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[–] scrchngwsl@feddit.uk 1 point 3 weeks ago (2 children)

If you have the money just go for it. They won't remove the subsidy for a while so still time to get it done. I did it 4 years ago when the grant was less than it is now and I have no regrets. Saved me a lot of money on energy bills.

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[–] Denjin@feddit.uk 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

Problem is I need to wait until I can put solar + batteries in first otherwise I'll be paying probably more in electricity than I do in oil currently. It'll be a couple of years before we're at the point where we can afford all at once but the extra BUS money would have made it a lot easier.

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[–] scrchngwsl@feddit.uk 1 point 3 weeks ago

That is unfortunate yes - we did the solar+batteries first and then added heat pump afterwards too, and I think it makes much more sense when you do all of them so they can work together.

I doubt they will withdraw the grant entirely in one go, and I suspect there will be something to replace it even if it's less generous. Installation costs are also coming down too - for me the same install would have cost about 5k less to do today than 4 years ago, before grants are taken into account. There are way more installers now and they are somewhat more commoditised rather than bespoke. Hopefully that trend will continue.