The British Summer time is over, autumn is almost over, Christmas lights are on, and Scotland has had the first proper cold snap. The temperature yesterday never rose above 2°C despite the sun, and it went down below zero two nights in a row. So how is the new ‘heat pump challenge’ going?
This is a quick note on my new ‘heat pump challenge’. I wrote a couple of years ago about the heat pump challenge. The idea is to run your gas boiler at a much lower flow temperature than you commonly see to find out how ready your home is for a switch to a heat pump.
You may have noticed that the last post in my home decarbonisation series was an update on energy costs after living with a heat pump for 11 months. I don’t have the figures for a full year because…
It’s now early June, which means we have been running our heat pump for nine months now. What you’d consider the heating season is now behind us. I’ve gone through my bill payment records on the Octopus Energy app and tallied the numbers up. Here is the result.
I’ve come across this post on LinkedIn and thought I’d put a link here and file it under “useful information for people thinking about getting a heat pump”.
I wrote a few months ago about making the most of my solar panel and battery system through a smart tariff designed for households with such a system called Octopus Flux. It’s time to update as I’m no longer on that tariff. Why? Because I’ve gone cosy – Cosy Octopus, that is.
This summer, Octopus Energy started giving electricity for free. Free electricity sessions happen when the forecast is good for renewable energy production but demand is low. What extra kWh you manage to add on top of what you normally use during that hour is free.
I’m currently on the Octopus Flux tariff, which is designed specifically for households with solar panels and battery to maximise their electricity export income and reduce import from the grid.