Comment on UK use of gas and coal for electricity at lowest since 1957, figures show
HeartyBeast@kbin.social 8 months agoIt goes up and down. At peak times usually 5pm-7pm-ish it’s usually substantially more expensive than a standard tariff. So it only makes economic sense if you are either able to shift usage (cook dinner at 4pm) or can use your batteries to do a bit of arbitrage (buying power when cheap).
You have to be a bit hands on, and potentially someone (like me) who finds it interesting
You can get an idea of prices here
leaskovski@kbin.social 8 months ago
So I have started the switch. Do I just email the intro code over to them, as I didn't see a place to use?
I have also been looking at my solis inverter and can see settings to control when the battery can be charged from the grid. At the moment, that is off, so if I switch, I should turn this on and charge from say 1am to 5am.
HeartyBeast@kbin.social 8 months ago
Oopsie - might be too late, I'm afraid. Here's the referral link https://share.octopus.energy/dense-kiwi-26 - but I think you have to start the switch using this link. Customer service mighty be able to still give you the credit though if you explain and send them an e-mail.
I'm not too familar with Solis - does it have an app or web interface to configure? Easier than crawling about in the loft twice a day to configure using the front panel.
leaskovski@kbin.social 8 months ago
Switch done, and I managed to get your referral on there, so expect £50 soon! I also managed to find details on what settings to adjust on the inverter, and bonus points, I figured out how I can do it via their web portal... what will be good if I can adjust those settings via my Home Assistant server integration!
HeartyBeast@kbin.social 8 months ago
Yup, got the e-mail through today. Nice. Thanks for using my code