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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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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 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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Comparing solar proposals
I've had two solar surveys and proposals/quotes from two local companies - and having read through some threads here am thinking that I might need to try to get more! There's a significant difference between the proposals - not least that one proposes 23 x Jinko 440W panels, and the other 14 Trina 415W (I see both brands…
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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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Eon incorrect solar inverter installed advice sought
July 21 we had 6 additional panels and a storage battery added by eon to a existing system supplied by another company. At the time we had issues with the installation not working correctly which we emailed both eon and the installer numerous times asking for help and training on the new system, we never got anywhere nor…
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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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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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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…
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Solar panel/ battery advice
I have 16 solar panels and 1 battery. We have a water tank and boiler . As I understand it our solar panels have a solar boost box which is connected to our emersion switch and our water tank. This enables us to heat our water via the panels. So therefore we are not using our boiler system to heat our water. However we…
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Good Energy - changes to FiT
Recently received an email from Good Energy regarding the Feed in Tariff t&c changes and updates: Which is fine.However, reading the summary in the link gives more detail that will affect lots of Good Energy customers...https://www.goodenergy.co.uk/ge-fit-scheme-terms-and-conditions/ Specifically these sections - how many…
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Dual sun Solar Panels
Hi. I am currently considering installing solar panels on a house we are refurbishing and I wont lie I am a bit unsure about who to go with and what types of solar panels as, when i check online they say the best panels are Sunpower and Solar Evolution, but i just want solar panels that are going to last and that work. I…
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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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Feed in Tarif FIT table 2024
Anyone got a link, yes i have googled it and got a downloadable table that does not work.
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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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Huawei FusionSolar app disabling solar charging
I have a Huawei home storager battery and use the FusionSolar app (on Android) to manage and monitor things. I've also got the engineering access code for logging into all the more advanced settings as well. Does anyone know how I can prevent my solar array from charging up the battery? I wish any surplus solar to be…
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Banks Ethics? Sustainable?
Hi I been doing lot reading on banks lately To see how ethical or sustainable they are. Trying to find banks that dont contribute towards fossil fuel, Weapons etc Am baffled all these banks have ethical scores of 50 n low Santander, Bank of Scotland, Halifax, Lloyds Bank, NatWest, RBS, Barclays, and HSBC - they have or in…
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Complex issue with SOLAR PV
Hello All, Installer has installed Solar pv while they lost MSC Certificate after I signed the contract. The flat roof and pitch roof installation has been incorrect as per MSC. Now, Pigeon is getting trapped inside and not able to come out. Meanwhile, I have received a full refund of payment. Now pitched roof installation…
