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British Gas - Your FIT payments are being suspended
Just received this in an email from British Gas today with no previous contact despite submitting FIT readings and receiving payment in Oct. Seems absolutely crazy that they immediately go to suspend FIT payments if they can't access on a single visit and make no further attempt at contact or visiting to verify. Photos now…
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Critique my solar quote!
Hi all Does this seem like a decent deal, 5.8.kw jingko panels 5kw GivEnergy hybrid inverter 5kw givenergy battery givenergy ev charger installed on to slate roof with solar flash (no drilling of slates) 10 yr warranty on installation, 25yr on panels, 12 yr on inverter and battery £9136 have also been offered by same…
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Solar with Battery - Winter alternatives to Octopus Flux ?
Hello to all I've been lurking in this forum for some time - just joined up as I wish to post a query. To set the scene ... (I'll see if I can add this to my signature later - currently restricted as a "newbie") Setup - 16 x 410w Canadian Solar, all South Facing in NW England + SE 6000H HD Wave Inverter & Optimisers, plus…
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IOF vs anything else in the winter?
So I'll be getting a GE AIO + a further 3.4kw worth of panels (making a total of 6.6 kw) I don't yet have an EV yet either In such a situation would it still be worth continuing to be on IOF? Or would agile be better given that GivEnergy hook into Octopus' API to only "download" at the cheapest times? If I get an EV, would…
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Solar quote opinions
Been offered the following 15 x jinko tiger neo 435n type panels G3 givenergy 5kw hybrid inverter 9.5kw gen 2 givenergy battery Givenergy eV charger Fully installed by Mcs certified installer, dno, scaffolding etc Total cost is £11347 Haven't had any comparisons as other quotes have been using sunsynk / SolaX but looking…
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Octopus Saving sessions 2023
So i just saw the email from octopus about this years saving sessions and octoplus as they call it. Anyone looked into it yet to see if we can still earn points the same way as we did last year, ie. The in day calculation method?
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Why I can't see solar panels being worth it, any body else written them off once and for all?
Having looked at several posts of 'real world' users generating tiny amounts in winter from their solar panel arrays, I can't really ever see them being viable for me. Like most we hardly use any electric in the summer, and solar would seemingly give us virtually free generation during the peak summer months. So based on…
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Weird issues with Huawei FusionSolar app
I have 2kW peak of solar panels with a Huawei inverter and home storage battery. I've got Huawei FusionSolar app on my Android phone but I've noticed that the stats for Yield seem off (other stats might be off too but this is the one I've noticed). For example, a few days ago I had this yield graph that the app said gave…
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Still not set up with Octopus Flux
Hi everyone Hoping someone might have advice on this. April 2023 Had solar panels installed by Project Solar UK and advised best to switch to Octopus (was with British Gas), so could get onto thier Octopus Flux tariff for the export of electricity back to grid May 2023 Received all necessary docs from Solar installation…
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0% VAT on Battery Retrofit installs from 2/2024
Great news for PV only system owners who are considering storage options at a later time! Credit is due to policy makers for fixing this/ a several other glaring gaps!
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2nd inverter and solar panels
Hi , I currently have a solar power system consisting of a Growatt SPF 4000 inverter, a 6.5 kW Growatt battery, and 4 kW of solar panels. I'm considering expanding my system by doubling the number of solar panels. My question is whether I can simply add more panels and a secondary inverter, or if it would be more…
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Is anyone using wind to generate electricity - if not why not?
I am curious as I live on the coast and I can stand in my front garden and see hundreds of wind turbines out at sea. I can honestly say it is very rare for there not to be a slight breeze even in the best weather and it's often very windy in the winter. I'm just curious as to why domestic wind turbines are not more popular…
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Tesla launches Powershare - Bi Directional Charging
Early days but very exciting to see Tesla get behind V2H. https://electrek.co/2023/11/30/tesla-releases-powershare-bidirectional-charging-on-cybertruck-only-so-far/
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Which Octopus Tariff During Winter?
Hi We have recently had solar panels and a battery installed and currently on the Octopus Flux Import Tariff. We should be on the Export Tariff shortly as I have finally got an MPAN Export Reference, but of course now there is little chance of any export! Unit rates Electricity: 26.85p per kWh Gas: 6.82p per kWh Standing…
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Solar and battery system – battery nowhere near stated capacity and installer does not want to know
Looking for some advice on what to do here. We had a solar and battery system installed in February: Afore Inverter, 10 panels, 2 x 5.1kWh Pytes 48R100
batteries. There were a number of issues* (I’ll put some of those in post
#2 with a spoiler), but by far the worst is that the battery system holds
nowhere near the…
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What does the BUS involve?
Looking online, I see that you get a grant of up to 7.5K for a heat pump, yet I'm not sure if that's just for a heat pump itself, or also say if it covers any piping, tank or radiator upgrades too? My initial plan was: - Super insulate where possible - To have larger pipes given they're microbore - To replace my radiators…
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Should I charge my battery today?
Solis inverter and 9.6kw Pylon batteries. Our Octopus Tracker tariff for tomorrow is 13.2% higher than today. Is it worth topping up our battery today, or will the loss not be worth it? TIA
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Solis force discharge?
asking for a friend - is there a way to set the solis inverter, to force discharge to grid ie. it is currently paying a good export rate, i want to dump my battery to grid… is this possible? anyone know how if so? there are plenty of solis owners on here i think!
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Going green(er) with a Viessmann 200W (& heating efficiency home improvements)
Following the success of our heating gas saving measures, we've decided to install polypipe underfloor heating on the ground floor of our semi-detached, paired with a new 19kW Viessman 100-W compact heat only boiler. Reasons for going with Viessman boiler are: 1) Ability of the boiler to modulate down to < 3 kW (1:10…
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Lux 3600 ACS Inverter and 4 Greenlynx Batteries Settings for force discharge
Looking for some advise on the best settings for force discharge And was told the batteries could be set the cut off (SOC) to 0 but when it gets down to 15% it starts charging and showing in Yellow as the attached photo.
