George. Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 how about investing some money in improving the heating of rural properties. it would be nice of them to remember there are a lot more folks outside lerwick than in it. treat everyone fairly please. Well said that man. Every care is taken of Lerwick but if you live outside, for whatever reason, you deserve the same. But you not get the same, do you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dratsy Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 how about investing some money in improving the heating of rural properties. it would be nice of them to remember there are a lot more folks outside lerwick than in it. treat everyone fairly please. yet another one with the begging bowl out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted February 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 no. by this time next year we will be generating enough energy to cover our needs. plus a couple of new solid fuel burners, its fine for lerwick to get a cheaper cleaner heating system its just that the rest of shetland needs it just as much if not more. they just need to expand out of lerwick. they are planning on spending 13k per connection. there must be cheaper ways of providing heat. there are more folks in serious fuel poverty outwith lerwick. so dratsy i don't have a begging bowl out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George. Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 yet another one with the begging bowl out Glad to hear that you're so much better off than the common man. Probably living in Lerwick and not appreciating the free hot water that you get, unlike the rest of society that live outside Lerwick and have to pay for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bug Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 yet another one with the begging bowl out Glad to hear that you're so much better off than the common man. Probably living in Lerwick and not appreciating the free hot water that you get, unlike the rest of society that live outside Lerwick and have to pay for it. Min min doos doitin. Lerook fok pay for da pleasure sam as deesel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMe Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 Yes indeed, people connected to the Lerwick District Heating Scheme have to pay for their heating and hot water. In fact they have to pay enough so that when I lived in Lerwick I was wondering if I, as someone who used little heating and probably less hot water, could opt out of the scheme if the council threatened to connect me to the scheme. But the concept is great and using a couple of aero-generators as part of the system certainly sounds good. Sorry to those like me who now live in remote areas but it is unlikely ever to be practical to ship heat to remote areas from Lerwick although the Mid Yell scheme sounds interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dratsy Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 no. by this time next year we will be generating enough energy to cover our needs. plus a couple of new solid fuel burners, its fine for lerwick to get a cheaper cleaner heating system its just that the rest of shetland needs it just as much if not more. they just need to expand out of lerwick. they are planning on spending 13k per connection. there must be cheaper ways of providing heat. there are more folks in serious fuel poverty outwith lerwick. so dratsy i don't have a begging bowl out. £13k is not too much in the grand scheme of things for a domestic heating system, and the very fact that you are remote from other houses would increase the unit cost by several factors. And you are always pleepsin about "our money" being spent on lerwick and not on you, i could get if i could be assed find plenty of occasions where you have stated exactly that, but it 25deg C outside so heating district or otherwise is a mere trivia at the moment, now where is the factor 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George. Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 Sorry Dratsy, I did not know that people in Lerwick paid for their hot water. As I understood it, it was basically a freeby. I owe you one, ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilldellin Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 ^ As I posted earlier 6p a unit in Lerwick for District heating as opposed to 12.44p a unit ( standard energy HE ) for us country bumkins . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groilick Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 ^ As I posted earlier 6p a unit in Lerwick for District heating as opposed to 12.44p a unit ( standard energy HE ) for us country bumkins .is it true dat da cooncil peys fur da oil dat da district heating scheme runs on whin dir nae bruck tae burn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilldellin Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 Absolutely, and also when it braks doon, nae winder there's a waiting list, wan o yun things you canna no hae ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Para Handy Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 Better this than windmills thats for sure.read the article its going to be powered by two large windy things. Are all the windmill huggers eating beans then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 I wonder if they've thought of including this as part of their expansion plan....steady supply of "fuel".... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9101874/Minister-praises-plan-to-heat-swimming-pool-from-fires-of-crematorium.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dratsy Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 yet another one with the begging bowl out Glad to hear that you're so much better off than the common man. Probably living in Lerwick and not appreciating the free hot water that you get, unlike the rest of society that live outside Lerwick and have to pay for it. no in da big smoke, yokel tru n tru Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stella Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Does anyone know which areas of Lerwick the scheme will be expanding to? I guess some of the new customers will already be on a district heating route, but what new streets will be covered? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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