Octopus Free Power Hours

Yuff
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Re: Octopus Free Power Hours

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Another scheduled for tomorrow apparently
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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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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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Re: Octopus Free Power Hours

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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
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Re: Octopus Free Power Hours

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Looks like another free hour tomorrow….
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EVs x 4 210 kWh Batteries
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Re: Octopus Free Power Hours

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Too much wind again on Sunday, I shall not put as much into the battery overnight to leave space for 3.5 Kw at 1 pm.
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Re: Octopus Free Power Hours

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My Solar looks dire tomorrow so thats a nice little free top up. :xx:

After I've dumped some of the battery stack back to the grid at double bubble. :twisted:
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Re: Octopus Free Power Hours

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nowty wrote: Sat Oct 19, 2024 4:42 pm My Solar looks dire tomorrow so thats a nice little free top up. :xx:

After I've dumped some of the battery stack back to the grid at double bubble. :twisted:
Whey! This may be the first time I actually use it. :D :D :D :D
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