February 26th, 2010
Many of our customers have historically been signed up to an economy 7 package.
Given the name I can understand how people would assume that it must be good value. Consumers often forget that to receive a very attractive night rate you must pay more for electricity during the day.
This means that the savings are not always there. To prove the point I have done few basic calculations.
Is 40% of your total electricity usage at night?
Typically economy 7 rates are presently in the region of 15p/kWh during the day and 5p/kWh at night. A typical standard rate is 11p/kWh for any time usage.
This means that for Economy 7 tariff to save the home owner money they must use around 40% of their electricity at night. For homes that are heated with storage heaters this is easily achieved but for home that use gas or even a heat pump this is often not the case.
For most people even putting the washing machine and an hot water cylinder immersion heater on at night will not increase night usage to 40% of their total.
I am not saying that Economy 7 is a waste of time but it is important to realise that it is not always the cheapest option.
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February 22nd, 2010
The government has announced a world first in a feed in tariff for low carbon heating technologies. This will come into effect in April 2011 and guarantee payments for those who install ground source heat pumps and air source heat pumps.
Under the proposed tariffs the installation of a heat pump will provide an income of 7.5p per kwh of heat produced for air source heat pumps and 7p/kWh for ground source heat pumps.
The installation of an air source heat pump in an average semi-detached house with adequate insulation levels could be rewarded with £1,000 a year and lead to savings of £200 per year if used instead of a conventional fossil fuel system. This means that the payback for a heat pump is under six years, and if you are replacing a boiler anyway, then the payback is only 3.5 years.
So these systems are now enormously attractive from a financial and environmental point of view.
Ed Miliband, secretary of state for Energy and Climate Change said “The guarantee of getting an income on top of saving on energy bills will be an incentive to householders and communities wanting to make a move to low carbon living. The feed-in tariff will change the way householders and communities think about their future energy needs, making the payback for investment far shorter than in the past.”
The consulation documentation can be found here:-
http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/consultations/rhi/rhi.aspx
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February 18th, 2010
Community Climate Change Grants can provide up to £5,000 towards community projects in Leicestershire. If you are a registered charity, village/community building, community group, religious organisation or parish town council you could be eligible for the grants. As long as your project helps to improve energy efficiency and reduce the impacts of climate change it will be worth contacting Leicestershire County Council.
Intelligent Energy Solutions are MCS approved installers which is a requirement for all government grant schemes and incentives.
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February 15th, 2010
The government has confirmed new feed in tariffs for electricity generating microgeneration systems.
From 1st April 2010 41.3p can be claimed for every kwh that is generated from solar PV panels, as well as this, the rate is guaranteed for 25 years and linked to inflation. Add to this the saving made for not purchasing the electricity and again the money received for exporting, means there has never been a better time to install a solar microgeneration system in the UK.
The table below shows the new tariffs available, if you would like more information then please visit: http://www.lowcarbonbuildings.org.uk/
- Solar PV new build (< 4 kW) 36.1p
- Solar PV retrofit (< 4 kW) 41.3p
- Solar PV retrofit (4-10kW) 36.1p
- Wind turbine (1.5-15 kW) 26.7p
- Wind turbine (15-100 kW) 24.1p
This is only available to customers who have systems installed by an MCS approved installer such as Intelligent Energy Solutions.
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January 26th, 2010
With the country struggling to move out of recession Radio 4’s ‘World at 1′ program decided to look at a company that is growing despite the difficult economic climate.
This led to an interview with Peter Searancke, Managing Director of Intelligent Energy Solutions.
During the Interview, Radio 4’s Michael Buchannon asked why renewable energy systems are so attractive and how Intelligent Energy Solutions unique approach is making the most of this.
An edited version of the interview can to listened to here.
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January 18th, 2010
£400 against the replacement of your old boiler with a heat pump
You can now claim a £400 cash incentive when replacing your old boiler with the supply-and-fit of one of our heat pump heating systems as part of the new government boiler scrappage scheme.
If your existing boiler is "G rated or below" (click here to check yours) then you will be eligible for the money. This will make the value for money of one of our heat pumps even more worthwhile.
The process is simple; all you need is a quote from ourselves and provide the Energy Saving Trust with the details. They will then send you a voucher before the work starts, once your installation is complete send the voucher along with our installation receipt and they will refund you the £400.
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December 20th, 2009
We have moved to new premises in Loughborough.
To facilitate the massive growth that we have experienced over the last 4 years we have now moved in to a new larger industrial unit in Loughborough. The new unit houses our show room and central distribution point.
The new address is:-
Unit 7, Aerodrome Close
Off Bishop Meadow Road
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE11 5RJ
We also have a new phone number: – 01509 768565.
Our fax number remains unaltered as 01509 808159.
We welcome visitors, you should call to arrange an appointment prior to your visit. Satellite navigation systems may have most success if the destination postcode is input as LE11 5RE.
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August 10th, 2009
The Government has announced the details of the proposed feed-in tariff for microgeneration systems. Small wind turbines and solar photovoltaic systems will now carry the following benefits:
– 36.5p/kWh for small solar photovoltaic systems up to 4kW and 28p/kWh for systems up to 10kW.
- 23.0p/kWh for small wind turbines between 1.5kW and 15kW.
- Replaces the current ROC system which pays 10p/kWh.
- Effective as of the 1st April 2010, but all systems commissioned from now on will qualify.
- Systems installed from now until April 2010 will be eligible for both LCBP grants AND the new tariff.
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April 27th, 2009
All electricity companies in the UK have an obligation to generate a proportion of their supplied electricity from renewable sources. They achieve their targets partly by buying Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCs) from the private microgenerators. A member of the public can become a microgenerator by having a wind turbine or PV system installed.
Recent changes have seem the amount of ROC’s awarded to microgenerators double so now a householder will be awarded 2 ROC’s rather than 1 for every 1000kWh they produce.
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April 16th, 2009
Intelligent Energy Solutions has joined the ‘We support Solar’ campaign. This campaign is designed to unite support for an attractive feed in tariff for solar PV installations. As things currently stand feed in tariffs are improving and energy companies such as Good Energy offer 16p for every kWh generated by the PV system. However, some energy companies still offer extremely low feed in tariffs. There is lots of room for improvement!
The government has put the feed in tariff on the agenda in 2010. The campaign wants to ensure that this opportunity is not missed and that the government responds to public demand. This will involve setting the feed in tariff at a level which will encourage large numbers of the general public to invest in this Co2 busting technology.
For more information visit www.wesupportsolar.net.
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