heating with Biomass, have I got the figures right?

[CallumA]

Finally got my log Solar Focus biomass boiler system installed and commissioned and working well, I got it commissioned before the end of September which meant I got the tariff of 7.14 p per kw/h before it dropped to 6.34 p This means over the 7 years of payments I will cover 90% of the installation costs. which is OK for me! I also oversized the boiler and the buffer tank just in case I need more heat in the future, it also means I wont need to fire it up that often in the summer.

[difflock]

Humph!

Ussens here in NI only get 5.6p/kWHr, and capped at £2,000.00 per annum

And

with the cost of pellets being near enough 2* the cost of heating oil, based on calorific value per kg.

Even with a near max annual "deemed" payment, spread over 10 years(with subs for 7)

With the capital installation costs to cover

near enough "break even"

so

no point

[CallumA]

I installed a log boiler with the option of adding pellets at a later stage, Have you not got that option with all that Lodge pole billets you have split and bundled!!

[difflock]

yes, but I suspect significently more expensive.

My preferred option ud be wood chip burner, cept I ud then need to hire somebody in to chip my trees, I havnt found a local guy yet, but am putting out feelers re.

cheers

m

PS

Ah bin wile lazy this past year, & productivity been v low:blushing:.

Or perhaps my 50 year old wife is wringing all the Sap outta me:lol: