Energy chat

[AmDismal]

Can you fill the battery with cheap electricity overnight? Is the software any good at sorting out likely power needs, likely generation etc?

[browellm]

Yes, you have full control. Solar forecasting is in development but you can do it today with Home Assistant and some scripts.

[MrKettle]

@bmtell

1 PIGEON PROTECTION 850.00

That amount of medals for Muttley don’t come cheap.

[thebiglebowski]

@AmDismal

Is the software any good at sorting out likely power needs, likely generation etc?

@browellm

with Home Assistant and some scripts.

and can be installed on a Raspberry Pi

[MrKettle]

The weather appears to have improved to the point where the solar panels run more than just the LEDs on the inverter.

Possibly a good job, we had the first Octopus saving period notification for 5-6pm today. Not that it will make any difference for us given that we haven’t used any grid electricity outside od the 4 hour window for ages.

[MrKettle]

Today I have mainly been V5.0

It supports it but you have to request the installer builds the circuit when it’s being installed. It’s a lot of ££ and fuckery with auxillary CUs and such. I didn’t bother. The myenergi battery is a rebadged KSTAR setup. They’re charging a lot for what will presumably be some integration with their car charger and diverter and for it to show up in the app. If you want maximum convenience from a single supplier and are prepared to pay for it I suppose it will have some merit.

Probably time to drag it over here.

Slight eyebrow at the concept of auxiliary CUs for the batteries? Obviously you need a massive one to cope with all of the circuits that get involved if you electrify everything, but unless you are putting some circuits outside of the battery scope you could have them all on one?

[Stepmotheratomicbomb]

@MrKettle

Slight eyebrow at the concept of auxiliary CUs for the batteries?

Still early days yet? But yes

[browellm]

Connecting to the EPS

[MrKettle]

Yep, that’s faff.

[MGOwner]

Octopus Saving Sessions

• You saved 0.193kWh and earned 352 OctoPoints – worth £0.44.

[hermit]

• You saved 0.197kWh and earned 360 OctoPoints – worth £0.45.

[J_B]

You lucky people

[MrKettle]

Doesn’t really work with a battery but we signed up anyway.

[mickbald]

• You saved 0.377kWh and earned 680 OctoPoints – worth £0.85.

[Ciderpig]

You saved 0.455kWh and earned 824 OctoPoints – worth £1.03

[Jim]

The bungalow we’re moving into on Monday has an air source heat pump supplying the underfloor heating and hot water.

The house we’re moving out of, despite having gas central heating, is superbly well insulated and has proved to be very efficient over the last three years resulting in pleasingly low energy bills.

It will be interesting to see how the two compare.

[MrKettle]

@Jim

The bungalow we’re moving into on Monday has an air source heat pump supplying the underfloor heating and hot water.

So we need to spend your money on other eco tech then.

Has it got solar?

[Jim]

No, not yet, but I want to get them installed soon as. With it being single storey, it has a big roof, so plenty of scope.

A large battery is also on the cards so that I can run a lecky car as cheaply as possible

[MrKettle]

If the hot water system has a storage tank, get a Myenergi Eddi with the solar. If not, get a Sunamp and an Eddi.

[Jim]

Not familiar with any of those things - I shall investigate