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Thanks @old_scientist, that's good to know. Our battery often stays above 90% during the summer months unless we run the dishwasher late in the evenin...
@old_scientist Same here, we don't touch the grid after 5:30 am, but glad to help the grid when it needs and get compensated for the same. And this sa...
@old_scientist We have a savings session today and I have signed up. Have set up the battery inverter to export to the grid at that time. Let's see ho...
Our June 2026 generation is down too. We generated about 630 kWh when compared to 690 kWh last year. This June is almost the same as 2024 June though....
@old_scientist Yes, that's my plan. If I can export like 2 kWh from the batteries each hour in the 4-7 window, next day I can top up from solar before...
@old_scientist We roughly export about 42% of our total exports over the year during the 4 pm to 7pm. This is just from the solar array even without t...
Thanks @old_scientist That's good to know, as it wasn't obvious from their emails. I didn't bother joining in the savings sessions as we don't touch t...
By the way, just saw on Mick Wall's Energy Stats UK YouTube channel about a new export tariff from Octopus called Prime. While it's not on their websi...
@papahuhu Agree, his first and foremost duty is to ensure a good return to his stakeholders. But, I wish Octopus were a listed entity so that I can in...
Maybe something like 8 hours of off-peak slots, 5 hours from 12:30 am and another 3 hours from 1 pm to 4 pm. This could be priced at 12p, average of G...
@batpred Absolutely, the savings do build up over time. Also, not having to worry about energy prices is a huge bonus. Case in point being the recent ...
Great journey @allyfish. Totally relate to your experience as we embarked on a similar journey at home ourselves. Though I find the return on invest...
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