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Keeping the electrical circuitry complexities aside, I wonder whether such small battery storage systems can be used in niche usecases. For example, w...
@editor Good to know that this will work alongside an existing PV and battery system. Adding additional battery storage that's not connected to the ex...
There are seven negative price half-hour slots tomorrow. Would be interesting to see what's the electricity mix. I would assume a lot of wind but also...
@majordennisbloodnok Haven't dabbled with HA yet. But depending on the usecase, could be a summer project in the making!
@jamespa That seems to be the case. As gas prices are volatile at the moment, to fix for 12 months for peace of mind, we are having to pay a slightly ...
@agentgeorge We have the 6.5 kWh GBLI 6532 model, so it isn't the modular stackable option like the APX or AXE models. This model was going out of pro...
@editor The Shine app is a bit basic and has this issue with time when clock changes. Other than that, it's a pretty solid product. Even the roundtrip...
@agentgeorge We have a Growatt battery system as well, and unfortunately I have had to change the inverter time when clock changes. Funnily enough whe...
Thanks @agentgeorge. I think all fixed tariffs are getting a 3.5p reduction. But, from what I see on Reddit, Octopus Go and Intelligent Go varaible us...
Has anyone received an email about what their Octopus Go variables rates are going to be? Now that I have moved to fixed Octopus Go at 9.5p off-peak f...
Well, I was wrong! Though, I switched a couple of days ago, I only clicked on accept terms yesterday. So, they briefly put me on 10.5p (7p after disco...
@old_scientist It looks like Octopus Go fixed rates have gone up again for our region. It was showing as 10.5p off-peak until yesterday before applyin...
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RE: PV and battery long payback - sense check query
OK, digging into this a bit further, distilling what @t...
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OK but what I understood you were saying I, and what I ...
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RE: Indevolt Batteries UK Support & Info Thread
Not interested in a plug in device, or 800w. Just need ...
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RE: Do I need to change the control unit when replacing my Ecodan Air Source Heat Pump
Kind of you, @calumm, but it was @f1p who did the heavy...
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RE: Electricity price predictions
2. As EV ownershp increases it'll certainly increase de...
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I meant to say I cannot register my kit at Energyplus… ...
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RE: HomeTherma Is Live: A New Home-Energy Platform Built Around the Homeowner
Signed up!
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RE: Has anyone seen this problem before? Huge anticycling times
Oh dear. Glad it was replaced. I have been mighty imp...
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RE: Can I start an argument about buffer tanks please? 🙂
Dont, just adjust the LSVs to get different temperature...
By JamesPa , 4 days ago
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RE: Heat pump running costs – what has actually worked for you?
I installed the air source heat pump in January 2026, i...
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RE: Grant Aerona Air to Water R290 6.5 kW - Quiet Mark and Silent Running
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