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The world's longest under-sea electricity cable, transferring green power between Norway and the UK, has begun operation.
The 450-mile (725km) cable connects Blyth in Northumberland with the Norwegian village of Kvilldal.
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Oh no, if Boris hears that he'll be off on one of his `tunnel dreams' again!
It all depends on what is meant by energy prices. The unit price of gas & electricity may move down or up = energy price. The standing daily charges may move in the opposite direction = overheads. I believe last year this cumulative pricing left overall payment more or less the same. This year prices are heading into the stratosphere. Answer, use less,
Has your IHD turned up yet?
I've researched heat pumps several times over the years and each time came to the same conclusion - you need the house to be much better insulated than even the most recently built UK houses. That doesn't mean more mineral wool in the loft, it means having your external walls and any solid ground floor covered in thick foam insulation; the very latest double glazing and preferably triple glazing; and draughts reduced to the absolute minimum where it's getting to the point of needing controlled mechanical ventilation with in-built heat recovery. We'd need major and expensive renovation of all our housing stock and some houses might not be suitable and would have to be replaced. A|so the planning regime will have to be completely re-hashed to allow all this, especially where external insulation is the only solution. The government is avoiding telling people the truth. It's going to be very, very expensive and a massive upheaval - they should be honest about it.