Energy saving improvements

• 13 Solar PV panels, 5.1kW Peak
• House battery 10kWh Solar Edge Energy bank
• Intelligent electricity tariff: Octopus Flux

 Chris and Angela live in a 1950s detached bungalow. The main goal with the improvements they have made was to reduce electricity usage and reliance on the grid. This has been done by installation of a standard solar array and house battery. The house has a complex roof and various shading issues, power optimisers on each panel maximise the output.

They have also switched to Octopus Flux, an intelligent electricity tariff with a low cost night rate at a fraction of daily rates, and enhanced export rate during peak hours. Using this tariff the house battery is charged at cheap rate. During summer months electricity is exported building up significant credit. The battery was not installed until Feb 2023, so the impact during winter has not been measured yet.

As rooms have been upgraded, insulation has been added as appropriate including insulated plasterboard internal wall insulation. Low energy lighting throughout and appliances replaced with energy efficient ones as required. This includes a heat pump condensing tumble dryer used when unable to dry outside.

Parking: off street parking either directly outside the property on the road, or on Coneygar Lane.

Email chrisubrp@gmail.com to book a visit all year round.