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sean Downsizer Moderator
Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Posts: 42219 Location: North Devon
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tahir
Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Posts: 45698 Location: Essex
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sean Downsizer Moderator
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kGarden
Joined: 01 Dec 2014 Posts: 178 Location: Suffolk, UK
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Posted: Thu Jan 08, 15 6:12 pm Post subject: Re: Getting an Energy Audit Done (Work not Home) |
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sean wrote: |
Given that the building has single glazed sash windows, ancient gas boilers, inefficient lighting etc it seems self-evident that this is an utter waste of money. |
Son't see why that should matter? in the sense that if we need loads of PV generation then any available roof will do?
When I had mine installed it was a requirement, to get a KickBack, that the building already had cavity fill / loft insulation / something similar and there were bands from A to E (from memory) that the energy audit assigned in order to determine if it qualified.
The heavily "shaded North facing roof" doesn't sound good though! The guys that fitted my PV advised me to take the top off a Conifer that was to the NW of the site. I didn't think it would make much difference, but they showed me some gismo they had which detailed what obstructions there were and what the reduction in energy was likely to be, so the top will be coming off that tree!
Either then energy audit, or the gizmo, might tell you that north facing is not brilliant!
The Kick Backs reduce periodically, so make sure you are getting anything commissioned (not just installed) before the next anniversary date. |
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Cathryn
Joined: 16 Jul 2005 Posts: 19856 Location: Ceredigion
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tahir
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sean Downsizer Moderator
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Treacodactyl Downsizer Moderator
Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Posts: 25795 Location: Jumping on the bandwagon of opportunism
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sean Downsizer Moderator
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Nick
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sean Downsizer Moderator
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kGarden
Joined: 01 Dec 2014 Posts: 178 Location: Suffolk, UK
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Posted: Fri Jan 09, 15 9:35 am Post subject: Re: Getting an Energy Audit Done (Work not Home) |
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sean wrote: |
We (as an organisation) have little money and extremely high overheads for energy. In terms of ROI we don't need to generate a bit of electricity we need to cut our costs long-term. Plus IMHO the PV won't generate anything like the amount of leccy that we actually use with our present set-up. |
Fair enough, but electricity you generate goes into the grid, or reduces your usage (either way reducing dependency on foreign oil imports and cutting CO2 etc). Government, or industry with its arm half way up its back, will subsidise your purchase such that "investing" in PV is at least as good as sticking the money in a long term deposit account. Assuming energy prices rise above inflation, notwithstanding a dramatic fall in oil prices, then the investment will improve with time.
I'm in favour of encouraging that - if we want alternative energy we need to install enough that the skills are developed, R&D finds better solutions and economies of scale drive price down, up to each individual / company to decide if they want to invest, or not.
But I'm sure I'm not saying anything that is new to folk here. |
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RichardW
Joined: 24 Aug 2006 Posts: 8443 Location: Llyn Peninsular North Wales
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sean Downsizer Moderator
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tahir
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