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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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
We are similar - have a Tesla PW3, ASHP and run Octopus Cosy recharging 3 times per day in winter as required. Absolutely agree. Inverter size is...
Yes,the government is increasing the Energy Generators Levy (EGL) from 45% to 55% on profits of renewable energy generators (above £75MWh). This is an...
Unless I misunderstand, that article is misleading at best: If you already have rooftop PV and a fixed battery and you're thinking "I'd just like ...
I assume FSV #3071 is set to the default value of Floor heating (#3071 = 0) As an interesting aside, if you change FSV #3071 to 1 (DHW now as defaul...
Hi @ian-l What version MIM does the Gen5 use? Are you able to remove the cover and take a decent photo of the circuit board will all connections, an...
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