I’m definitely going to be interested in the plug-in solar stuff. We’re renting so being able to get solar and take it with us if we move is a big plus, even it’s it just one or two KW of panels.
xylophileuk on
So as soon as you move in you’ll need to install a boiler?
Alert-One-Two on
I’m intrigued to know how the plug in ones work. Do they literally just plug into a 3 pin plug?
I do think it’s great they are finally mandating a decent amount of solar. I live in a reasonably new build house and others built at a similar time had a requirement for 3 panels but mine didn’t. At the time I was annoyed because I wished mine had the panels but I’ve since added panels and a battery and we got a lot more than just 3 panels. If I had started with 3 I’m not sure if I would have upgraded in the same way, I might have just left them as is.
Rather than a heat pump I think our next upgrade spills be to swap to air con and have that head and cool throughout the year. But I’m not ready to switch our water system over. I love having a combi boiler so we have hot water on demand without needing a giant tank. Electric showers are ugly so hopefully when I next need to replace the boiler there will be better alternatives.
Paddy3118 on
More solar and wind farms please. More battery storage farms please.
Homes need to be higher density to meet demand and of higher beauty, to keep us sane, that leaves less wall surfaces available for solar panels.
Remember we failed when we built those 1970s brutalist flats – let’s learn from that mistake – space, beauty, density, durability, as well as low cost new housing. Much more renewables, but city balconies and roof tops and walls are primarily for living in.
phead on
They have just started a larger V2G trial as well, the plan is to do it without endless DNO forms and keep it simple.
throwawayacab283746 on
Can we get rid of the £500 building regulation bribe we have to pay to install a heat pump next?
ElectricalPick9813 on
What makes me angry is that we should have had this 10 years ago, except that in 2013, then-prime minister David Cameron decided to “get rid of the green crap”, referring to climate policies supporting better home insulation.
His government scrapped a “zero-carbon homes” (ZCH) standard for new-build homes, which was on course for all new homes to be carbon neutral by 2016! Yes, 10 years ago! And now it won’t happen until 2028!
RockVader501 on
Gone solar and had a heat pump quote yesterday. Heat pump will save around £250 a year in gas but will cost around £1000 in electricity a year to run. We’ll be passing…
gizajobicandothat on
It’s a good idea but I suspect private renters will be left behind as landlords don’t agree to the panels. There’s talk already, they think they’re unsafe or will be installed unsafely by tenants. There are also plenty of private rented homes ( like mine) that are still not well insulated either despite various grant schemes, as many older homes need more work than the grants will pay for.
Nearby-Ad-6983 on
I’m all over the plug in solar, £400 for the kit, got a south facing spot it can live, 5m cable to an existing external plug, an hours work tops. Still want to get rooftop solar, but this can serve as a demo to my neighbours in the meantime. Cheap and easy and quick payback
JoelMahon on
nice, I’ve had an air source heat pump for two winters now and it’s fantastic, temp is way more consistent and don’t have to mess around with the thermostat to avoid wasting heating an empty home but heat it up before I get back because it’s so cheap per minute.
4 men taking a shower every day and still have enough hot water.
Caesar171 on
I am struggling to find a good enough definition of “Plug in Solar” online since all results just return US solutions. I thought due to the branching structure of our properties in the UK, as aposed to the ring system in other countries, that you could not plug in something that generates electricity into the wall to power the rest of the house like you can do in the US (See “Suicide Cords” or “Cables of Death”)
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I’m definitely going to be interested in the plug-in solar stuff. We’re renting so being able to get solar and take it with us if we move is a big plus, even it’s it just one or two KW of panels.
So as soon as you move in you’ll need to install a boiler?
I’m intrigued to know how the plug in ones work. Do they literally just plug into a 3 pin plug?
I do think it’s great they are finally mandating a decent amount of solar. I live in a reasonably new build house and others built at a similar time had a requirement for 3 panels but mine didn’t. At the time I was annoyed because I wished mine had the panels but I’ve since added panels and a battery and we got a lot more than just 3 panels. If I had started with 3 I’m not sure if I would have upgraded in the same way, I might have just left them as is.
Rather than a heat pump I think our next upgrade spills be to swap to air con and have that head and cool throughout the year. But I’m not ready to switch our water system over. I love having a combi boiler so we have hot water on demand without needing a giant tank. Electric showers are ugly so hopefully when I next need to replace the boiler there will be better alternatives.
More solar and wind farms please. More battery storage farms please.
Homes need to be higher density to meet demand and of higher beauty, to keep us sane, that leaves less wall surfaces available for solar panels.
Remember we failed when we built those 1970s brutalist flats – let’s learn from that mistake – space, beauty, density, durability, as well as low cost new housing. Much more renewables, but city balconies and roof tops and walls are primarily for living in.
They have just started a larger V2G trial as well, the plan is to do it without endless DNO forms and keep it simple.
Can we get rid of the £500 building regulation bribe we have to pay to install a heat pump next?
What makes me angry is that we should have had this 10 years ago, except that in 2013, then-prime minister David Cameron decided to “get rid of the green crap”, referring to climate policies supporting better home insulation.
His government scrapped a “zero-carbon homes” (ZCH) standard for new-build homes, which was on course for all new homes to be carbon neutral by 2016! Yes, 10 years ago! And now it won’t happen until 2028!
Gone solar and had a heat pump quote yesterday. Heat pump will save around £250 a year in gas but will cost around £1000 in electricity a year to run. We’ll be passing…
It’s a good idea but I suspect private renters will be left behind as landlords don’t agree to the panels. There’s talk already, they think they’re unsafe or will be installed unsafely by tenants. There are also plenty of private rented homes ( like mine) that are still not well insulated either despite various grant schemes, as many older homes need more work than the grants will pay for.
I’m all over the plug in solar, £400 for the kit, got a south facing spot it can live, 5m cable to an existing external plug, an hours work tops. Still want to get rooftop solar, but this can serve as a demo to my neighbours in the meantime. Cheap and easy and quick payback
nice, I’ve had an air source heat pump for two winters now and it’s fantastic, temp is way more consistent and don’t have to mess around with the thermostat to avoid wasting heating an empty home but heat it up before I get back because it’s so cheap per minute.
4 men taking a shower every day and still have enough hot water.
I am struggling to find a good enough definition of “Plug in Solar” online since all results just return US solutions. I thought due to the branching structure of our properties in the UK, as aposed to the ring system in other countries, that you could not plug in something that generates electricity into the wall to power the rest of the house like you can do in the US (See “Suicide Cords” or “Cables of Death”)