Octopus Free Power Hours

Yuff
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Re: Octopus Free Power Hours

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Post by Yuff »

Another scheduled for tomorrow apparently
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ASHP 8.5kW x 2
12 x 460w Solar panels
9.5kWh GivEnergy
Batteries x 2
EVs x 4 210 kWh Batteries
Ripple 5.8 kW PV 0.547 kW Whitelaw Brae
dan_b
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Re: Octopus Free Power Hours

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Yep just had the email.
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Re: Octopus Free Power Hours

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This will be why there’s a free power hour - look at the wholesale price just now - there’s a lot of solar on the grid and the lower weekend demand…

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Re: Octopus Free Power Hours

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Thrown everything at it today - battery charging, washing machine, tumble dryer & dishwasher😁
Smart meter showing peaks of 9.5kW!
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5.6kWp east/west facing
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Ripple WB 200W
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Re: Octopus Free Power Hours

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We hit 20kW via remote control at lunch. Glad to help out! SWMBO had dishwasher and washing machine set up off her own self start before we left for the coast. :D
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Ripple 7kW WT & Gen to date 19MWh
42kWh LFPO4 storage
95kWh Heater storage
12kWh 210ltr HWT.
73kWh HI5
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Yuff
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Re: Octopus Free Power Hours

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Post by Yuff »

20 kWh here
Tripped the mains fuse board, oops
Too many appliances on, should have turned the heat pumps instead but was juggling with solar peaks of 5 kw
Mitsubishi Ecodan
ASHP 8.5kW x 2
12 x 460w Solar panels
9.5kWh GivEnergy
Batteries x 2
EVs x 4 210 kWh Batteries
Ripple 5.8 kW PV 0.547 kW Whitelaw Brae
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