App for Smart Meter

FlyingScot
Posts: 7
Joined: Fri Jul 12, 2024 12:00 pm
Location: Motherwell

App for Smart Meter

#1

Post by FlyingScot »

I have a new style Octopus smart meter and rather than getting down on my knees and playing with the buttons on the smart meter I am wondering is there an app for connecting to my smart meter to see energy used AND energy being exported

It is the exported energy that I am more interested in observing

many thanks

David
SolarEdge 3.68kW inverter with 15 Power Optimisers on 8.33 250W panels
House is fully insulated floors, (full height cellar) roof and cavity wall insulation
Countrypaul
Posts: 569
Joined: Sun Jul 18, 2021 11:50 am

Re: App for Smart Meter

#2

Post by Countrypaul »

You can get an Octopus Mini which connects to the Internet and the Smart meter, the Octopus App then allows you to see various details.
Not sure if it shows export or not though as mine is just tellingme my readings are on the way - might be due to losing WiFI on my phone though.

User avatar
Fintray
Posts: 1555
Joined: Mon May 31, 2021 6:37 pm
Location: Aberdeenshire

Re: App for Smart Meter

#3

Post by Fintray »

I use an app called Octopus Watch which looks at your tariff and export and gives you a daily/weekly/monthly running total.
3.87kWp PV
10.24kWp PV SolarEdge system
Tesla Powerwall 2
100 x 47mm Navitron tubes (still being installed!) Now likely to be removed for more PV.
MK2 PV router DHW diverter
Morso 5kW WBS
Vaillant AroTherm 10kW ASHP
Nissan Leaf
AGT
Posts: 983
Joined: Sat Jan 29, 2022 11:26 am

Re: App for Smart Meter

#4

Post by AGT »

I use Octo-Aid , provides a helpful summary of daily consumption ideal for working out daily power for planning battery
marshman
Posts: 614
Joined: Thu Jun 17, 2021 7:58 pm

Re: App for Smart Meter

#5

Post by marshman »

Apply for an Octopus Mini. Gives you live updates via the Octopus App on your phone. Updates every 5 mins, also displays last day, week, month and year use in £'s or kWh's Octopus mini needs to be in wireless range of the smartmeter AND connect to your in house WiFi/Internet. But it does work well and is reliable.

Live use is exactly that so if you are exporting it shows as a negative number. Screen shot below show a "live" export of just over 4kW. Graph is of import but day, week etc. can show export and import.


Image
Thebeeman
Posts: 221
Joined: Tue Jun 14, 2022 8:56 am

Re: App for Smart Meter

#6

Post by Thebeeman »

I'm on an Octopus Mini which combined with the Luxpower inverter on the PC I can get all the information I need.
Do any of the other suppliers try to help their customers understand what's going on?
User avatar
nowty
Posts: 5779
Joined: Mon May 31, 2021 2:36 pm
Location: South Coast

Re: App for Smart Meter

#7

Post by nowty »

In case you don't know where to look for the Octopus Mini.
https://octopus.energy/blog/octopus-home-mini/
18.7kW PV > 109MWh generated
Ripple 6.6kW Wind + 4.5kW PV > 26MWh generated
5 Other RE Coop's
105kWh EV storage
60kWh Home battery storage
40kWh Thermal storage
GSHP + A2A HP's
Rain water use > 510 m3
dan_b
Posts: 2288
Joined: Tue Jun 15, 2021 10:16 am
Location: SW London

Re: App for Smart Meter

#8

Post by dan_b »

Octopus Mini for the win
Tesla Model 3 Performance
Oversees an 11kWp solar array at work
FlyingScot
Posts: 7
Joined: Fri Jul 12, 2024 12:00 pm
Location: Motherwell

Re: App for Smart Meter

#9

Post by FlyingScot »

nowty wrote: Tue Jul 16, 2024 4:41 pm In case you don't know where to look for the Octopus Mini.
https://octopus.energy/blog/octopus-home-mini/
thanks - applied as my home display is lovely but fairly useless

be nice if it works with Alexa

David
SolarEdge 3.68kW inverter with 15 Power Optimisers on 8.33 250W panels
House is fully insulated floors, (full height cellar) roof and cavity wall insulation
sharpener
Posts: 430
Joined: Fri May 20, 2022 10:42 am

Re: App for Smart Meter

#10

Post by sharpener »

If the Mini will connect wirelessly to the smart meter and also to your internet via wi-fi can Ocotpus not use it to connect the smart meter to the internet in areas of poor reception? Still waiting to be contacted about fitting a smart meter six weeks after I applied.
16 x 230W Upsolar panels S Devon, 4kW Steca, 3.9 MWh FITs/yr
8 x 405W Longi panels, 250/60 MPPT, 3.3 MWh/yr
Victron MultiPlus II-GX 48/5000/70-50
10.65 kWh Pylontec Force-L2
zappi 7kW EVCS
Villavent whole-house MVHR
5000l rainwater system
Vaillant 12kW HP
Post Reply