Daily Skeptics
By Sallust
this telegraph There have been many repentant heat pump stories running, and this is no exception.
Entering Colin Ferguson of Perthshire, Scotland, it seems to be a manifestation of the dream of a net zero politician. He has rebuilded the detached houses with roots, all of which are just projects that 99% of the UK population cannot afford:
The renovation of Ferguson, 74, was completed in 2013. An energy assessor assigned 100 perfect efficiency scores, putting them in a band that is usually used for new versions. On the certificate, see telegraphaccording to the recommended “cost-effective improvement”, it simply says: “not applicable.”
Then Mr. Ferguson installed a heat pump – his ideal energy level increased in the smoke.
It seems that the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) has an outdated habit:
The retired insurance claims manager and his wife Sue had wanted to use a government fund worth £9,500 to replace oil boilers with heat pumps. This will require a new Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) after installing the heat pump, as their last speed will result in expiration.
Not only that, new houses can be downgraded:
In the past, inconsistencies in certificates have been criticized. Assessors often rely on guesswork to determine the level of efficiency of a property, with some people erroneously estimating the ground area of a property in the form of dozens of square meters. Heat pumps, while greener, usually result in higher bills for households. In some cases, they hurt rather than helping the home’s EPC score, as the certificate currently rewards lower carbon emissions.
“What really bothered me was the little man who came to the Audi A8 for the evaluation,” Mr. Ferguson recalled. “In his Waltzed. I got all the documentation from the original build – a bunch of stuff – and he glanced and said, 'I don't need anything.
incredible [the Telegraph probably means ‘Incredibly’ here]Mr Ferguson's new EPC evaluation has been lowered to 74, putting it in the C band. The total floor area of the house appears to shrink between assessments – from 331 m2 to 279, equivalent to three large bedrooms.
No matter how efficient the house is, it will have a huge impact on the value of the house.
In the 10 years between the assessments, Mr. Ferguson's home efficiency was lower or lower, far from that. The property utilizes tariffs on sun feed, so Mr. Ferguson's home generates more energy than it consumes, turning its bills into profits. Ferguson's bill shows that retirees spend about £1,300 a year on electricity on his home and electric vehicles, which is entirely £2,000 when he brought sales surplus electricity sales back to high demand.
It seems that the way EPC is evaluating is fluctuating. Two different companies conducted Mr. Ferguson's EPCS. Elmhurst Energy has made the latest energy supply and has proposed only one possible improvement – a wind turbine that costs £15,000-£25,000, which will save £1,100 per year (accounted for) The real point is – guess what? – It seems that the door post is constantly moving:
Elmhurst Energy said that since 2013, the energy assessment method has been “multiple times” and now accounts for the latest fuel prices, carbon emissions and other technologies used in other technologies such as battery storage and heating control. The company added that the green tax applies to the power average conversion to heat pump down homes “although the facts are better for the environment” as EPCS remains low-bill rewards for carbon emissions.
To increase the insult of injury, Mr. Ferguson wanted the heat pump as he wanted it to work as he had hoped. Ferguson said the installer was shrouded in his unique home. Now, like several other heat pump owners, Mr. Ferguson and his wife rely on wood stoves to keep warm during the winter.
“To be fair, all these EPC companies use specific systems,” Mr Ferguson said. “All they have to do is pump the information into some kind of algorithm with a certificate. The assessor just asks questions and asks answers, like the box of a primary school kid ticking.”
So you can use it – a small child's school exercise level Mickey Mouse system, lying behind a policy to force the entire population to change very expensively. A spokesperson for the company tried to mitigate the blow:
“The EPC has changed over time over time. Since 2013, they are now new fuel prices, carbon emissions and low carbon technologies. In fact, the home’s score is actually a good score for a property that is now 12 years old, even if it may have established the minimum regulations of the time.”
If this is not a huge consequence of net zero policy on industry and the national economy, then this story would be an interesting thing. For now, it's easy to see why fewer and fewer people are risking huge costs and interruptions to install heat pumps if that means risking the risk of becoming increasingly unsold and still requiring other forms of heating to make it habitable, while funding the creation program of EPC evaluators.
Worth a read.
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