Green Building Forum - Feed in tariffs to be reduced by 87% Tue, 19 Dec 2023 07:36:43 +0000 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.0.3 Feed in tariffs to be reduced by 87% http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13631&Focus=229592#Comment_229592 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13631&Focus=229592#Comment_229592 Fri, 11 Sep 2015 18:16:44 +0100 ringi Posted By: SteamyTea:bigsmile:" alt=":bigsmile:" src="http:///newforum/extensions/Vanillacons/smilies/standard/bigsmile.gif" >


Always compare todays cash price with the best saving rates you can find today (Virgin are offering 2.06% for 2 years).

If you have a mortgage, you should compare it with what a long term fix rate mortgage costs.]]> Feed in tariffs to be reduced by 87% http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13631&Focus=229623#Comment_229623 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13631&Focus=229623#Comment_229623 Sat, 12 Sep 2015 13:36:34 +0100 Greenfish
Forget MCS approveal and costly certification. Forget FIT, broken promises etc.

PV electronics installed to Part P safe electrical standards (by ordinary sparky). On roof by someone with head for heights and to building regs for quality (so stay on in wind, not break roof, not leak rain etc.)

Meter that can run both ways. Standard cost per unit. If my meter reading is ahead of the last one then I pay the supplier. If my reading is less e.g. I have generated and exported more than I used, then the supplier pays me. Oh and a fixed fee goes to the DNO for maintaining a network.

Simple, fair, easy to implement. What do you think?]]> Feed in tariffs to be reduced by 87% http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13631&Focus=229629#Comment_229629 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13631&Focus=229629#Comment_229629 Sat, 12 Sep 2015 14:35:11 +0100 joe90 Feed in tariffs to be reduced by 87% http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13631&Focus=229632#Comment_229632 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13631&Focus=229632#Comment_229632 Sat, 12 Sep 2015 16:45:37 +0100 Ed Davies Feed in tariffs to be reduced by 87% http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13631&Focus=229638#Comment_229638 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13631&Focus=229638#Comment_229638 Sat, 12 Sep 2015 19:03:57 +0100 ted
MCS is unlikely to go away even with no FiTs, but exactly how that is going to work remains to be seen. MCS are in the process of setting themselves up in a structure pretty much identical to Gas Safe, so it may become compulsory to use an MCS installer for all renewable electricity systems with DIY outlawed as it is for gas, although I personally cannot see that working very well.]]> Feed in tariffs to be reduced by 87% http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13631&Focus=229642#Comment_229642 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13631&Focus=229642#Comment_229642 Sat, 12 Sep 2015 20:48:39 +0100 atomicbisf Posted By: tedNet metering could only work if people were prepared to pay a standing charge of about £2/day in order to meet suppliers, DNO and National Grid fixed costs and profit margins.

MCS is unlikely to go away even with no FiTs, but exactly how that is going to work remains to be seen. MCS are in the process of setting themselves up in a structure pretty much identical to Gas Safe, so it may become compulsory to use an MCS installer for all renewable electricity systems with DIY outlawed as it is for gas, although I personally cannot see that working very well.

£2/day standing charge would be more than the entirety of the average electricity bill. It's the equivalent of more than 5500 kWh/year at 13p/kWh.

What would be a fair, unsubsidised price for domestic Pv electricity fed into the grid? Would it be the same as for electricity from utility scale generation or more because it will mostly be used nearby and not need transforming for long distance transmission?

Ed]]> Feed in tariffs to be reduced by 87% http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13631&Focus=229643#Comment_229643 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13631&Focus=229643#Comment_229643 Sat, 12 Sep 2015 20:51:48 +0100 billt Posted By: tedMCS are in the process of setting themselves up in a structure pretty much identical to Gas Safe, so it may become compulsory to use an MCS installer for all renewable electricity systems with DIY outlawed as it is for gas, although I personally cannot see that working very well.

I sincerely hope not, yet another pointless, costly bureaucracy.

DIY gas install is something of a grey area. The legislation says that installers must be "competent" without defining what competent means. That doesn't rule out DIY if you consider yourself competent.

Don't have gas now, but many years ago I installed a gas CH system, but got a "profesional" to connect it up. A matter of 2M of pipe, 2 unions and an elbow. It leaked. I don't have a high opinion of any "professionals" until the have proved themselves competent, which doesn't mean being a member of a fee harvesting body like Gas sefe (or MCS).]]> Feed in tariffs to be reduced by 87% http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13631&Focus=229661#Comment_229661 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13631&Focus=229661#Comment_229661 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:50:12 +0100 Dantenz Feed in tariffs to be reduced by 87% http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13631&Focus=229667#Comment_229667 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13631&Focus=229667#Comment_229667 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:39:47 +0100 Ed Davies Posted By: billtI sincerely hope not, yet another pointless, costly bureaucracy.
Indeed. Can't quite put my finger on the right expression to describe it - something a bit like a protection racket but not quite.]]> Feed in tariffs to be reduced by 87% http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13631&Focus=229669#Comment_229669 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13631&Focus=229669#Comment_229669 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 15:18:13 +0100 djh Posted By: Ed Davies
Posted By: billtI sincerely hope not, yet another pointless, costly bureaucracy.
Indeed. Can't quite put my finger on the right expression to describe it - something a bit like a protection racket but not quite.
closed shop]]> Feed in tariffs to be reduced by 87% http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13631&Focus=229674#Comment_229674 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13631&Focus=229674#Comment_229674 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 16:26:45 +0100 ringi Posted By: Dantenz Once someone has passed the core gas assessment they are deemed "competent" regardless of whether they sign up to the Gas Safe register however, it is illegal to work on any gas installation or appliance unless you are Gas safe registered.

Not 100% true, it is illegal to charge for any work you do, but you can still work on a gas installation you own yourself. Unlike Part P!]]> Feed in tariffs to be reduced by 87% http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13631&Focus=229725#Comment_229725 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13631&Focus=229725#Comment_229725 Tue, 15 Sep 2015 22:00:00 +0100 rhamdu
2. Next month Piclo is launching an online market for renewable electricity which, as far as I can see, is a sort of AirBnB for microgenerators and consumers. To sell electricity through Piclo you must provide half-hourly export metering. http://piclo.uk/]]>