Father of Four - Renaissance Man - Executive Coach and Consultant @eqsystemsio - Non-exec Chair @GleanNotes - Chair of Trustees @computermuseum
Cambridge, England
www.marlow.org.uk
Fantastic cost savings from solar+battery, one year after installation.
Total electricity consumed so far in December: 618kWh (house and car)
Total cost of electricity consumed so far December including standing charge: minus £7.68
Crazy.
Saving even more money with solar + home batteries.
I revisit my earlier cost analysis now that winter has arrived, and show how the National Grid Demand Flexibility Service, and the Octopus Power-up scheme have had a significant impact on our costs.
Saving money and carbon footprint through careful home battery management - latest video on using #HomeAssistant to help the household to make good decisions to manage battery capacity.
Charging our home battery at the lowest carbon-intensity grid periods.
Work in progress from the weekend.
The graph shows the carbon forecast being used to charge the house battery in the lowest carbon periods overnight. Dark grey off-peak; light grey is when the battery was commanded to charge. CO2 savings are around 90% compared to the forecast peak at 17:00.
The dashboard is intended to quickly signal whether the battery will last until off-peak, and the effect of running various kitchen appliances.
I love it when a plan comes together.
Here's our real-life electricity consumption. This might give you a better idea of where your electricity's actually going - and give you a better handle on which changes could reduce your bill and your carbon footprint.
If we're trying to reduce our electricity consumption, our costs and our carbon footprint, we need a better idea of what's actually consuming electricity! He...