I’m buying a load of Hessian sacks to be ready with a new Rees-Mogg inspired clothing line for peasants.
I love how they can already forecast the price of energy 6mo in advance.
any tips on the stock market?
Aren’t the forecasted prices based on what they are paying on contracts covering that period now?
couldn’t tell ya.
Mostly, yes. There is still scope for variation because of the day-ahead and spot markets, but there is likely more risk of higher price scenarios than lower price scenarios.
That sort of coverage irks me. His comment “someone (not Ørsted, not consumers) is getting a windfall profit cos Ørsted sold its power forward” makes it sound like something illicit happened. Orsted financed building it by selling the power forward, someone took on that risk, and now because most of the UK power industry, regulators, and consumers all got their sums wrong, that is a ‘windfall’ rather than upside risk that was at least in part priced in. People have been pointing to the extreme sensitivity of UK power to natural gas since 2016, and most have done nothing about it.
Yes, I was a bit surprised by that sentence too.
Lying cunt
All has beens, let the new generation fuck it up and see if they can do a better fuck up than the has beens!
So, the power company actually followed up and performed one of these and it was actually pretty useful.
He did a lot of thermal imaging and identified that the AC ductwork in my attic is a mess and is leaking cold air at every joint. The result is very little cold air left to flow through the vents in the rooms at the furthest ends of the ducts. They’re setting me up with an approved vendor to quote the work and if I go through them I’ll also qualify for energy efficiency upgrade rebates on my electric bill. Score.
He also recommended something else I’d be interested in some opinions on. My house is unusual for Florida in that I have good sized basement. It’s essentially a glorified crawl space, but due to the house being built on a hill most of it has 7ft tall ceilings, and so the usable space is concreted out so we can use it as an unfinished basement (basically stores all my garden equipment a beer fridge etc). It’s naturally ventilated but the air down there gets pretty rank. In midafternoon we’re talking 90 degrees (32 in proper units) and 80%+ humidity. He suggested adding a ductless mini-split AC. These have become popular solutions in the Southern US that are basically like a cross between a heat pump and a window unit AC. They are supposed to be very efficient (when used within reasonable limits) and are much better at removing humidity than a traditional AC unit. He suggested that even if we dont condition the air to a liveable degree, if we get it down to a max of 80 degrees, it will get rid of the worst of the air which in turn will lower the demand on the main AC in the house as less bad air will be coming up through the floor boards. With the added humidity control we could then probably afford to set the thermostat a degree or two higher and still feel comfortable.
In theory it makes a lot of sense, but for a cost of about $2500 Im not sure if it will provide enough added value to make it make sense once I get the ductwork for the main AC fixed. Anyone got any input into that?
Not wishing to state the obvious here (I’ve done a LOT of ductwork installations both pressure and vacuum). Silicone sealant (good stuff) and / or duct tape (again, don’t buy cheap) can absolutely fix most issues. Not a 10 year solution but will seal it up to a point where you can assess if proper repairs are worthwhile. Turn it all off before working and 24 hours after. If you do both, silicone the joints, allow to set then duct tape.