Nowty Towers Vs UK Grid Storage

[Joeboy]

If we are having a temperature competition we have -10 tomorrow night and -15 forecast during the week.

How's the snow in Austria, is it Winter Wonderland yet?

[chris_n]

If we are having a temperature competition we have -10 tomorrow night and -15 forecast during the week.

How's the snow in Austria, is it Winter Wonderland yet?

20cm cleared off the car park yesterday morning and another 30cm this morning so yes it is Winter Wonderland.
Not the best pic, taken early this morning but all of this was cleared yesterday, you can see there is about 30cm on the terrace handrail.

[nowty]

My batteries have got a bit low today and it was looking a bit touch and go for Nowty Towers to make it to the 11.30pm cheapslot but the IOG has come to the rescue.

An extra 4 hours giving 10 hours back to back of cheapslot, should be enough to refill the battery stack.

[Joeboy]

My batteries have got a bit low today and it was looking a bit touch and go for Nowty Towers to make it to the 11.30pm cheapslot but the IOG has come to the rescue.

An extra 4 hours giving 10 hours back to back of cheapslot, should be enough to refill the battery stack.

A bit of regional variation on display!

[Yuff]

My batteries have got a bit low today and it was looking a bit touch and go for Nowty Towers to make it to the 11.30pm cheapslot but the IOG has come to the rescue.

An extra 4 hours giving 10 hours back to back of cheapslot, should be enough to refill the battery stack.

A bit of regional variation on display!

Your car battery must be pretty full!!!!!
I plugged in yesterday at 11am and it gave me two slots the first 11-16.30 and 20.30-04.00, I don’t think it charged at all in the first slot.
so much so whilst I was out I got SWMBO to unplug and plug in the car and it started charging and the schedule stayed the same.
I refreshed for a new schedule and it seemed to work better. I’ve had the car stop charging a few times during schedules recently, perhaps that’s because I have it plugged in more

[Joeboy]

My batteries have got a bit low today and it was looking a bit touch and go for Nowty Towers to make it to the 11.30pm cheapslot but the IOG has come to the rescue.

An extra 4 hours giving 10 hours back to back of cheapslot, should be enough to refill the battery stack.

A bit of regional variation on display!

Your car battery must be pretty full!!!!!
I plugged in yesterday at 11am and it gave me two slots the first 11-16.30 and 20.30-04.00, I don’t think it charged at all in the first slot.
so much so whilst I was out I got SWMBO to unplug and plug in the car and it started charging and the schedule stayed the same.
I refreshed for a new schedule and it seemed to work better. I’ve had the car stop charging a few times during schedules recently, perhaps that’s because I have it plugged in more

It was 90% heading to full at that point, currently plugged in at Tesla Dundee on the way to Edinburgh. This top up will see me there and home. 48p per kWh with is less than Chargeplace Scotland. 38kW to 48kW charge rate, seen 90kW here before but maybe because there are 5 cars charging? Not sure about that?

I do know that I prefer IO 7.5p per kWh!

On the car stopping charging I have seen that but I put it down to Octopus doing their grid balance work. If I set my charger to full rate IO will also alter the charge rate through the session. So far so



Last night's view as sent by daughterly. Christmas Market tonight apparently.

[nowty]

Got the OK from SWMBO to add an extension to my rear garden ladder store.

Its freakin freezing out.

The work continues on the ladder store extension, its keeping an exposed small step ladder dry, therefore is probably permitted development.

The Octopus wants as much power as I can deliver so is questioning what my plans are for the surplus panel.



Cheers Nowty, I like a Spritz.
Is that a weather proof external socket I can see less than 2 metres away from this very snazzy looking table top ?

Might be.

[Joeboy]

The hitherto unknown to science disease of RE table envy struck today in an Edinburgh suburb...

[Fintray]

The Octopus wants as much power as I can deliver so is questioning what my plans are for the surplus panel.

Shouldn't that spare panel be filling in the gap between the extended ladder store and the gate?

[nowty]

The Octopus wants as much power as I can deliver so is questioning what my plans are for the surplus panel.

Shouldn't that spare panel be filling in the gap between the extended ladder store and the gate?

It would fit but would take up too much room around the picnic table, I'm on very thin ice with SWMBO as it is. I was going to leave the gap under the panels to allow items to me more easily be moved in and out of the ladder store but SWMBO wants it covering, no debate.

I think a compromise might be some sort of a removeable cover.

The solar table is also getting short shrift, she first liked the photo but only as a photo with the octopus, not as a serious idea.