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Solar Power & Battery |
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Return on Investment (ROI) calculated... ...a comparison with investing the same money in a pension. |
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Outside of financial Return on Investment, what is my experience of installation and the 1st 6 months of operation? Eg was it reliable? Would I have done anything different? |
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Why I chose Octopus' Flux tariff? How did the sign up process work out? How did I schedule battery charge and discharge? |
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Includes a couple of points that I wish I had known before signing the contract |
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How did I select from the 4 quotes provided? What factors other than price did I consider. How did the numbers in the selected quote impact my ROI estimate? |
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This was written before I had quotes from solar providers. Solar #7 has better data and a more developed ROI model, but, I still think, the risks listed here are about right. |
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Our house does not face South... ...So I assumed was not suited to solar panels. The Energy Saving Trust website calculator put me right (in under 5 minutes) |
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Smart Meter |
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Will my smart meter ever work?... ...see what finally did the trick |
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It's in the news - smart meters just don't work very well... ...my rant on how to fix the issue - no magic nor a complete technology revamp; just good engineering and practical management - read more here. |
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Another rant - more focus here on how Octopus/installers could do a better job with the (limited) options that they have... ...also, what is the impact, in £s, of a smart meter not working? |
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Solar system installed and working... ...now the smart meter has stopped working - 1st part of the saga |
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Save Money & more comfort |
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Turned out to be more work than I expected, but instant impact in £'s saved and comfort... ....this is what I learnt along the way. |
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Smart Heating Controls - My Experience with Honeywell Evohome - Part 1 |
User perspective of 3 years living with Evohome... ...mostly good but some lessons if you are considering Evohome or another smart heating system. |
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Smart Heating Controls - My Experience with Honeywell Evohome - Part 2: More Technical Points |
More technical perspective of 3 years living with Evohome |
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Not a massive job, and not expensive, but a good payback. |
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Easy and low cost: good for comfort, but probably only a weak financial payback. |
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This is an intriguing add on to our gas boiler... ...does it save money? What is the impact on home comfort? |
Data Analysis Shows the financial impact of each of the Changes:
2024Data Analysis : Impact of weather compensation and a discussion of losses in the solar system.
2023Data Analysis : Impact of insulating the attic, smart heating controls and reducing room temperature.
Introduction : baseline data & impact of a condensing boiler
