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Solaredge "Flexible Grid Services"
Hi, I received notification and invitation to join this program. As far as I can see you let a third party "Axle Energy" take control of your battery and run charge or discharge jobs as needed for grid balancing, with payment. Figures are not really spelled out although they say that typical users earned around £75 last…
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Is Solar worth it for me?
Hello all. I am considering having a Solar PV system with battery storage installed in my home. I had one in my previous house which was installed in 2012 when FIT was just taking off and it was financially worthwhile. I now live alone in a 1 bedroom bungalow and my elecricity usage is 1115 kWh per year which I think is…
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Perplexed.Do i really need to change battery after 10 years?
HI all i am really confused from this article. Solar panel benefit seems obvious to me... Even if it takes 10 years to recoup the cost of initial investment, after that my electricity bill will be mostly paid for the rest of my life? But if i have to spend 5k every 15 years to replace battery, then the whole thing is not…
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BBC on Spray Foam Insulation
This issue crops up from time to time on this forum. Now the BBC have woken up to it: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqjrpv218r0o
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Solar Panels
Does the cost of Solar outweigh the cost of paying monthly bills -- How long would it take to payback the cost
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Tesla Powerwall Batteries
Anyone got any experience with these please? I had 1 installed yesterday and just trying to get to grips with it. What's the best way to get the best value from it? Had a little look at the app, so got a lot to get through, but got a 5kwp system with 17 panels. How's best to optimise this please and is there a best off…
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Which brands of inverter support automated battery integration with Octopus Agile?
I am looking to get a solar panel + battery set up, with an oversized battery to enable me to fill up at cheap times on the Octopus Agile tariff. I would like this managed automatically via an app which finds me the cheapest slots, but not all brands of inverter have apps which integrate with Octopus Agile. From my own…
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Which solar panels to go for Aiko, JinKO, DMEGC
hi all got some quotes for solar panel instalation, with 10kw battery however one quote came nearly £4K more , that cames with 18 Aiko AIKO-A455-MAH54Mb/2S panels other came under £10 same battery same hybrid inverter just 16 JinKO Tiger Neo JKM435N-54HL4R-B panels and another with 18 DMEGC 450w Bifacial Module with Double…
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Solar panels but increased energy usage?
I had solar panels and a heat source pump installed this summer and having read the electricity meter, it appears that I've used 71 more units than I did for the same period last year. How can that be possible? This time last year I was using a fan oven pretty much daily but now use an air fryer. My heating was via an oil…
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Chimney Sheep Natural Chimney Draught Excluders
I'm a fan of products that pay for themselves several times over (I suspect we all are). After Radiator Reflectors and LED bulbs, it becomes a bit harder to find these for many types of homes. I'm a bit embarrassed we didn't think of this one sooner. A quick read highlights savings of 2-3X the cost per annum. More relevant…
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Battery Timed Charge Question
We have a GivEnergy AIO with 13kWh battery and I am wondering if we did a timed charge overnight to top it up at a cheap rate how would I find out how much it would charge up over the 5 hours if we were on something like Octopus Go? This leads to my second question in that if I set it to charge to 100% and it reaches that…
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Is 14,500 for solar too much?
I got an online quote from Octopus - who s suggested about 10k with a smaller battery (5 kWh). A local company (Scotland) 14x Trina Vertex S 400W Black Framed Mono solar panel £2,600 GivEnergy 5kW Hybrid inverter £1,480 G2 GivEnergy 9.5kWh LiFePO4 Battery (integrated DC breaker) £3,700 Install price £5500 Does that seem a…
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Eco4 Flex PV - Eligibility
Well, after quite the to & fro a couple of years ago: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6390407/im-eligible-for-fully-funded-pv-up-to-10k-replacement-boiler/p1 - it's all back on again! This time with the same charity, but a different installer (CHS). However - does anyone know if the eligibility criteria…
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Green or Ethical Savings Accounts
I can't find a thred for this but I notice Market Harborough BS have an ethical account called Planet Saver. Planet Saver - Market Harborough (mhbs.co.uk) Planet Saver 150 Day Notice Account - Market Harborough (mhbs.co.uk) Seems a decent rate and a good donation made to RSPB, Conservation International and Tusk. Not found…
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Myenergi Monitoring - clocks changing?
It looks like Myenergi couldn't cope with the times changing yesterday. This is my consumption graph for yesterday. I thought it would sort itself out as the day progressed or over night but it hasn't. Has anybody else had a similar experience. All seems ok again today.
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New solar and battery install - best Octopus tariff
Just (last week) had a 7.8Kw system installed along with a 13Kw GivEnergy battery. We are quite low usage generally and after battery top up and house use we are probably currently sending 75-80% of our generation to the grid. Battery probably drops 25-30% overnight. With Octopus but not on export tariff yet but can't fit…
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Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) Experience
Hi, I'm looking for advice and other people's experiences with the Smart Export Guarantee scheme. We had solar panels fitted in January, and have already given the National Grid over 500kWh of free energy. So far, I've been finding it really hard to get onto SEG. * The best deals are with Octopus. But our installation is…
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Forums oldest solar panels
As per title, Who has the oldest panels? What make, how big, any issues? How are they performing? Anyone had to replace any that have worn out?
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Solar Panels - 6.5 months in
SO, I had a system installed at the end of April (5.2kW of panels, 5kW inverter) and I guess I've been through the peak months now, so here's my feedback/questions for those interested. * On a "good" day, I seem to generate more than 30 kWh. On a "great" day, it's more than 35kWh. I've only had a couple of great days per…
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Would two inverters fight?
I already have solar PV with a 6.5 kWh battery. But I've done a calculation that if I had another big battery, say a Frogstar 15.5 kWh one. then I could save about £400 per year purely by load shifting, charging the battery at night and using the electricity during the day. That might be economically viable. But my…
