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While we usually advise a lead-in time of around 1-2 weeks between signing up for our Home Energy Masterplan service and receiving a visit from one of our expert surveyors, we do strive to accommodate clients whenever possible. Still, it...
The media tends to forget that some people are not on the gas network. Most who are off gas are acutely aware that this means high energy bills. But what are their options?
This week we’ve been in Scotland training up some Energy Assessors to carry out our Home Energy Masterplan surveys, meaning that we can extend our coverage area further. We also managed to tie this in with an actual Masterplan survey...
It’s been a long time coming but it appears the Renewable Heat Incentive is finally, almost here. The Department of Energy and Climate Change has today announced the tariff levels to be paid to homeowners installing low carbon heating technologies...
Following a slightly leading question from my colleague David, I’ve done some quantitative analysis on the potential savings now and under a hypothetical Renewable Heat Incentive regime. The RHI will now require metered amounts for which I’ve used the modelled kWh savings from a...
A normal house uses around £250 of hot water a year. A normal house could expect to save 50-70% of that with a £5,000 system. The maths isn’t hard – 28 year payback at best. The key thing is that the proportion...
It’s Christmas so I thought I’d spoil myself and do some additional fun analysis on Air Source Heat Pumps and different Coefficients of Performance. (N.B. as with other analysis this is only valid for the house I am looking to buy.) For...