@bazcurtis

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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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Personal Bloghttps://www.bazmac.me

๐Ÿ’ก 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

I finally got our daily electricity cost graph working in Home Assistant! ๐Ÿ“ˆ Plotly can be a steep learning curve, but a little Claude help made this visualisation happen. The biggest issue I had was calculating the export savings.

If you're tracking your solar savings, read on๐Ÿ‘‡

www.bazmac.me/blog/visualizing-your-solar-savings-tracking-electricity-costs-on-home-assistant-with-plotly

#SolarEnergy #SolarPanels #SolarGeneration #OctopusEnergy #SolarBattery #OctopusExport #SolarPV #homeassistant

Our March 2025 Solar & Battery Performance Report is live! ๐Ÿ“Š

Real-world data, generation graphs, and insights into how seasonal changes affected output and storage.

Read the full post ๐Ÿ‘‰ www.bazmac.me/blog/solar-grid-battery-overview-march-2026

#SolarEnergy #SolarPanels #SolarGeneration #OctopusEnergy #OctopusWatch #SolarBattery #OctopusExport #SolarPV #HeatPump #CosyOctopus

The solar production for March was 342.10 kWh which was surprisingly good. It is our second best March ever as you can see here.

https://www.bazmac.me/blog/solar-generation-year-on-year-comparison

It was going to be a tough compare to last years remarkable, 407.30 kWh

#SolarEnergy #SolarPanels #SolarGeneration #OctopusEnergy #SolarBattery #OctopusExport #SolarPV #CosyOctopus

Solar Panel Degradation: Tracking My Systemโ€™s Performance Year by Year โ€” Real-World Home Assistant, Solar, and Energy Storage Insights

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.

Real-World Home Assistant, Solar, and Energy Storage Insights

Lego - Sherlock Holmes Book Nook bag 10 #Lego

Open or closed it looks great

Lego - Sherlock Holmes Book Nook bag 9 #Lego
Lego - Sherlock Holmes Book Nook bag 8 #Lego
Lego - Sherlock Holmes Book Nook bag 7 #Lego

Lego - Sherlock Holmes Book Nook bag 7 #Lego

I had a missing green 1x1. Managed to fix it with some other parts. Can you spot it?

Lego - Sherlock Holmes Book Nook bag 5 #Lego