Thread by @Frugal_ways

Did you know that the #EST (#energy saving trust) that advised you all to remove old back boilers, replaced by combis (at a net cost to you) promising bill savings "up to £300 a year" (only £85 a year actual) are the same people now pushing heat pumps...
#ripoffbritain

#EST on #biomass
"Biomass heating systems burn wood pellets, chips or logs to provide warmth in a single room or to power central heating and hot water boilers"
The hot water boilers you told millions to get rid of?
Burning more wood to heat your water is good?

"If you have room for a large fuel store that will accept several tonnes of pellets at a time, delivered in bulk by tanker, you can keep the cost below £300 per tonne in most parts of the UK."
If using one tonne per month the cost per year would be £3600 (assuming £300 a tonne)

"If you have room to store more than a year’s worth of logs, you can save money by buying unseasoned logs and letting them season for a year."

Who has the space to store a years worth of logs at a time?

What utter nonsense! #energy

#EST on #biomass boiler.
Current #gas bill approx. £780 a year.
Biomass pellets (1 tonne per month @ £300)
Yearly bill for heating/hot water £3600.

Would cost over £2800 MORE per year.
EST graph shows £405 increase in running costs over a year.

They've not got a clue. #energy