Chris Snow
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It's not that strict, generation is still exempt along with various other things.
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Off grid generation is still permitted.
pressbrake1
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I’d been told tree shredding machines are not exempt from the new ruling.
Someone I know has a big 1000hp monster he uses for biomass and he’s concerned
Someone I know has a big 1000hp monster he uses for biomass and he’s concerned
Kayos
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It's going to be banned in construction from April, no idea on private use
brightspark
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yes price will go up but its tax deducible
pressbrake1
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I like the way it’s to counter pollution from plant. If a job needs to be done it needs to be done.
Perhaps we will go back to navi’s and steam drag lines
Or burden the national grid with electric diggers
Perhaps we will go back to navi’s and steam drag lines
Or burden the national grid with electric diggers
Onoff
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yes until the gov stop you using waste wood and can only use approved logs
You joke but I think it was California that made it illegal to collect rainwater at home.
brightspark
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not a joke
and over here you get charged for your surface rainwater going in to public drains "tax deductible" is a bit of a misnomer
you're not paying tax on the money you've spend on diesel... because you've spent it and have nothing to show for it
in the same way plenty of other things are, electric, water, paper, printer ink, pretty much anything you spend on maintenance etc. etc. etc. the list goes on forever
I order everyone's lunch at work, that's tax deductible, it's not because I'm doing something nice.... it's because I'm spending money and have nothing to show for it
I've done quite a lot of off-grid Generator / Battery / Inverter systems over the last 25-years.
Bottom line? It's not as cheap as Utility electricity - no matter how you slice it.
The initial investment to do it properly and so its efficient and with a decent lifespan is significant, and of course adds to the overall cost per kwh used over the year and life of the installation. Also people often forget to factor in the depreciation and servicing into the overall cost per kwh.
Off-grid systems (done well) can be great - but they can't compete with the advantage Utility has - no or very little (generally) initial cost, plus its metered so you only pay for what you use, as you use it.
I've not done the maths, but Utility would need to get considerably more costly before off-grid would trump it.
Far better to minimise use of your Utility power if you want to keep electricity costs manageable.
Bottom line? It's not as cheap as Utility electricity - no matter how you slice it.
The initial investment to do it properly and so its efficient and with a decent lifespan is significant, and of course adds to the overall cost per kwh used over the year and life of the installation. Also people often forget to factor in the depreciation and servicing into the overall cost per kwh.
Off-grid systems (done well) can be great - but they can't compete with the advantage Utility has - no or very little (generally) initial cost, plus its metered so you only pay for what you use, as you use it.
I've not done the maths, but Utility would need to get considerably more costly before off-grid would trump it.
Far better to minimise use of your Utility power if you want to keep electricity costs manageable.
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Sounds like a plan! set up a crowd funding page!
willie.macleod
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I'm at a loss to understand how this is going to work, I take it you are on a legacy fix tariff? I checked with EDF what they can offer me - E7 is 35p/day and 21p/night with standing rate of 50p per day. Those 4.5p kWh tariffs are losing EDF money so I'd expect a massive jump as soon as your tariff ends which changes the financial viability significantly.
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The current solution my contractors have seems to be a price increase to cover the switch to white
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mart
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Would something like 10 chickens and 2 small pigs qualify and allow us to continue using red? Hang on, I'll ask Jimmy Carr.
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They was talk of adopting a euro idea of a fuel quota per acreage system, get to your limit and then you have to use white. Not sure if this is still on the agenda.
Bob
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in certain cases id agree with you unless your a light user
certain parts of the uk its still too dear to get electric installed therefore an alernative must be used
electric heating water is still a poor setup its certainly not viable for central heating/storage heaters/water storage heaters but has been used with costs involved
personally id rather use a wood stove setup for heating that sort of system
40 gallons of heated water tank x2 loads of wood twice a day
pressbrake1
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Exactly so no environmental change just more tax and expense
