“Your battery quietly does the right thing, automatically.”
GivHome continues to focus on fully local automation, with less micromanagement and gentler day-to-day battery behaviour. Plus the option of automated Intelligent Octopus Go integration if that is your tariff of choice.
Smooth Charging now better explains one of the project’s core goals: if there is plenty of cheap overnight time available, GivHome avoids hammering the battery at unnecessarily high charge rates. That can mean quieter operation, reduced stress on the battery, and a calmer overnight charging profile.
Excess Energy Export intelligently exports spare battery energy before the cheap overnight charging window, while still keeping enough charge to comfortably get your home there. Instead of manually selling blocks GivHome handles that automatically in the background.
3.6.3 also includes:
• clearer onboarding and setup guidance
• improved Apple Home naming
• refreshed website and documentation
• more human-friendly release notes
As always:
• fully local automation
• no reliance on the GivEnergy cloud for control logic
• Apple Home integration via Homebridge