Saving Sessions / Demand reduction thread

New email from givenergy about their setup.

The last line is highly questionable.
We’re excited to introduce the GivBack App available to GivEnergy hardware owners not currently with Octopus.

The app connects your GivEnergy battery to grid services events, where your stored energy is exported to support the grid at times of peak demand.

In return, you’ll earn around £2/kWh exported, money straight back into your pocket, while helping keep Britain’s energy supply greener and more secure.
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Exported 5.2kwh so approx £1.25 for just the bonus export alone.

That will pay for most of my import costs today. There is the usual export payment.
 
6.6 kWh taking into account the baseline, so an extra £1.58.

Started cooking dinner at 18:00, so lost some there, but not to worry its not mega bucks.
 
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5.0kWh exported. Luckily it was sunny this morning as we've used 25kWh today which would otherwise have rinsed the battery!
 
The same can be said regarding Intelligent Octopus Go.

Hand over control for a 1p per kWh saving.

Works well most of the time, but not every time.
 
JackRegan said:
The same can be said regarding Intelligent Octopus Go
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Not quite the same, they only get control of car charging, perhaps your thinking of Intelligent Flux.

PS They do make a bit of a mess with car charging, short slots, some as short as a minute, also charging over running at peak rate.
 
JackRegan said:
The same can be said regarding Intelligent Octopus Go.

Hand over control for a 1p per kWh saving.

Works well most of the time, but not every time.
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Not exactly, it also trans lates into many hours more at the cheap rate. I’ve had 2 hours this morning which is a great help as there is naff all sun today.
 
Yeah, I should have included what you said in your PS.

As you rightly describe, charges sometimes go wrong, but the savings for me are worth it, as it's not a big problem if it doesn't go to plan.

However, having this experience, I'm not sure I'd be as happy passing over control of my house battery.

@b0rn2sk8 My point was and is, from experience, that handing over control isn't without risks. In an attempt to save money, it can end up costing you more.
 
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I used IOF and they controlled it flawlessly. You dont even have to look at it, its so easy your battery becomes the grid.

With the givenergy thing I was thinking they have to connect to the smart meter, as i've had issues in the past I'm not risking it for a few quid.
 
That's great to hear, IOF working well with your inverter.

From experience, I could not describe IOG as flawless. Well, certainly not with the Zappi (installed by Octopus) and myenrgi app.
 
JackRegan said:
That's great to hear, IOF working well with your inverter.

From experience, I could not describe IOG as flawless. Well, certainly not with the Zappi (installed by Octopus) and myenrgi app.
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It has improved massively for me on the newest Zappi firmware. It does actually stop charging when the cheap rate is over now. I do get ridiculously short charge periods as @Ron-ski mentions above though and they'll always try to schedule one if Im exporting.
 
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