Thanks. So how do I fix? I'm on tracker at the moment?
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Oh this was a long time ago.
Yes, fixed yesterday with Octopus. No idea if this was the right move, but it will give us peace of mind for the next 12 months.
More than likely to go up, and if it does drop, then it usually isn't by much. Rates are quicker to go up than when they come down!
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Yes, and my tolerance to stay on it seems to be higher than most people. If it goes above SVR for more than 2 weeks I'll consider coming off one or both trackers. (you can just come off gas only i believe)
I’m on flexible octopus. It’s cost me exactly £1.01 every single hour when our heating is on, this seems crazy, is that right? Gas: 6.78p per kWh
Edit: that’s what the smart meter says, although it does update every 30mins.
It’s 0715 and the boiler has been on for 1 hour 15 min (heating/water tank). It says we’ve used 12.8kwh so far
Edit2: it’s a crappy baxi solo 15 HE boiler. 15kw, so 15x6.78p does equal £1.01 per hour. Oh my god
Edit: that’s what the smart meter says, although it does update every 30mins.
It’s 0715 and the boiler has been on for 1 hour 15 min (heating/water tank). It says we’ve used 12.8kwh so far
Edit2: it’s a crappy baxi solo 15 HE boiler. 15kw, so 15x6.78p does equal £1.01 per hour. Oh my god
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12.8kWh x £0.0678 = £0.87
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It may use that much when heating house and water but unless your house leaks like a sieve then it should rapidly reduce the demand when the house is up to temp.
Scotland’s biggest offshore wind farm at full power https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-67126815
*broken link fixed*
Now this is running at full power, it should help keep electricity prices down.
*broken link fixed*
Now this is running at full power, it should help keep electricity prices down.
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(this is a tongue-in-cheek comment!)I wonder how this would affect Carbon output of Elec generation for Scotland given, in 2021, it was 86.9% before this farm came online:
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The rest of the UK have some way to go, particularly Wales.
I appreciate this included nuclear generation and Scotland has since decommisioned a nuclear plant but renewables is still impressive considering the low winds for the time measured (according to report):
- England - 37.3%
- Scotland - 57%
- Wales - 27.5%
- NI - 40.5%
Interesting to see generation vs demand (all sources):
Country - Supply Share / Demand Share:
- England - 72.5% vs 81.8% (deficit supply)
- Scotland - 15.6% vs 9.5% (surplus supply)
- Wales - 8.7% vs 5.9% (surplus supply)
- N.Ireland - 3.1% vs 2.8% (almost equal)
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What makes you think I live in England?
Something I’d be interested in knowing is whether wind farms at sea are more reliable. Does the wind blow more than on land? Or are the wind farms at sea simply because we’re running out of hills?What makes you think I live in England?
Haha, fair enough
In answer to your other question:
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Yes there's more wind out on the open sea than on land.What makes you think I live in England?
Fewer obstacles etc...
For the time it's on, do you typically have heating and hot water on at the same time? Wouldn't be surprised that the 15kW boiler is running flat-out if both are on, especially in colder days or if you only heat hot water in the morning, for example.
EDIT: Typically older boilers are also set for maximum flow temperature too - you might be able to adjust it down and save a bit on gas with little effect on heating times and effectiveness.
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(after reading earlier the dogger bank future output links - hadn't realised it comes in at 250Kv dc)
on/offshore I'd read onshore wind was typically (all in with hardware) nearer half cost/MWh of offshore .... but if UK offshore wind is twice as powerful as on shore then that could be redressed
www.powerengineeringint.com
on/offshore I'd read onshore wind was typically (all in with hardware) nearer half cost/MWh of offshore .... but if UK offshore wind is twice as powerful as on shore then that could be redressed
LCOE for offshore wind now on par with coal - BNEF - Power Engineering International
According to analysis from BNEF, the global benchmark levelized cost of electricity, or LCOE, for offshore wind is now on par with coal.
www.powerengineeringint.com
somewhat obvious comment, but try turning off the heating, or water, for an hour/hours to understand how much each is using.
What’s the context here?
I’s the boiler heating the house up from cold (E.g. 10-14C) or is it maintaining a warm house already at 10c?
If it’s the former then that’s probably right, if the latter then that’s a lot of gas!!
Not until many of the levies etc are moved to gas. Only on smart tarrifs can People access truly cheap renewable power at the moment, everyone on standard tarrifs are pegged to the gas rate. Think it will come with a big push to time of use pricing.
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But surely if cheap renewable electricity floods the market then the price will drop? Or does that not happen yet?
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Just had a new boiler installed and my gas usage is higher than that!
Worcester Bosch 4000 30 KW
Had it on for about 45 mins last night and loop shows 7.7kwh of gas per 30 minutes. We do have a lot of double radiators though, 13 in total (with 4 of those single,9 doubles)
This was heating from cold and only left it on for 45 mins.
This is with gas mix set at 80% aswell.
I think my boiler once warmed then uses around 3.6kwh gas when return water reaches 60c and boiler had hit that after about 40 mins, should have left it little longer really see if it did step down gas.
Not sure if all condensing boilers do this?
would recommend BOXT if looking for pretty decent deals, mine was £2350 all in (look for blue light discount code save yourself £60)
Does all come down to luck of draw though with installer in you area though.
Worcester Bosch 4000 30 KW
Had it on for about 45 mins last night and loop shows 7.7kwh of gas per 30 minutes. We do have a lot of double radiators though, 13 in total (with 4 of those single,9 doubles)
This was heating from cold and only left it on for 45 mins.
This is with gas mix set at 80% aswell.
I think my boiler once warmed then uses around 3.6kwh gas when return water reaches 60c and boiler had hit that after about 40 mins, should have left it little longer really see if it did step down gas.
Not sure if all condensing boilers do this?
would recommend BOXT if looking for pretty decent deals, mine was £2350 all in (look for blue light discount code save yourself £60)
Does all come down to luck of draw though with installer in you area though.
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Good idea! I'll trial each one this weekend and figure it out!(after reading earlier the dogger bank future output links - hadn't realised it comes in at 250Kv dc)
on/offshore I'd read onshore wind was typically (all in with hardware) nearer half cost/MWh of offshore .... but if UK offshore wind is twice as powerful as on shore then that could be redressed
LCOE for offshore wind now on par with coal - BNEF - Power Engineering International
According to analysis from BNEF, the global benchmark levelized cost of electricity, or LCOE, for offshore wind is now on par with coal.
somewhat obvious comment, but try turning off the heating, or water, for an hour/hours to understand how much each is using.
Our heating/water only really comes on twice a day! Morning like 6am-730. Then evening 5pm-9pm. Main thermastat for CH is in the hallway and set to around 20c. All the radiators (minus one in the hallway) are on TRV and set to around level 2, which heats the bedrooms to about 17.5c. The living room TRV is set to 5 and is the last to heat up, takes AGES.