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by Lincs Robert
Sat Mar 18, 2023 1:13 pm
Forum: Energy storage, batteries, energy tariffs
Topic: Octopus Flux
Replies: 16
Views: 2660

Re: Octopus Flux

That’s another good point. At the moment my “deemed” export is tax free income as part of the FiT I’m on, so I’d be silly to swap tax free income for taxable income. I’m also a dual Lux user, so 2 x LXP3600 units. I really don’t get the “Squirrel Pod” handle though. I found it very frustrating that ...
by Lincs Robert
Sat Mar 18, 2023 12:15 pm
Forum: Energy storage, batteries, energy tariffs
Topic: Octopus Flux
Replies: 16
Views: 2660

Re: Octopus Flux

I think the devil really is in the detail with this one. You say “fill up the battery at cheap rate”. Great in theory - but the cheap rate is only for 3 hours, which means that with a 3600w charger/inverter that you would only be able to harvest about 11kWh during the slot. Coupled with the fact tha...
by Lincs Robert
Fri Mar 17, 2023 7:32 pm
Forum: Energy storage, batteries, energy tariffs
Topic: Octopus Flux
Replies: 16
Views: 2660

Re: Octopus Flux

I’ve done the sums & this isn’t for me …… It might work for some though
by Lincs Robert
Fri Mar 17, 2023 5:37 pm
Forum: Energy storage, batteries, energy tariffs
Topic: Octopus Flux
Replies: 16
Views: 2660

Octopus Flux

Any takers? Here’s a good overview: https://youtu.be/y8d1iqnhuek I’m especially keen on knowing whether I could sign upto it if I’m in receipt of a feed in tariff? 🤞 I’m in receipt of the 2011 FIT and although I don’t get paid for any actual export - I do get paid a “deemed” export rate of half what...
by Lincs Robert
Tue Mar 14, 2023 4:43 pm
Forum: Energy storage, batteries, energy tariffs
Topic: EV Battery Pack as battery storage
Replies: 4
Views: 639

Re: EV Battery Pack as battery storage

Powervault used to offer “second life” Renault Zoe batteries packaged up. I’m not sure if they still do or not though. I had a Powervault system, albeit only for a few weeks in early 2019, but not with these second life batteries - which I seem to recall weren’t much cheaper than new. I parted ways ...
by Lincs Robert
Fri Feb 17, 2023 3:17 pm
Forum: Energy storage, batteries, energy tariffs
Topic: Self build in Lincolnshire…..
Replies: 25
Views: 5610

Re: Self build in Lincolnshire…..

Second system now in and working 👍. It went in so much quicker than before, presumably as I knew what I was doing and had already made much of the stuff needed for the second system when I was building the first one. I also had a bit of luck with the interconnect to my Lux/Pylon system. Previously, ...
by Lincs Robert
Thu Feb 09, 2023 6:27 am
Forum: Energy storage, batteries, energy tariffs
Topic: Self build in Lincolnshire…..
Replies: 25
Views: 5610

Re: Self build in Lincolnshire…..

Ok, so an update as it’s been a while …… The reason for my not updating on progress, or lack of, is due to multiple other stuff happening in life. Work, escalating elderly care, you know the sort of stuff … Anyway. System 1 is in and working well. It’s been said that this project is a “time bandit”....
by Lincs Robert
Thu Jan 12, 2023 5:40 pm
Forum: Energy storage, batteries, energy tariffs
Topic: Self build in Lincolnshire…..
Replies: 25
Views: 5610

Re: Self build in Lincolnshire…..

Ok, so it gives me great pleasure to advise that BOTH my shipments from China have arrived. 😀 One yesterday, the other on Tuesday. They were ordered 10 days apart and were delivered one day apart, I suppose that’s Xmas for you. I’ve not even opened the second shipment yet. Both are very well packed ...