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Best tariff for solar and battery owners?

Best tariff for solar and battery owners?

Octopus Energy offer all sorts of tariffs to suit different customers with EV's, solar, solar and battery, all or none of the above and more, but which one is best if you have solar and battery. Their range of tariffs can be confusing, but in our opinion if you have...

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Wind of change

Wind of change

We were very pleased to assist Electric Corby and their Italian partners Wind City with installing their experimental Vertical Axis Wind Turbine at the Corby Innovation Centre. Years in the making this revolutionary system uses pivoting blades to maximise the amount...

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Domestic solar reaches significant milestone

Domestic solar reaches significant milestone

According to new data from MCS (Microgeneration Certification Scheme) – the national standards body for renewables – solar photovoltaic (PV) panels installed on British homes equates to 3GW of electricity for the UK grid for the first time ever last year. This...

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0% VAT on solar – what it means for you

0% VAT on solar – what it means for you

This week chancellor Rishi Sunak announced cutting VAT to zero upon installing energy efficient systems such as solar panels, heat pumps and insulation, but what does this mean for the price of an install? Although installers will still pay VAT on the materials they...

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How to get free hot water

How to get free hot water

Who wouldn't want free hot water, especially with soaring gas prices.  Well if you have solar panels and an immersion heater you can harness your excess solar energy with the help of a solar diverter and store it as hot water. How do they work? The solar iBoost...

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Buckle up for bigger energy bills

Buckle up for bigger energy bills

The warning signs were there, and as predicted energy prices will rise for millions of people across the UK in October, right at the start of the cold weather, but not just by 9.2% as per Ofgem's previous price cap. Regulator Ofgem said the price cap (previously 9.2%)...

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