I'm pretty sure Octopus will kick you off the Intelligent tariff if you turn off smart charging too often. They need a couple of charges a month to qualify. It's a grid balancing tariff after all.
I understand that. I intend to continue using it.
They actually don't but I suppose it's possible. The poster asked how make the system charge from his solar PV, I assumed this was just occasionally rather than permanently. They specifiy one charge per month but many users are reporting that Octopus have told them to disable intelligent charging when they have had problems. For me, I have it connected to my Zappi and it works fine.
Your comments are absolutely correct. I shall still be doing my normal charging via the scheduled method. It works well and reliably.
I’m with Intelligent Octopus Go, and it works really well with my Zappi & Eddi. All car charging, domestic water heating and dish washer was using off peak rate. On high solar generation days Zappi & Eddi automatically take surplus generation.
You can have a tariff with utlita with zero standing charge.I’m with Intelligent Octopus Go, and it works really well with my Zappi & Eddi. All car charging, domestic water heating and dish washer was using off peak rate. On high solar generation days Zappi & Eddi automatically take surplus generation.
Just had GivEnergy AIO batteries installed and now only use off peak charged power from grid or no purchased power at all. Two days ago we didn’t need to draw any power from the grid as our solar powered our house, hot water, EV and batteries. Wonderful! Just need to lobby in order to reduce standing charge
You can keep your FIT generation payments but opt out of the FIT export payments (about 4.5p per kWh), then sign up for Octopus Fixed Export at 15p per kWh. You still keep your 61p for what you generate.
I was half aware of that option, but had not realised that the difference in tariff was quite so big. I may well go for that option
Just leave it set at 100%, it will work fine.
Thanks John.
I wont balance unless you charge to 100% and the Zappi is not scheduled to stop charging.
I'm planning to bump charge to balance after a normal charge as the cost is minimal.
Octopus state for non api cars you need to add the % you want to add each time. If you are on FB have a look at the group 'Ohme integration with intelligent octopus go'
It really doesn't matter, it's not a big deal. They only use that information to decide when to start your charge and for how long.
Incorrect, core hours are 11:30 - 5:30 anything outside of that window is a bonus. If you are forcing the algorithm to give you slots outside of that window when electricity costs more for the supplier to purchase they are going to do something about it.
Do you mean 2330-0530?
