I think the horse has been beaten to death on this. Presently Octopus is allowing charging at cheap rates and exporting that electricity when you wish. They have the ability to change the policy if they choose to so do in the future.
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Solar Panels UK - is it worth it?
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Yeah, the battery only thing is a bit of a red herring in this discussion. We all have solar and batteries and what I am trying to determine is if Octopus are happy to pay for "brown exports" where you have eg charged up at off peak rate (7.5p IO) and then export back at a higher rate (15p Octopus Outgoing).
The FAQ I posted seems to suggest that you can, unless I have completely misunderstood it, which is entirely possible! But I would suggest that the average person in the street would also misinterpret it in that case.
Yes, perhaps I should let this bone go now! Thank you, that aligns with my understanding of the Octopus policy.
I never said that. You cant have Outgoing Octopus without having an MPAN.... You cant have an MPAN based on a battery alone... You export all you sun (or are encouraged to) due to the pricing they give you.
You cant have IO without an EV yet you can have it if you have an EV charger and not have an EV... This is the realms of exploits and maybe better discussed amongst close friends
Thanks, none of those suggested exploits are relevant to my situation.I never said that. You cant have Outgoing Octopus without having an MPAN.... You cant have an MPAN based on a battery alone... You export all you sun (or are encouraged to) due to the pricing they give you.
You cant have IO without an EV yet you can have it if you have an EV charger and not have an EV... This is the realms of exploits and maybe better discussed amongst close friends
I think we got there in the end and I am now confident that what I am doing is 100% allowed with the Octopus products I am using and the set up I have. I will keep a close eye on their policy and adjust accordingly if they change anything in the future.
Probably just me not explaining myself very well, it certainly wasn't my intention to suggest any exploits that had no bearing whatsoever on my situation. My wife says I waffle tooNo problem... you were the one that suggested them
Just seen your avatar, we're not far from each other. If you have a Powerwall it may have been fitted by the same guys that did ours.
phil4
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Pete UK
Member
Sandwiches and come at 6:31pm ?What's for dinner and what time shall we come around
Solcast, same as @phil4. I agree it’s not very accurate but it does look forward 7 days and keeps the history which the built in Forecast.Solar didn’t do.
WannabeOwner
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I get 50 API lookups a day, for free, on each of my two "scenarios", and a further 2 more (actually only for "If I had North & West facing") on a different email address.
Pink Duck
Active Member
Solcast accuracy can be impacted by their azimuth field, which they define as:
"The direction on the horizon the PV modules are facing, expressed in degrees. Values must be between −180 and 180. 0 is north, 180 is south. Eastward facing = negative values. Westward facing = positive values. For example, −90 is due east."
i.e. my South-East facing is 140° from north clockwise, but they require −140°
"The direction on the horizon the PV modules are facing, expressed in degrees. Values must be between −180 and 180. 0 is north, 180 is south. Eastward facing = negative values. Westward facing = positive values. For example, −90 is due east."
i.e. my South-East facing is 140° from north clockwise, but they require −140°
Have you had it for a while? New accounts only get 10 free lookups. I signed up a few weeks ago and only get 10.
phil4
Member
Mine is setup like that, -170 as 10 degrees east of south... but it's still not all that accurate. Not bad, just not quite that good. For example this week:
Sunday
Monday 16 - actual 10
Tuesday 17 - actual 9
I realise that's only 2 days, but hopefully gives you an idea.
