we fail to. But not keeping your heating system as is may be the option that saves you money in the longer term.Reed0
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