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Plus a shortage of good quality tradesmen. I’ve seen the work of others ....
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eLuSiVeMiTe
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Sure you would learn something from each other.
premmington
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I have a similar problem but mine is not all to do with price.
I was taught to never leave food. So it becomes a habit. So I am eating more than I should. But in addition to that and the fact my portions are way too big I have never felt full.
I don't know what it means to feel full.
Trying to buy less so I don't cook too much is more expensive than buying in bulk.
I have always eaten more than I should. But eating filling yourself up on veg cannot be a bad idea.
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Friend of mine - his energy supplier company offers a discount for customers taking all their energy from them . . . he pointed out he did indeed take all his energy needs from them - all electric as he has no gas connection. They declined to offer him the entire energy needs discount . . .I understand the gas price. Why the electricity rise? What if I have my electricity supply disconnected. Is the energy supplier going to charge me more for using only gas?
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Scottish Power, useless. Smart meter installed by EDF, worked fine. The display unit is in a box somewhere. Changed supplier to Scottish Power. They can't connect with the Smart meter. I send in meter readings, a high and a low, via their website.
Fixed tariff ended at end of May. I tried to send the meter readings. The meter now only displays one reading. Website won't accept one reading, needs two.
On the phone, please send a picture of meter. Done. Please send a picture of installer's card next to meter. Done. Please send a picture of 'the other meter'. I have only ever had one.
I now enter an official complaint.
First reply to my complaint is gibberish.
Second reply, from second person, states if I don't reply within 14 days the complaint will be closed.
Third reply from third person, 'I am taking ownership of your complaint'.
Fourth reply from fourth person, 'I am taking ownership of your complaint'.
In February 2022 they managed to get a reading directly from the Smart meter, the one and only time.
I've now written to the CEO of Scottish Power.
And they have put up my monthly direct debit from £125 to £485! 485 bloody pounds! Per month!
I really do despair.
Fixed tariff ended at end of May. I tried to send the meter readings. The meter now only displays one reading. Website won't accept one reading, needs two.
On the phone, please send a picture of meter. Done. Please send a picture of installer's card next to meter. Done. Please send a picture of 'the other meter'. I have only ever had one.
I now enter an official complaint.
First reply to my complaint is gibberish.
Second reply, from second person, states if I don't reply within 14 days the complaint will be closed.
Third reply from third person, 'I am taking ownership of your complaint'.
Fourth reply from fourth person, 'I am taking ownership of your complaint'.
In February 2022 they managed to get a reading directly from the Smart meter, the one and only time.
I've now written to the CEO of Scottish Power.
And they have put up my monthly direct debit from £125 to £485! 485 bloody pounds! Per month!
I really do despair.
atomant48
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My fixed deal comes to an end with them in October. Looking forward to that based on what you’re saying ….
On a related note is anyone managing to find “deals” at present ? All the usual suspects seem to be saying we can’t compare meerkats at the moment … ? Not sure what happens to my pricing when fixed runs out ??
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A lot of UK electricity is producing by burning gas...
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Yes. Hottest day if the year 8am gas is producing 60% of our electricity needs. I guess PV will pick up later in the day but probably not going to get much wind today....
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I was at Spurn Point yesterday, overlooks the Dogger Bank windfarm. Never seems to stop moving which is why I think it is there
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Having a small bit of solar or other generation really helps you get into the mindset of load spreading. With it, for example, there's a small incentive for me to wait a minute for the kettle to boil before I pop the toast down. With a flat rate price, there's no incentive to bother at all. Juggling stuff around, whether manually or automatically, is likely something we're all going to have to get on board with. Or pay for the privilege not to.
Not looking forward to the current contract running out.
Not looking forward to the current contract running out.
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Gunfleet Sands looked to be doing quite well on Saturday, and to anyone who thinks they're unsightly, an offshore windfarm has got to be the best thing about Clacton.
The World has spent literally Trillions on renewables in the last 15 years.
In the 1970s 80% of the World's energy came from fossil fuels. Today 80% of the World's energy STILL comes from fossil fuels
So what exactly has been achieved?
And for the people who keep thinking battery storage is the answer at this precise moment we would need 38 of the massive Australia size batteries for just 1 hour of electricity. In Winter to cover us for say a 10 day wind lull - which happens most winters - we would need 13,500 of the World's biggest batteries. That would cost £810 billion quid
In the 1970s 80% of the World's energy came from fossil fuels. Today 80% of the World's energy STILL comes from fossil fuels
So what exactly has been achieved?
And for the people who keep thinking battery storage is the answer at this precise moment we would need 38 of the massive Australia size batteries for just 1 hour of electricity. In Winter to cover us for say a 10 day wind lull - which happens most winters - we would need 13,500 of the World's biggest batteries. That would cost £810 billion quid
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I do agree with some of your points but we do use roughly three times as much energy worldwide now as we did in 1980, so without increasing renewables it would be considerably more than 80%The World has spent literally Trillions on renewables in the last 15 years.
In the 1970s 80% of the World's energy came from fossil fuels. Today 80% of the World's energy STILL comes from fossil fuels
So what exactly has been achieved?
And for the people who keep thinking battery storage is the answer at this precise moment we would need 38 of the massive Australia size batteries for just 1 hour of electricity. In Winter to cover us for say a 10 day wind lull - which happens most winters - we would need 13,500 of the World's biggest batteries. That would cost £810 billion quid
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I'm buying some Solar PV for the farm, just working out where to stick it and how big. It will be DIY job. I have been using Victron solar chargers/panels on the trailer but think I may be paying for the brand name so will have a look around at panels and controllers while I'm at it.
We had the answer in the 1950s- the World's first commercial nuclear power station. Madness it has been ignored for so long.
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No, I totally agree. And I live in an area designated for a new GDF
For home users solar is a good idea with leccy prices at 30p kw/h. Commercial farms just make my blood boil though. To compete with gas they would need to be able to generate at less than 10p per kw/h at the moment which will never happen - when Putin pops his clogs gas will be down to 4p per kw/h again which shows just how expensive solar farms really are.
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