oneeyematt
New Member
Hello all. I moved into a property with 1200w solar panel array. I decided to put a growatt inverter on the system with a 5kw battery. So far so good and all working it seems.
My questions / thoughts
1. I haven’t connected my solar array to the inverter to charge the batteries as at 1200w output it would take years to charge ( I have the old export tariff so I get a good FIT fyi ) - do you agree ?
2. I have programmed the inverter for “battery use first” but I don’t see the point of the battery as it never discharges to the house to benefit from the storage so what’s the point ?
I am on octopus agile so I don’t access cheaper off rate electricity, should i now switch to fixed and charge the batteries at night and discharge in the day / when im at home ? ( not sure how to make happen on settings)
Any help would be appreciated .
My questions / thoughts
1. I haven’t connected my solar array to the inverter to charge the batteries as at 1200w output it would take years to charge ( I have the old export tariff so I get a good FIT fyi ) - do you agree ?
2. I have programmed the inverter for “battery use first” but I don’t see the point of the battery as it never discharges to the house to benefit from the storage so what’s the point ?
I am on octopus agile so I don’t access cheaper off rate electricity, should i now switch to fixed and charge the batteries at night and discharge in the day / when im at home ? ( not sure how to make happen on settings)
Any help would be appreciated .