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That’s great to hear that your wife is onboard with all the changes you’re making. 👍 My wife is now saying things to me like, “Don’t put the kettle on until I’ve finished using the oven.”, as she knows the 3.6kW limit of the inverter. 😅

That’s a very good tip. Thank you.

It’s interesting that you would post this article as I just heard about this recently. Having such a capability would be extremely handy, though I’d still want a smaller home battery for powering the house when at work or away on holiday.

That’s a very good point and I’m not sure. Like you, I‘m seeing a lot of excess solar being exported to the grid. One way I’m trying to get round this is by charging the car from a combination of solar and battery after I get back from work. The Zappi in eco mode limits any draw from the grid...

Yup, that makes a lot of sense and is what I would do, especially during the Winter months.

I think at present the capability of the MG4 to power the house is not possible. You can power a smaller plugged in device such as a camping kettle via the V2L cable as Dawson has said above, but you can’t actually run your house off the car’s battery. It would be interesting in future to have...

I think it’ll be even easier for you as you’ll be using compatible MyEnergi products, whereas I have the MyEnergi Zappi & Harvi, but the GivEnergy inverter and battery. But to be honest, I’m not having any issues now that I’ve figured out all the settings. Yes, it’s a very exciting time to be...

Thanks for your detailed explanation of your setup, Oakland. It sounds like Octopus Flux is a good option for those with a solar/battery system. I’m not wholly electric yet as our gas boiler is only five years old and I’m hoping it’s still got a lot of life left in it. It’s pretty efficient. But...

I still have a decent tariff with British Gas until December, but I’ll be turning my attention to other energy companies’ tariffs towards the end of the year. The only interesting one British Gas offers at the moment is for off peak ev charging.

Interesting. The system was commissioned on Thursday afternoon and it says we’ve consumed 64kWh of solar generation and exported 83kWh, so does that mean were we on Octopus we would have made £12.45p? That would certainly cover the standing charge. Yeah, the worst is, if I import back that same...

Despite it being very overcast and drizzling here in bonny Fife this morning, thanks to the diffuse nature of the sunlight, all fifteen panels (5 east facing, 4 south facing and 6 west facing) are coming into play, so I’m still getting a decent amount of generation.

No, that’s just the price of the battery. The installation for the battery came to £2,407. I’m not sure exactly how much the GivEnergy 3.6 inverter was as they didn’t give me the breakdown for that. Fortunately, there’s a government scheme at the moment for homeowners installing a solar...

A quick search on the internet brought up prices for the Tesla Powerwall anywhere from £7,000 to £12,000, so let’s just say it’s around ten grand. The GivEnergy 9.5kWh battery I’ve had installed was just over £3,000. You’re right MG4London that our cars are like a giant home battery, but the...

That sounds like a great setup you have now, especially as you are able to charge the car at 10.4kW per hour depending on the sunshine. If you get a decent day’s weather you’d easily be able to fill up the MG4’s battery.

Best of luck to you! 🤞👍🍀

That’s a nice argument to have! 😅The panels (Trina Vertex S) I’ve had installed are rated at 425 watts with an efficiency of 20.8%. It’s a lovely sunny day and I’m getting over 4kW, so as my 9.5Kw GivEnergy battery has already been filled to 100%, I thought, “Hold on a minute. I’ve got a massive...

I’ve finally been able to convince my wife that the initial outlay for a Zappi, solar PV and battery storage installation has been worth it. I showed her our solar being diverted to the car (instead of British Gas) via the Zappi app and I got a big smile and thumbs up, which coming from my wife...

The PV system, battery and GivEnergy 3.6kW hybrid inverter will all be getting installed at the same time, Ayoull, so I’m guessing it’ll be the Gen2, but I can’t tell from the installer’s project report.

Thanks Diggsy. I’ve saved that manual to my iPad. I’m not sure what sort of system the Giv-Bat 9.5 is, I’m getting installed.

Thanks guys! That’s really useful advice. @Yandards Yeah, I’m going to have to figure out how to prevent a drain on the home battery when I have that plus the solar installed. I’d rather the house use that power than the car. Here’s one video I’ve come across which can help us: