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When should I stop my battery drawing power from the grid between 2.00am - 5.00am FLUX
Hi helpful people We are on Octopus flux tariff, we are starting to get some sunny days now and achieving good solar on those days - as much as 39 KwH. I am just wondering whether to turn off the battery drawing power from the grid during 2.00am - 5.00am on the cheaper rate. Today is back to thick cloud and rain though.…
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Solar advice please (quote and options)
Hello Would really appreciate some insight into my options please and what would be best to go for: Option 1: 9 x Jinko 435W panels across SE and SW aspects Solis 5kw hybrid inverter (RHI-5k-48ES-5G) 1 Fogstar 15.5kWh battery scaffolding (3 storey), bird netting etc: £10k Option 2: As above, but an additional 6 panels…
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British Gas Feed In Tariff Change Of Ownership Form
My husband passed away last year and I'm trying to get the BG FiT payments put into my name. I have been granted letters of administration by the high court to deal with his estate. I just need help with which declaration I should sign on the BG change of ownership form please? Thanks in advance.
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EON Solar Panels Quote. Is this a good deal?
Eon have offered me (interest free) 12 solar panels (5.22 kWp) at a cost of £7000. They have also offered me 5.1kWp batter for a further £3480 making a total of £10,480. We use approx. 3400kw during the day and 6800kw at night as we do washing, dishwasher etc then. Don’t know anything about Solar so wondered if some kind…
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PV Panel contract
We lease a purpose built building for work. The building was built for us a few years ago and has PV panels. We can see from a meter that the PV panels are generating energy and I had assumed that our electricity bill was being reduced accordingly. Having just renegotiated the electricity contract this doesn’t seem to be…
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octopus fit paymannts
Hi i am having a really hard time trying to get fit payments of octopus, i was with good energy and transferred christmas 2023 and have not received any payments, i have asked octopus how to supply fit payments and they told me to go to fit page which i can not find, so he told me to take a screen shot of page and will try…
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Solar diverter - maybe not the best financial investment - better for the planet?
Six months ago we installed 3kW solar PV, 6.5kW battery & an iBoost solar diverter on our gas boiler system, which kicks in to augment domestic hot water after the battery has reached 100% and delays exporting to the grid (presumably until the water is fully up to temperature). We’re on an Octopus tariff at (rounded) rates…
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Are single use dehumidifiers a good idea
For years I've used the aero360
dehumidifiers, now I see that places like Asda have these
one-use-only types & I bought one to test. The instructions say it has to
be thrown away as a unit - presumably that means it's money saving but not
planet saving? Are there any technical reasons it's better? Thanks for any pointers!
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Solar - what do I need to know?
** edit - the house described here is not the one we are now living in, so please bear in mind the description here regarding orientation is out of date!* We are hoping to be moving into a house later this year, and will be looking to get solar panels installed, so I’m starting to try to get my head around it. If we get…
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Moved into House with Solar Panels
Hi, I moved into my house last February. It is only 3 years old and has 3 solar panels on the roof. They do make a difference as I only used 900kwh in my first year here. According to my meter there were a further 550kwh exported back to the grid. I'm trying to work out how to apply for SEG (currently with EON) but the…
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EVs with solar panel roofs?
So why not? Obviously the type that you put on your house roof would not do but how about something flexible or moulded to the correct shape? At a pinch you might get enough to generate 1 kW of power in full sun. But that's not insignificant if you leave your car parked in the sun all day. Okay, it adds cost but EVs are…
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Help understanding SEG please
Hello, I've just had 5kW of solar panels installed. My current energy supply is a fixed deal with EDF until September 30th of this year. It seems the best SEG rate I can have is 12p from Scottish Power - EDF's rate is awful, and all the higher ones require you to be a customer. Now for the questions:* Does anyone have any…
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Does size matter?
Looking for advice/views from the hive mind - I'm considering the viability of solar panels, but only have room for a small array - 6 panels on a S-facing roof with no shading. 2 person household, home all day, all-electric except for GCH. Current usage is 4000 kWh pa. Location Somerset. I'm assuming some panels are more…
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Solar and battery solution ...or is there better?
I am getting close to pushing the button on this system, we use around 4500kw a year and are based in Bucks. This proposal gives an estimated 5.22kW: 12x435w Jinko Panels, 2x5.12kWh SunSync Battery, SunSync 5kw Inverter, Bird Barrier, 12xTygo Optimisers. This has 6 panels on the East and 6 on the west-facing roof, with…
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Expanding Existing Solar System and adding battery and keeping fits payments
So I currently have a 2KW system, had it about 7 years and was one of the last to get fits payments. I know that the system at times generates more than we use during the day. So adding a battery makes some kind of sense if it generates enough, however the inverter isn't capable of DC coupled charging (which means the less…
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EV charger and tariff
Not sure if this should be on the Green or Motoring page, please move if required. I purchased a new to me Mokka E yesterday. It has a fast charger but we do not have a charge point as yet. I was expecting a 3 pin charger to be provided but must have misunderstood. We will only be travelling up to 100 miles per week and…
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Octopus Intelligent Flux - disabling export during peak period
Hi, Just reaching out to see if anyone else who is on Octopus Intelligent Flex is also seeing regular instances where Octopus are either: 1) Rate limiting the output of your battery 2) Stopping the export completely Both during the peak Flux period. The second point also has the knock on effect of forcing you to import…
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Where do I start - solar or heat pump?
After an eye wateringly expensive energy day on Wednesday, when it got very cold, I am starting to look at options to invest now - while working - to recoup the benefits once retired. The house is largeish, Victorian so no cavity walls to fill, single glazed sashes (with secondary glazing on bedrooms), 10' ceilings. The…
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Roof and Panel advice needed.
I could be moving into a new house, and I would like to put solar on the roof as it is electric only (Air to water heat pump heating). What I don't know is what parts of the roof are worth putting panels on. The roof is like this (see below) with a 40° slope at ~latitude 50°15. Is it only worth putting panels in areas 1 &…
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DIY Solar Battery Retro fit
I have a Solar Edge 16 panel system with optimisers and I am thinking of adding a Sunsynk 5kw AC coupled system As a retired Electrical Engineer install is not a problem but I am unsure about the setting up of the additional AC Inverter that would be required As anyone have any knowledge of how easy they are to set up and…
