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Solar Battery Depth of Discharge Explained
Many solar users focus on battery capacity but overlook Depth of Discharge (DoD), one of the biggest factors affecting battery lifespan and long-term performance. Learn how DoD works, recommended levels for different battery types, and practical tips to get the most from your solar investment.
👉 Read the full guide:
https://solarbazaar.io/knowledge/solar-batteries/solar-battery-depth-of-discharge
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July was a scorcher! ☀️ We smashed our production records, hitting a new high and beating our previous July record by 171.90 kWh. Despite the heat, we kept costs low with smart battery management and the Intelligent Octopus Go tariff. Check out how we managed to achieve a negative bill this month! ⚡️
https://www.bazmac.me/blog/solar-grid-battery-overview-july-2026
#SolarEnergy #SolarPanels #SolarGeneration #OctopusEnergy #OctopusWatch #SolarBattery #OctopusExport #SolarPV #HeatPump #IOG #IntelligentOctopusGo
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Doing some data modelling to see if a solar sharer tariff would be better than our current import/export with battery.
My first naive model from actual data (not time shifting usage into the sponge hours) is pretty marginal in summer, and rather expensive in winter. Which is at odds with some napkin maths I did last month.
(Pretty sure I've stuffed something up - worst case should be importing at %50 more than my current flat rate, not multiples).
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Photonics are arriving...
Another kW is the #SolarPower owner's version of the sailor's "two-foot-itis" disease.
Gonna max this #solarinstallation out to 20 kWp.
(Ok 19.960 to be precise)
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#LoadDisplacement now in operation from my new #Solarbattery
Still awaiting #solarinstallation completion to commence #netmetering PV export. Smoke & tstorm delays on play.
As of today from 7am-7pm I am operating fully off-grid using my 48.3 kWh Discover HELIOS batteries.
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EcoFlow Says Its New Ocean Pro Is Better Than Tesla’s Powerwall
EcoFlow EcoFlow is powering up its first permanently installed whole-home energy solution for the US. The Ocean Pro system launches this week, featuring the new Ocean Pro Battery with 10kWh of storage expandable to 80kWh, and the Ocean Pro Inverter, which supports solar arrays of up to 40kW. EcoFlow claims the system delivers 24kW of continuous power, enough to support all your appliances, including two 5-ton HVAC systems.....Continue reading…. By Jennifer Pattison Tuohy Source: The […] -
The worst June for solar production in four years.
Despite some wet weather that led to lower-than-usual production, we still kept our costs incredibly low. Check out the full breakdown of our stats, including our battery performance and huge savings this month! ☀️🔋
Read more here: https://www.bazmac.me/blog/solar-grid-battery-overview-june-2026
#SolarEnergy #SolarPanels #SolarGeneration #OctopusEnergy #OctopusWatch #SolarBattery #OctopusExport #SolarPV #HeatPump #IOG #IntelligentOctopusGo
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What an optimised month! ⚡️ Integrating the VW ID.3 and adopting a new battery strategy led to record self-sufficiency (99.63%!) & massive savings (£168.62!). Our solar system is working smarter than ever. Click for full details on our efficiency gains and cost breakdown
https://www.bazmac.me/blog/solar-grid-battery-overview-may-2026
#SolarEnergy #SolarPanels #SolarGeneration #OctopusEnergy #OctopusWatch #SolarBattery #OctopusExport #SolarPV #HeatPump #IntelligentOctopusGo #IOG
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I just finished the first version of a small software for managing the balcony solar plant of some family members. It works completely without any cloud or any other people's computers or even an internet connection.
There's three panels and an inverter with a battery. Any power initially is used in the household, then if anything is left it's put into the battery for later use, or if the battery is full, fed it into the public grid (to get a small financial compensation). Or if you want to, you can override that and just charge the battery, or even charge it from the grid.
Of course the inverter originally needs a cloud connection and comes with an app that needs a cloud connection and obviously is described as AI-powered very smart whatever. But there is a documented API for getting and setting some values! Interoperability! Without the cloud, there's hardly any logic built in. So I had to create it myself.
It's just a few HTTP requests, json, a SQLite database, and some very basic HTML.
#pv #solar #solarpower #inverter #balkonsolar #balkonkraftwerk #fernfusion #solarbattery #solarpunk #photovoltaics #solarenergy #noAI #noCloud #interoperability #openStandards
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My car is set to charge from 1.30pm to 5pm via Octopus Intelligent Go. I normally do a force discharge of my home batteries between 4pm and 7pm. This means it will overlap by an hour. Can I export and the car charge at the same time?
My home battery cannot see the car charger and the car will not charge from the home battery.
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☀️ Our best April yet! We're thrilled to share our solar generation report. Record April production (610 kWh!) covered 91% of our house usage and resulted in huge savings compared to the new price cap. The West/North facing panels are now coming more and more into play.
www.bazmac.me/blog/solar-grid-battery-overview-april-2026
#SolarEnergy #SolarPanels #SolarGeneration #OctopusEnergy #OctopusWatch #SolarBattery #OctopusExport #SolarPV #HeatPump #CosyOctopus
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I finally got our daily electricity cost graph working in Home Assistant! 📈 Plotly can be a steep learning curve, but a little Claude help made this visualisation happen. The biggest issue I had was calculating the export savings.
If you're tracking your solar savings, read on👇
www.bazmac.me/blog/visualizing-your-solar-savings-tracking-electricity-costs-on-home-assistant-with-plotly
#SolarEnergy #SolarPanels #SolarGeneration #OctopusEnergy #SolarBattery #OctopusExport #SolarPV #homeassistant
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Our March 2025 Solar & Battery Performance Report is live! 📊
Real-world data, generation graphs, and insights into how seasonal changes affected output and storage.
Read the full post 👉 www.bazmac.me/blog/solar-grid-battery-overview-march-2026
#SolarEnergy #SolarPanels #SolarGeneration #OctopusEnergy #OctopusWatch #SolarBattery #OctopusExport #SolarPV #HeatPump #CosyOctopus
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The solar production for March was 342.10 kWh which was surprisingly good. It is our second best March ever as you can see here.
https://www.bazmac.me/blog/solar-generation-year-on-year-comparison
It was going to be a tough compare to last years remarkable, 407.30 kWh
#SolarEnergy #SolarPanels #SolarGeneration #OctopusEnergy #SolarBattery #OctopusExport #SolarPV #CosyOctopus
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Our February 2025 Solar & Battery Performance Report is live! 📊
Real-world data, generation graphs, and insights into how seasonal changes affected output and storage.
Read the full post 👉 www.bazmac.me/blog/solar-grid-battery-overview-february-2026
#SolarEnergy #SolarPanels #SolarGeneration #OctopusEnergy #OctopusWatch #SolarBattery #OctopusExport #SolarPV #HeatPump #CosyOctopus
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Our January 2025 Solar & Battery Performance Report is live! 📊
Real-world data, generation graphs, and insights into how seasonal changes affected output and storage.
Read the full post 👉 https://www.bazmac.me/blog/solar-grid-battery-overview-january-2026
#SolarEnergy #SolarPanels #SolarGeneration #OctopusEnergy #OctopusWatch #SolarBattery #OctopusExport #SolarPV #HeatPump #CosyOctopus
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Our December 2025 Solar & Battery Performance Report is live! 📊. Spoiler, a record solar generation year.
Real-world data, generation graphs, and insights into how seasonal changes affected output and storage.
Read the full post 👉 www.bazmac.me/blog/december-solar-generation-and-export-numbers-2026
#SolarEnergy #SolarPanels #SolarGeneration #OctopusEnergy #OctopusWatch #SolarBattery #OctopusExport #SolarPV #HeatPump #CosyOctopus
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Our November 2025 Solar & Battery Performance Report is live! 📊
Real-world data, generation graphs, and insights into how seasonal changes affected output and storage.
Read the full post 👉 www.bazmac.me/blog/november-solar-generation-and-export-numbers-2025
#SolarEnergy #SolarPanels #SolarGeneration #OctopusEnergy #OctopusWatch #SolarBattery #OctopusExport #SolarPV #HeatPump #CosyOctopus
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Our October 2025 Solar & Battery Performance Report is live! 📊
Real-world data, generation graphs, and insights into how seasonal changes affected output and storage.
Read the full post 👉 www.bazmac.me/blog/october-solar-generation-and-export-numbers-2025
#SolarEnergy #SolarPanels #SolarGeneration #OctopusEnergy #OctopusWatch #SolarBattery #OctopusExport #SolarPV #HeatPump #CosyOctopus
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I have posted our Solar Generation and Export numbers for September
www.bazmac.me/blog/september-solar-generation-and-export-numbers-2025
#SolarEnergy #SolarPanels #SolarGeneration #OctopusEnergy #OctopusWatch #SolarBattery #OctopusExport #SolarPV #HeatPump #CosyOctopus
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How Regulations Are Trying To Keep Home Battery Installs Safe - The advent of rooftop solar power generation was a huge step forward for renewable... - https://hackaday.com/2025/09/24/how-regulations-are-trying-to-keep-home-battery-installs-safe/ #currentevents #solarbattery #engineering #originalart #homebattery #featured #battery
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How Regulations Are Trying To Keep Home Battery Installs Safe https://hackaday.com/2025/09/24/how-regulations-are-trying-to-keep-home-battery-installs-safe/ #CurrentEvents #solarbattery #Engineering #OriginalArt #homebattery #Featured #battery
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I have posted our Solar Generation and Export numbers for August
www.bazmac.me/blog/august-solar-generation-and-export-numbers-2025
#SolarEnergy #SolarPanels #SolarGeneration #OctopusEnergy #OctopusWatch #SolarBattery #OctopusExport #SolarPV #HeatPump #CosyOctopus
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I have posted our Solar Generation and Export numbers for July
www.bazmac.me/blog/july-solar-generation-and-export-numbers-2025
#SolarEnergy #SolarPanels #SolarGeneration #OctopusEnergy #OctopusWatch #SolarBattery #OctopusExport #SolarPV #HeatPump #CosyOctopus
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I have posted our Solar Generation and Export numbers for June
www.bazmac.me/blog/june-solar-generation-and-export-numbers-2025
#SolarEnergy #SolarPanels #SolarGeneration #OctopusEnergy #OctopusWatch #SolarBattery #OctopusExport #SolarPV #HeatPump #CosyOctopus
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Battery is almost fully flat. Will have to charge from 1pm to 4pm. First time in ages. Only generated 1.4 kWh from solar so far today.
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COTS Components Combine to DIY Solar Power Station https://hackaday.com/2025/06/12/cots-components-combine-to-diy-solar-power-station/ #solarinverter #BatteryHacks #solarbattery #SolarHacks
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COTS Components Combine to DIY Solar Power Station - They’re marketed as “Solar Generators” or “Solar Power Stations” but what they are... - https://hackaday.com/2025/06/12/cots-components-combine-to-diy-solar-power-station/ #solarinverter #batteryhacks #solarbattery #solarhacks