electricity

We are at a crossroads. We committed to going down the sustainability route when we moved into Home Farm, and one of the major upgrades was installing an air source…

When we installed our air source heat pump two years ago, all our running costs and calculations were based on electricity being sold at around 15p/kWh. We’ve changed electricity providers…

We have received a few emails and messages recently about the Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) and what people should do when changing electricity providers. Here’s our advice based on our own experience.

As temperatures outside drop, our air source heat pump has had to kick into higher gear. As part of our ongoing series to share the efficiency and performance of our…

We’ve received numerous questions recently about the hourly consumption of our air source heat pump (ASHP) from people that are considering switching to energy providers that offer flexible, smart metre…

We installed our solar system in March 2019. We questioned whether solar PV panels work in the UK, but made the decision to proceed because we thought they would, and…

We’ve been having some electricity and underfloor heating issues, so I’m thrilled that my multimeter arrived today to help me diagnose potential issues. Our first task will be to find…

Our 6.16kW solar PV array was tried and tested during the spring and summer. With autumn behind us, it’s time to see how well our array has done with shorter days and the sun lower in the sky.

It’s been two months since we switched to a new energy provider, so it’s a good time to discuss our first impressions and write our GOTO.energy review.

My personal threshold for when ambient outdoor temperatures start to go cold is 11C. Over the course of its first six months our air source heat pump has not had to work very hard. As we hit October, the average temperature has dropped to around 11C and it’s a good time to evaluate how the pump is performing.