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geographical information system tool results
I'm looking into solar panels on my roof, I've found a tool online that lets you estimate the yield depending on your location in the world (https://re.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pvg_tools/en/), but I'm not sure i'm doing it right the results seem a bit similar? the 2 graphs on the left are my two roofs, south east and north west,…
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Intelligent Octopus and Zappi
I got home from work yesterday to be greeted by an email from Octopus which started "We’re super excited to invite you to the early access for Intelligent Octopus Go with myenergi zappi so you can enjoy cheaper, smarter charging!". Now may be this isn't as exciting as I think it is or maybe all you RE experts have already…
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Batteries that support "islanding" during power cuts
Hi, I believe Tesla batteries can provide backup power during a power cut. I'm not sure if that also means it would keep the solar inverter running as well. Do any other battery brands give this backup function? Thanks.
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Rechargeable pr48 (heating aid) battery charger?
So I've got an NHS hearing aid, and the batteries last like a week or two if I'm lucky They've also given me a load of battery cells. I can "order" new batteries at any time by emailing them, but I don't like the idea of any kind of disposable battery. It's why everything that uses batteries in my house uses rechargeable…
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Non standard roof/optimizers
Hi all. In the final stages of solar quotes. Our roof has an annoying layout. As per the image we're looking at distributing panels across the 4 aspects south/east/west. I assumed the S/W and S/E would each have their own string, job done. The prospective installers believe optimisers are required because 'all the panels…
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Solar Panels & Selling House
I have solar panels on my house. Owned outright. Installed in 2011. FIT pays around .68p / unit. If I sell the house & transfer the ownership of the solar panels what rate will the new owner receive ?? TIA
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[No longer] Going for a Givenergy 8.2 kWh AC Coupled battery
With the crazy prices, I've done my man-maths, made a spreadsheet, and decided to get a Givenergy 8.2kwh AC coupled battery installed. If anyone has this system and wants to share their thoughts before I commit, please chime in! The price is a little under £4k from a company called CRC Electrical and Renewables. If anyone…
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Solar/battery quote
Hi Looking for opinions on quote I've had. 15x415w trina vertex s panels Givenergy 5kw gen3 hybrid inverter Givenergy AIO 13.5kw battery £12.7k Sounds pretty good but installer doesn't think g99 is needed where I think it is? What do you guys think? Cheers
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Struggling with Feed in Tarrif Supplier - HELP ME PLEASE
Hello I moved into my house around a year ago which came with solar panels. We were with eon and changed to Octopus as we were getting no where with getting refunded for exported electricity. Today I received an email from Octopus:- Unfortunately when we checked the FiT register we found that there is an
existing FiT…
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Mixergy's new heat pump hot water cylinder (iHP)
Looks like a no brainer for those using oil to heat hot water. Once the noise levels and ducting requirements become clearer, perhaps it will be a more mainstream product? https://mixergy.co.uk/news-and-insights/introducing-mixergys-new-award-winning-heat-pump-cylinder-the-ihp/
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Intelligent Octopus FLUX - A new tariff offering Import/Export parity (with a catch)!
https://octopus.energy/intelligent-octopus-flux/ Finally, we have achieved the equivalent of net metering in the US - IOF is the first tariff to use software to deliver tariff parity. GivEnergy batteries only for now. Rumour is, like GivEnergy, only batteries from brands with UK based R&D/ support functions will be…
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Considering Solar
Good Afternoon I'm just starting to look into getting solar and wondered if anyone could recommend installers in the Northamptonshire area please? Some very useful solar related threads on this forum by the way!
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Portable batteries worth considering?
In my mind the answer is no but just wanted to confirm this. If I was to buy a portable power station for my fish tank, and have it charge when I only had excess solar, low import or the battery reaches 10% would the savings actually be worthwhile or is it essentially pointless? The fishtank uses a little over 1kwh a day.
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Sanity check - Solar + battery install
Hello and good to be on here. I've received a quote from EON for a solar + battery system and would like feedback on the proposal. £14,740 Current consumption 2665 kwh per year Will be charging a car(Tesla long range) once a week going forward System 4.86kw Battery 9.5kw 12 x 405w Panels JA Solar Deep Blue 9.5kw battery…
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Solaredge with battery
Hello, Has anyone else out there got a SE inverter and the SE energy bank ? I was trying to look at the generation but the numbers don't add up and was wondering if it was my setup or SE not being able to produce the right numbers. For example. On my app it tells me I have generated 27 kwh so far this month but if I addup…
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Battery only vs alternatives
Hi As a reasonably heavy electric user with an awkward (south,east and west facing) roof and no pv etc, I've long had the opinion that a battery only install could be the best solution for us. The 13.5kwh of a givenergy AIO would cover 1 days usage most days charged up from IO or Agile depending when we get on the EV…
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How do you guys keep track of ROI on your panels / battery?
I wanted to keep track of how much money I'm saving by having solar panels and a battery, was going to just create a spreadsheet with monthly data but I was wondering if there is an easier way to track the savings? Or if there's a prebuilt spreadsheet anywhere? Thanks!
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Would I really need an EV Home Charger?
I am thinking about buying an EV and wondering why I would need a Home Charger. There's already a pair of external sockets on the outside wall of my garage so I could plug an electric car into one of those and charge at maybe 3 kW. A Home Charger would give me 7 kW. If I average 150 miles a week and can get a modest 3…
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Weird Reading on my Smart Meter Home Display
At about 5.00 to 5.15 pm or thereabouts my home display shoots up to 0.6kw for energy used on the "now" setting. See photo below. I don't understand why as all that is on is a few LED lights, couple of laptops, one fridge and one freezer and normally it is about 10 watts (when no other appliances on like oven, air fryer,…
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Help request - Uhome lfp2400 battery issue
Hi, First time poster here - please be gentle :) I have a 6 battery system which I stupidly decided to take into my own hands and move into a rack for better storage. the 6 batteries are connected to 2 luxpowertek acs3600 inverters and have been working fine ever since I moved them into my new house a year ago. When it…
