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smevchenko
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Nope..... could do with it though, gone from £500 in credit in October to £350 in debit after paying £200 a month plus gov help!
M18CTID
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If you're in credit by nearly £600 just cancel your direct debit for 2 or 3 months
denislawsbackheel
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Not me
My last payment was end of March.
Fiftyyearsandcounting
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I can recall the power cuts back in the mid-70s. My "Genius" boss ordered a container load of candles from France. The lorry was checked at Dover and all the candles were coloured, incurring a customs tax as decorations. Only white candles were exempt. Boss-man not as smart as he thought.
Blue Maverick
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Octopus mate if I refer you we both get £50 as well. Fucked EDF off months ago agree with everything you say about them.
kaz7
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Martin lewis says this time of yr you should only have one or two months built up in credit , get onto them about a refund
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with interest rates climbing high they will love all these credits.....it's a scandal
kaz7
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I agree it is a scandal, they should refund without the customer asking for it and jumping through hoops
I am with edf as well and the twice a year billing is stupid as you never know where you are and how much you are using and having to try and work it out as you go along
AKA 55 year old teenager
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Do they not just automatically charge you the new.lower tarriff ?
Citizen of Legoland
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Yes but you need to log what your meter readings were at the changeover otherwise they could say you used more at the higher rate than you actually did.
denislawsbackheel
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Only if you are on a smart meter and trust them.
metalblue
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Missed this the other week, worlds largest battery storage given permission on outskirts of manchester.
www.theengineer.co.uk
Luckily these batteries never catch fire….
Planning permission granted for world’s largest battery energy storage scheme - The Engineer
Planning permission has been granted for the world’s largest battery energy storage scheme (BESS), a 1GW (1040MW/2080MWh) Carlton Power project located at the Trafford Low Carbon Energy Park in Greater Manchester.
www.theengineer.co.uk
Luckily these batteries never catch fire….
Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese
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That, and they pay in advance for fuel contracts to lock in prices for them - so if all their DD customers are a few quid in credit it gives them a nice cash float to play with. Once again the 'free market' creates a cartel rather than a competition.
The Lightbowne Cowboy
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My deal runs out at the end of August so I'll then be in the real world. Any tips from you eagle eyed cherries? Do I sit back and fo nothing for a while or jump in and lock into another 2/3 year deal? ?
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Why these people are still seeking funding is beyond me. This is by far one of the best medium term energy storage options and there are shit loads of mine shafts in the north of england and east midlands where they could install them and the grid connection infrastructure is also there as its where most of the coal fired power stations were.Missed this the other week, worlds largest battery storage given permission on outskirts of manchester.
Planning permission granted for world’s largest battery energy storage scheme - The Engineer
Planning permission has been granted for the world’s largest battery energy storage scheme (BESS), a 1GW (1040MW/2080MWh) Carlton Power project located at the Trafford Low Carbon Energy Park in Greater Manchester.
Luckily these batteries never catch fire….
Batteries are ok for short term but not environmentally friendly and green Hydrogen for much longer term but isnt very energy efficient, but this to me hits the sweet spot.
UK group plans first large-scale liquid air energy storage plant
Highview Power is attempting to raise £400mn to fund project with capacity to supply 600,000 homes
www.ft.com
metalblue
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Why these people are still seeking funding is beyond me. This is by far one of the best medium term energy storage options and there are shot loads of mine shafts in the north of england and east midlands where they could install them and the grid connection infrastructure is also there as its where most of the coal fired power stations were.
Batteries are ok for short term but not environmentally friendly and green Hydrogen for much longer term but isnt very energy efficient, but this to me hits the sweet spot.
UK group plans first large-scale liquid air energy storage plant
Highview Power is attempting to raise £400mn to fund project with capacity to supply 600,000 homes
Highview have started work at Trafford energy park so I guess they’ve got the funding stream in place for that project.
RobMCFC
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They should have made it 1.21GW.Missed this the other week, worlds largest battery storage given permission on outskirts of manchester.
Planning permission granted for world’s largest battery energy storage scheme - The Engineer
Planning permission has been granted for the world’s largest battery energy storage scheme (BESS), a 1GW (1040MW/2080MWh) Carlton Power project located at the Trafford Low Carbon Energy Park in Greater Manchester.
Luckily these batteries never catch fire….
mancityvstoke
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You'd need a bolt of lightning for that and no one knows when or where they strike