Post by johnc on Dec 14, 2022 8:36:53 GMT
Our next door neighbours spent a fortune getting their house ripped to pieces with a new roof and full 6 - 9 inch thick Kingspan insulation on every surface, together with triple glazed everything and solar panels, batteries and an air source heat pump. They also had their old log burner updated.
For the last month, their air source heat pump hasn't been able to heat their house so the log burner is in full use. It makes a nice smell in the neighbourhood. However, ignoring the cost of logs, he reckons the last year only cost him about £500 for all his heating and lighting. Apparently they can buy power on a windy night for pennies which they then store in their batteries and it helps supplement the solar panels during the winter. They have a control panel which monitors power prices, battery capacity etc and basically operates as a logistics manager buying and selling power at the most efficient times.
This has to be the way we all go but there will have to be a cheaper solution. The neighbours haven't given me a figure for the cost of the work but I don't think there would have been any change out of £250K - it took nearly 9 months too and they were in rented accommodation throughout that period!
For the last month, their air source heat pump hasn't been able to heat their house so the log burner is in full use. It makes a nice smell in the neighbourhood. However, ignoring the cost of logs, he reckons the last year only cost him about £500 for all his heating and lighting. Apparently they can buy power on a windy night for pennies which they then store in their batteries and it helps supplement the solar panels during the winter. They have a control panel which monitors power prices, battery capacity etc and basically operates as a logistics manager buying and selling power at the most efficient times.
This has to be the way we all go but there will have to be a cheaper solution. The neighbours haven't given me a figure for the cost of the work but I don't think there would have been any change out of £250K - it took nearly 9 months too and they were in rented accommodation throughout that period!
