Category: Solar Power

GivEnergy now offer a paid for premium service…
…is the new app any better?
Should I switch from Wonder Watt to scheduling with the new app?

Wonder Watt is potentially the answer to charging an EV using the Intelligent Octopus Go tariff with our GivEnergy Inverter. This post reviews 5 months of testing Wonder Watt with Octopus Flux, ahead of our EV delivery.
Now that GivEnergy has entered administration their is risk to their Cloud Portal. I have also now tried out Monitor for Android and included this in the write up.

On 7th April 2026 GivEnergy gave notice of intention to appoint an administrator.
What does this mean for:
GivEnergy users?
UK Government and major industry players?
Potential solar/battery system purchasers?

Solar power with battery storage – return on investment calculation from the first 12 months of operation with a working smart meter and the Octopus Flux tariff.

My big question with installing solar power was “do the finances add up or would we be better putting our money into the building society?”

It turns out that it is not easy to answer the question; this post shows my 1st bash after the 1st 12 months since installation.

With one year in operation, how has the system performed?

Includes a few useful points for someone specifying a new system.

How did I choose an energy supplier and then which tariff?
How has this worked out in practice?

What was the process to get the system installed and did it go smoothly?