My GivEnergy system does most of the work when it comes to storing solar energy and powering the house. But there are times when the house needs more power than the main battery system can deliver. Rather than leave my EcoFlow batteries working to a fixed discharge schedule, I use […]
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The Energy Stats page on this website provides a live view of how electricity is being generated, stored and used around my home. What began as a relatively conventional solar and battery installation has gradually developed into a much broader home energy project involving solar panels, a GivEnergy system, BLUETTI […]
Every afternoon at 4pm, my Home Assistant system looks at the next 24 hours of Octopus Agile electricity prices and creates a charging plan for my home battery systems. Rather than charging everything during a fixed overnight period, the automation examines all 48 half-hour Agile slots, identifies the best-value periods […]