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RE: UPS to keep broadband and wifi available during power outages

I have used APC UPS for as long as I can remember for home/small office PC equipment. Even the most basic APC UPS should be more than adequate for a h...

2 days ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring, Electrics & Providers
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RE: Outdoor Battery Solutions?

Have you modelled the costs of switching tariff? We have solar, battery and ASHP. Like you, our peak winter usage can approach 50kWh per day. We are...

2 days ago
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RE: Solar Yield vs Temperature.

I noticed similar during the hot weather. My south facing 7.2kWp array topped out at around 6.1kW during the very hot weather suggesting ~15% therma...

2 weeks ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Vehicle-to-Home with a Heat Pump: Is the Technology Ready and Which EV Should I Buy?

@davidb you're welcome, and thank you for allowing me to jump in on your discussion 😀 I think the notion of having a large portable battery...

2 weeks ago
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RE: Vehicle-to-Home with a Heat Pump: Is the Technology Ready and Which EV Should I Buy?

In my case, our original offer was for a 7kW inverter limitation (matching our peak solar generation) and 1kW export. The low export rate was financia...

2 weeks ago
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RE: Vehicle-to-Home with a Heat Pump: Is the Technology Ready and Which EV Should I Buy?

We too are considering a new vehicle purchase soon. We have an ASHP, solar and Tesla PW3, which was a real battle to get approved under G99 Curren...

2 weeks ago
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RE: Adding 5 More Panels to My Growatt Inverter – Second String Questions on Specs, Cabling & Configuration

Yes, you will need to notify them even if the inverter remains the same. You originally had 2.55kW of generating capacity installed so would not have ...

2 weeks ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Electricity price predictions

I wonder what fully electric households do? Those with EV's, heat pumps and solar/battery. Unless they have sufficient battery capacity to run the hea...

2 months ago
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RE: Electricity price predictions

Same here. I wonder if Octopus may reintroduce IOF as a fixed tariff with an exit fee to stop the likes of you and me switching back and forth betwe...

2 months ago
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RE: Upgrading my system, how far do I go?

For comparison, my PW3 with 11.04kW inverter, will charge at 5kW (or 10kW if you add a second battery / expansion pack) and will discharge at the full...

2 months ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Changes to Tesla Powerwall Charging Regime?

Elon gate - legendary! I take my hat off to you @toodles I read about this in a recent update, but I'm yet to witness mine do it. Yesterday and tod...

2 months ago
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RE: Upgrading my system, how far do I go?

When it's cheaper than charging from the grid. It's not just charging "from a battery" - it may be charging from excess solar during the day that yo...

2 months ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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