A home battery is a perfect companion to your solar installation, and this video details 5 reasons why :-)
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Octopus Flux video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8d1iqnhuek
EMBER Global energy mix chart and forecast:
https://ember-climate.org/insights/research/global-electricity-review-2023/
Agile price plunges on energy-stats.uk:
https://dashboards.energy-stats.uk/d/5cZqqmf4z/user-dashboard?orgId=1&from=1671904336668&to=1689263602724&viewPanel=18&var-area_name=Southern_England
Agile Octopus video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbUDGbnHHBE
UK National Grid demand flexibility service:
https://www.nationalgrideso.com/electricity-explained/electricity-and-me/esos-demand-flexibility-service
Octopus Saving Sessions summary report:
https://www.current-news.co.uk/octopuss-saving-sessions-displace-almost-2gwh-of-electricity-demand/
SolarEdge demand flexibility scheme:
https://marketing.solaredge.com/dfs-programme
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:33 Daily Usage Consumption vs Solar Generation
2:16 Level 1 - Load Shifting
6:01 Level 2 - Time of Use Tariffs
12:26 Level 3 - Plunge Pricing
16:01 Level 4 - Demand Flexibility Schemes
19:30 Level 5 - Virtual Power Plants
21:30 Summary
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1. I've not long started a Patreon account, which gives you access to the "pro" editions of my tools: https://www.patreon.com/GaryDoesSolar
2. If you're thinking of switching energy supplier to Octopus Energy. If you call them and give them my referral code ("blue-wind-201") and my name ("Gary Waite") and we'll both get a £50 credit to our accounts as a result! https://share.octopus.energy/blue-wind-201
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