Hi all,
I had a Tesla PWII and Gateway 2 installed on 1st Feb this year but am still trying to get my head around the time based control. I am on Octopus Agile tariff which tracks wholesale prices every half hour so there are no specific off peak and peak times, and prices vary throughout the day and night. When I first had the battery I would put it in selfpower mode when the sun was shining and the battery would supply the house when solar was not producing according to demand. At night I changed to time based control to charge the battery back up again on cheaper rate. Regardless of time of day, the battery charged from the grid until it reached 100% charge and then went to standby. Two days ago I set it to time based control and have left it there since then. The battery charged to 100% and has stayed there since. Even at peak electricty rates the battery has not supplied the house since I changed to time based control even when there is no solar output. I have the reserve set at 25%. Does anyone have any idea why the battery won't supply power to the house when in time based control? Utility plan settings set up by my installer are:
Octopus Agile
Utility provider: Octopus
Rate plan: Agile
No seasons
All Year January - December
Buy price £0.34/ kWh
Sell price £0.34/hr
I had a Tesla PWII and Gateway 2 installed on 1st Feb this year but am still trying to get my head around the time based control. I am on Octopus Agile tariff which tracks wholesale prices every half hour so there are no specific off peak and peak times, and prices vary throughout the day and night. When I first had the battery I would put it in selfpower mode when the sun was shining and the battery would supply the house when solar was not producing according to demand. At night I changed to time based control to charge the battery back up again on cheaper rate. Regardless of time of day, the battery charged from the grid until it reached 100% charge and then went to standby. Two days ago I set it to time based control and have left it there since then. The battery charged to 100% and has stayed there since. Even at peak electricty rates the battery has not supplied the house since I changed to time based control even when there is no solar output. I have the reserve set at 25%. Does anyone have any idea why the battery won't supply power to the house when in time based control? Utility plan settings set up by my installer are:
Octopus Agile
Utility provider: Octopus
Rate plan: Agile
No seasons
All Year January - December
Buy price £0.34/ kWh
Sell price £0.34/hr