We recently upgraded our home solar storage to 4.8kWh. The battery has sensors to detect how much solar power we're generating, and how much electricity we're buying from (or selling to) the grid. That means... GRAPHS AND STATISTICS! Our battery was commissioned just after midday. This graph shows: 1630 - it was fully charged. 2000 [...]

I’ve just installed a bigger solar battery - so I thought I’d share some statistics from it.

  • Kyoyeou (Ki jəʊ juː)@slrpnk.net
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    1 year ago

    As we move into winter, we’ll switch to a dynamic electricity tariff. That will allow us to charge the battery when power is cheap and then use it when prices are high.

    In my country, the power is cheap at night, and high in the day, could someone help me understand this paragraph? The article was very interesting

    • edent@lemmy.oneOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      It is the same in the UK.

      But because we have a smart meter, our energy price can change every 30 minutes. So if our provider predicts that tomorrow lunchtime will be expensive for electricity, it could charge us more. Or it could tell the battery to take over.