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you won't be retiring off it though.
November 26, 2025 at 2:30 AM
you won't be retiring off it though.
nobody trusts an energy company though.... but it seems like there's some opportunity there to make some money on abitrage.
November 26, 2025 at 2:29 AM
nobody trusts an energy company though.... but it seems like there's some opportunity there to make some money on abitrage.
I think there are many underlying things not just the NEM spot price. There are fixed cost components, but from what I've seen there are some additional costs somewhere. I also think OpenNEM data is 15min, Amber is 5m
November 26, 2025 at 2:28 AM
I think there are many underlying things not just the NEM spot price. There are fixed cost components, but from what I've seen there are some additional costs somewhere. I also think OpenNEM data is 15min, Amber is 5m
stopped monitoring it, but it's never going to be 100% aligned. The wholesale costs include more than the NEM spot price (the distribution companies add their c/kWh on top) etc
November 26, 2025 at 2:05 AM
stopped monitoring it, but it's never going to be 100% aligned. The wholesale costs include more than the NEM spot price (the distribution companies add their c/kWh on top) etc
INteresting to see what the impact weather has on spot price.... just had a heavy storm, FIT got up to $22 kWh.... usage costs were $25 though.
November 26, 2025 at 1:56 AM
INteresting to see what the impact weather has on spot price.... just had a heavy storm, FIT got up to $22 kWh.... usage costs were $25 though.
The Amber cost so far hasn't exceeded my peak hour rates.... with the exception of a 15 minute period where it hit 2.80 kWh. Feed in at that time was 2.50 kWh.
November 24, 2025 at 12:12 AM
The Amber cost so far hasn't exceeded my peak hour rates.... with the exception of a 15 minute period where it hit 2.80 kWh. Feed in at that time was 2.50 kWh.
The charts i had were for very cloudy days.... and rain... Saturday iconly generated 8.4kWh of solar. Yesterday 22kWh.
November 24, 2025 at 12:09 AM
The charts i had were for very cloudy days.... and rain... Saturday iconly generated 8.4kWh of solar. Yesterday 22kWh.
Can't add pictures in images
November 23, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Can't add pictures in images
Found this for live prices with Amber (unfortunately a screen shot example)
November 20, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Found this for live prices with Amber (unfortunately a screen shot example)
I use Android for my personal, iOS for work.... It might be a little bit of, I hate iOS because it only has my work emails and calls on it :D
November 13, 2025 at 4:48 AM
I use Android for my personal, iOS for work.... It might be a little bit of, I hate iOS because it only has my work emails and calls on it :D
i have no idea how to use this damn thing.... I'm like my parents with their phones now. Scratching my head trying to do the simplest task.
November 13, 2025 at 4:44 AM
i have no idea how to use this damn thing.... I'm like my parents with their phones now. Scratching my head trying to do the simplest task.
yeah, i got a work iphone as well.... 'glass' is not cool
November 13, 2025 at 4:31 AM
yeah, i got a work iphone as well.... 'glass' is not cool
It left the battery with enough power to manage the house based on expected solar generation and usage for today to get it up to 100% before solar tailed off.
November 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
It left the battery with enough power to manage the house based on expected solar generation and usage for today to get it up to 100% before solar tailed off.
I've had the battery in AI mode since installed, and it just started working (after learning some usage patterns). It actually seems ok. I chucked the car on charge, and told it to expect a 7.2kW draw between midnight and 6am. It charged the, and managed the battery at the same time.
November 12, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I've had the battery in AI mode since installed, and it just started working (after learning some usage patterns). It actually seems ok. I chucked the car on charge, and told it to expect a 7.2kW draw between midnight and 6am. It charged the, and managed the battery at the same time.
Yeah, so far doing ok witht that even with the reserve. Despite having really shitty weather.
November 10, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Yeah, so far doing ok witht that even with the reserve. Despite having really shitty weather.
I think it might have been a frequency issue, looked like it might have been delivering just under 50hz.
November 10, 2025 at 9:29 AM
I think it might have been a frequency issue, looked like it might have been delivering just under 50hz.
Depends on your settings but at the moment I leave about 15% for backup reserve. We dont have many blackouts , but would be kind of annoying if I can't use the lights during it 😀
November 10, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Depends on your settings but at the moment I leave about 15% for backup reserve. We dont have many blackouts , but would be kind of annoying if I can't use the lights during it 😀
Yeah, everything else was fine, just the ones on the dimmers. I've raised it with my installer, just wondering if you'd experienced it.
November 10, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Yeah, everything else was fine, just the ones on the dimmers. I've raised it with my installer, just wondering if you'd experienced it.
Also forgot to ask, have you put yours in off grid mode to check the backup? When i did, all the lights on my fibaro dimmers flickered like crazy.
November 10, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Also forgot to ask, have you put yours in off grid mode to check the backup? When i did, all the lights on my fibaro dimmers flickered like crazy.
yeah, it still works ok without the SoC, you just won't be able to charge to a certain level SoC isn't mandatory for it to control charging based on solar output. I used it for a couple of months without SoC.
November 10, 2025 at 4:40 AM
yeah, it still works ok without the SoC, you just won't be able to charge to a certain level SoC isn't mandatory for it to control charging based on solar output. I used it for a couple of months without SoC.
Have you looked at EVCC? it's what it for charging management based on solar generation etc.
At this stage, I basically plug the car in and have it charge between 0-6am (which is the 8ckW/h time). I then restrict the battery output to 1.0kW during that period, so it covers base house use
At this stage, I basically plug the car in and have it charge between 0-6am (which is the 8ckW/h time). I then restrict the battery output to 1.0kW during that period, so it covers base house use
November 10, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Have you looked at EVCC? it's what it for charging management based on solar generation etc.
At this stage, I basically plug the car in and have it charge between 0-6am (which is the 8ckW/h time). I then restrict the battery output to 1.0kW during that period, so it covers base house use
At this stage, I basically plug the car in and have it charge between 0-6am (which is the 8ckW/h time). I then restrict the battery output to 1.0kW during that period, so it covers base house use
incidentally, have you been charging while you've had your battery? How have you been handling it? Charging off the battery itself?
November 10, 2025 at 3:57 AM
incidentally, have you been charging while you've had your battery? How have you been handling it? Charging off the battery itself?
DC has a pin for data like SOC and negotiating speeds etc, the AC standard doesn't.
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 AM
DC has a pin for data like SOC and negotiating speeds etc, the AC standard doesn't.