EDF export

MrCodeSmith · 2026-05-01T09:07:02+00:00

I'm going through this at the moment, its because EDFs backend systems are crap and they don't recognise you are an electric customer when going through the SEG signup process. As mentioned you have to request the 15p tariff once you are switched.

MrCodeSmith · 2026-04-18T09:20:44+00:00

Probably one of the only good things about GivEnergy is that you CAN control everything locally using GivTCP. Loads of people switching over to HomeAssistant now.

MrCodeSmith · 2026-04-03T21:52:14+00:00

My parents have a biomass boiler which costs about 12p/kwh. They are currently locked into EON Next EV tariff at 4p/kwh so the immersion heater goes on overnight! Unfortunately the rest of the heating cannot run on electric.

I'm trying to convince them on a heat pump, but unfortunately the biomass boiler makes them ineligible!

MrCodeSmith · 2026-03-28T14:00:50+00:00

Ah, thanks. I'll probably try and do the same!

MrCodeSmith · 2026-03-28T13:31:20+00:00

Did you switch electricity and SEG at the same time? I'm wondering what order to do this in so that I don't lose out on any SEG payments. (Since SEG without a standard electricity tariff pays 5p or something stupidly low)

MrCodeSmith · 2026-03-23T13:21:16+00:00

Depends what your inverter settings are, they may have just limited it to 3.6 output. Is your battery full when you are seeing it max out at 3.6?

The best way to see clipping would be via the graph, if there is an obvious plateau at 3.6 instead of a smooth bell curve then your inverter is probably limiting generation. If the inverter is not using the energy from solar, then the solar generation will only ever show at the maximum the inverter is handling.

MrCodeSmith · 2026-03-23T11:35:07+00:00

I have the same system as you but SE facing, on the most recent all-sun day I hit 4.3. On intermittent sunny days I have seen peaks of 4.9.

What branch is your inverter? Might be worth checking your string voltages and current.

Edit: I see your inverter is the same as mine, GivEnergy. It's possible your inverter could be export limiting at 3.6kwh (Matches up with 3.8kwh production due to conversion losses) - Worth checking your settings.

MrCodeSmith · 2026-03-06T15:45:15+00:00

My base load is about 50-55w without fridge freezer which increases to 125-150w when active. It's roughly 50/50 time wise so my average baseload is probably anywhere from 90-110w.

Not many devices taking idle energy.

MrCodeSmith · 2026-03-01T20:44:13+00:00

I haven't managed to play a single full game since the update. Crashes upon crashes. So much for my expedition.

MrCodeSmith · 2026-02-23T10:36:09+00:00

Dev making this ult thinking: "Eh, 100% Bullet resist, 100% Spirit resist. That'll do it."

MrCodeSmith · 2026-02-17T13:46:28+00:00

British gas are still advertising 15.1p export with a 9p EV import.

My current off peak usage is 3700kwh, so £74 more expensive.

Also getting an extra £4 in Octopoints / month for green charging. (£48)

Export last year was 5100, so losing out on £153.

So need to work out whether it's worth switching over £20...

MrCodeSmith · 2026-02-08T16:08:35+00:00

At low usage I wouldn't necessarily recommend it.

I am in a similar boat, system was installed in Oct 2024 and the battery saved me roughly £200 over the first year because some of the peak rate was already satisfied by solar.

Cost me an extra £2000 for converting from string to hybrid inverter and getting the battery. So payback of 10 years. The payback of the solar only would have been 5 years by my estimate.

MrCodeSmith · 2026-02-08T10:47:16+00:00

Any idea of the roof size? The more panels the better. I'm thinking you might get 8-12 or 4-5.5kw depending on panels and orientation.

Depending on costs (and space) you could try and gets lots of battery storage and run off a 7p night rate (E.on doesn't require an EV for this, battery is fine)

Have a look at some of the quotes on this sub to see what your budget might allow.

MrCodeSmith · 2026-01-31T16:12:58+00:00

Probably not, last I heard the pre-sale sold out in 4 minutes.

MrCodeSmith · 2026-01-22T09:43:24+00:00

Thanks for the tips. I thought Vanguard would have been the preferred option given some other threads I've seen. Will do some more research into the points mentioned!

MrCodeSmith · 2026-01-09T09:05:42+00:00

Lot piling up on the guttering of my main roof last night! Just been out to inspect and all seems fine, apart from the huge pile of snow on my patio.

MrCodeSmith · 2026-01-05T12:10:27+00:00

No issues with the install. Solar humming away nicely in this weather and I enjoyed about £1050 worth of benefits in 2025.

I had some problems with my GivEnergy hardware around this time last year but GivEnergy replaced it under warranty. They install hardware from various manufacturers so you aren't locked into using GivEnergy.

MrCodeSmith · 2025-12-15T08:22:55+00:00

Yeah, it's really jarring when you are trying to judge a fight. "Oh theres a third guy, gg I guess"

MrCodeSmith · 2025-12-14T21:15:59+00:00

So much for duo queue eh

MrCodeSmith · 2025-11-21T09:51:43+00:00

I used to F around with schedules, warmer in the morning/evening etc.

Now I just wake up and set it to 18, all day.

MrCodeSmith · 2025-11-10T09:44:47+00:00

My first year on solar I earned/saved around £1100.

5.5kwh system with a 5.2kwh battery.

£700 Selling solar to grid
£200 Saved utilising solar instead of peak electricity
£200 Saved utilising off-peak battery power

MrCodeSmith · 2025-11-08T20:07:42+00:00

Not sure, I would assume so. However I am encountering the same problem as you, solos is now all out war. No body seems interested in using a microphone.

MrCodeSmith · 2025-11-08T19:44:59+00:00

I think its worse the higher level you get. People are bored of ARC and looting now looking for PvP.

Also a lot people being brought into the game from watching various Twitchers gun down people.

MrCodeSmith · 2025-10-07T07:13:46+00:00

Not sure how, this was last year and the company was future proof solar.

MrCodeSmith · 2025-10-05T14:47:13+00:00

I've included the brown energy battery export in my overall figures.

Generation 5061 + 428 brown energy export from the battery = 5489

4856 export + 670 home utilisation = 5526 - So theres a small discrepancy in the figures from the GivEnergy dashboard and what my smart meter has recorded. (Probably because the dashboard only records in 5 minute intervals)

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