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.
We had afternoon tea at Palé Hall in Wales recently and when we walked around the property we made an interesting discovery; this hotel is powered by its own hydroelectric plant.…
When we had our solar PV panels and SolarEdge inverter installed, I thought that the SolarEdge app would simply tell you how much energy we’ve generated (which it does), but it also provides realtime data on self consumption and export, and the app has become a hugely important tool in helping us to understand and evaluate our home energy usage.
We’ve considered installing a smart metre from the time we moved into our house, but due to our remote location our providers couldn’t arrange for this, which in hindsight is a good thing and I don’t think we’ll install a smart metre until such time that the UK passes a law to do so. Here’s why.
We’re struggling to get our heads around why electricity providers in the UK don’t want to retain customers. When we moved into our property, we inherited EON as our providers…