Love to cycle, a proud geek. Working in the cyber security industry
I post about my #Solar installation and other projects like #HomeAssistant. More information on my website
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I think I have finally setup the Home Assistant Energy Dashboard setup correctly. I have some Shelly Pro EM-50s monitoring the Immersion, heat pump, oven, kitchen sockets and house sockets and upstairs light circuits. Within that I have some smart plugs monitoring devices. I have House Socket Engery (untracked) showing.Most of the smart plugs are also on that circuit is the untracked the remaining load not covered by the plugs?
What an optimised month! ⚡️ Integrating the VW ID.3 and adopting a new battery strategy led to record self-sufficiency (99.63%!) & massive savings (£168.62!). Our solar system is working smarter than ever. Click for full details on our efficiency gains and cost breakdown
https://www.bazmac.me/blog/solar-grid-battery-overview-may-2026
#SolarEnergy #SolarPanels #SolarGeneration #OctopusEnergy #OctopusWatch #SolarBattery #OctopusExport #SolarPV #HeatPump #IntelligentOctopusGo #IOG
See how integrating our VW ID.3 and adopting a new charging strategy led to record solar self-sufficiency and massive savings this month. Learn about our battery performance and efficiency gains.
My car is set to charge from 1.30pm to 5pm via Octopus Intelligent Go. I normally do a force discharge of my home batteries between 4pm and 7pm. This means it will overlap by an hour. Can I export and the car charge at the same time?
My home battery cannot see the car charger and the car will not charge from the home battery.
I found this great alert card via @smarthomejunkie
If you haven't tried it, I would highly recommend it.
☀️ Our best April yet! We're thrilled to share our solar generation report. Record April production (610 kWh!) covered 91% of our house usage and resulted in huge savings compared to the new price cap. The West/North facing panels are now coming more and more into play.
www.bazmac.me/blog/solar-grid-battery-overview-april-2026
#SolarEnergy #SolarPanels #SolarGeneration #OctopusEnergy #OctopusWatch #SolarBattery #OctopusExport #SolarPV #HeatPump #CosyOctopus
Record broken! ☀️ After a slow start, April delivered an all-time solar generation record for us. 📈
See the full year-on-year comparison here:
🔗 Link: https://www.bazmac.me/blog/solar-generation-year-on-year-comparison
Curious how much solar panels degrade over time? I share real-world performance data from my own solar system and explore how weather and aging affect energy generation. A practical guide to understanding long-term solar efficiency.
When I use the GUI in Home Assistant to add a Target I get no results. Even if I search, I find nothing. Am I missing something?
You heard it here first: Mastodon 5.0 (eta Oct-Dec 2026) will introduce major improvements to the core user experience. We're making Mastodon the most human-centred software on the #SocialWeb.
That’s where you come in.
Discovery Week 🗓️ 11-15 May 2026
Join our Head of Design @imanijoy for a jam-packed 5 day sprint inviting stakeholders from within and beyond Mastodon to weigh in on the future of the product.
See how you can get involved and contribute: https://app.hi.events/events/6360/mastodon-design-team
💡 Having a little hiccup with the Sunsynk Home Assistant dashboard since we added the Octopus EV charger! The house load breakdown isn't quite right. I've written up what happened and what I tried to fix it. Take a look here!
www.bazmac.me/blog/fixing-the-sunsynk-home-assistant-dashboard-house-load-issues-after-adding-an-ev-charger
#Sunsynk #HomeAssistant #EnergyMonitoring #SmartHome #OctopusEV
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