Stand alone battery eco mode

4 comments started 2023-05-05 last 2023-05-05
Cards - Smart Tariffs (Octopus)Cloud PortalGivEnergy Products
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#1 Hawthorn

When using this setting with a smart tariff how does it work exactly? When it starts charging, does it charge to 100% in one go, or turn on and off depending on the tariff? Thanks

#2 positor1

It is not smart in that way. the smart part is estimating costs.
you can set up automations but that can go wrong.

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#3 Hawthorn

In the automated options it says for stand alone battery it will charge at cheapest time, but doesn't elaborate on that. How does it know? Is there a set time it charges at?

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#4 TX200

Hawthorn depends on what tariff you have. If it's a standard product yes. Agile octopus, flux etc probably not

It may charge the battery to 100% when you don't want that always. Think that works on which month, e.g. winter is always 100%

If you want more control, don't enable tariff automation, use timed charge instead.