Energy Prices (Strictly NO referrals!)

[CaptainRAVE]

Surely that defeats demand reduction in one go. It may be cheap but you are still contributing yo greenhouse gases even marginally.

Planners design systems for the amount of demand which may come on at once. You are not really helping.

Our plan is 100% renewables. If that isn't the case then I can't help it. These things would be on in the day if not the night anyway. Net win for me

Once we get our EV charger installed that’ll be going on too.

At 6.7p at night vs 25p in the day, it’s a no brainer to push as much into the 12am-7am window as I can.

 

[darkgen]

Surely these 100% renewable only tariffs are all nonsense. Yes, your provider may generate x amount via renewable sources but the energy used by consumers still comes through the same service infrastructure. It's not as if your household exclusively receives electricity from green energy generation only.

 

[Jokester]

This is the one I have, puts out 600w, which is plenty really considering even with some lights, TV etc house uses less than that.

Well impressed that photo taken just now, put a bit of petrol in it and it fired up first time no fuss, haven't run this for well over a year plus it's freezing this morning.

Yeah, that's the sort of thing I'm thinking about, something that can keep things going for a few days when there's any big outages again. Would need to have a proper look into it if it's even possible, but would also allow me to maybe boot strap the solar panels onto it to provide additional power as well.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Surely these 100% renewable only tariffs are all nonsense. Yes, your provider may generate x amount via renewable sources but the energy used by consumers still comes through the same service infrastructure. It's not as if your household exclusively receives electricity from green energy generation only.

More than likely. Personally I’m not fussed where the energy comes from, as long as they keep the night tariff cheap.

Wouldn’t have thought we’re generating much wind power at the moment, seems pretty still out there.

 

[darkgen]

More than likely. Personally I’m not fussed where the energy comes from, as long as they keep the night tariff cheap.

Wouldn’t have thought we’re generating much wind power at the moment, seems pretty still out there.

I agree. The consumer just wants the cheapest option available to suit the needs of the household.

I rile at these so called "green tariffs" which are just smoke-screens to make certain demographics feel they're doing their bit and championing the cause. The individual households, outside of solar / PV, can do absolutely nothing outside of trying to get the cheapest provision possible and not be blind-sided by a myriad of so-called green tariffs promising this or that when in fact the provision comes from all the same pot whether clean or dirty. It is entirely up to policy makers, providers, suppliers and government to strategise and source energy in the best and cleanest way possible

And yes, bloody cold too!

 

[bigmike20vt]

How much are these batteries, one's plug in wall, then consume during day at higher rates?

sorry probably me being dumb but I don't understand.

price wise things change all the time however if I was buying new now I would be looking at fogstar (15kwh for £3k)

you don't plug them into the wall however, typically they wire into the hybrid inverter of a solar system.
then you charge them overnight with an energy deal which gives off peak prices or if you have agile you charge when the electricity is cheap or directly from your solar panels

 

[bigmike20vt]

Greg got gifted his market position by the tory government - hasnt he put up sausage roll prices though.

can I have a source for that? if you mean the failed companies that octopus took over then other companies could have taken them afaik it wasn't gifted to them

besides octopus were on the rise anyway. they are a world wide company not just UK based and as I understand it it is their kraken software which really Kickstarter them.

 

[Hagar]

Our plan is 100% renewables. If that isn't the case then I can't help it. These things would be on in the day if not the night anyway. Net win for me

Once we get our EV charger installed that’ll be going on too.

At 6.7p at night vs 25p in the day, it’s a no brainer to push as much into the 12am-7am window as I can.

Burning air con produces as much greenhouse gas however renewable the source. The consumer end is still dirty.