Our Solar Battery Started Kicking In Late
Over the past 9 months or so, I've written fairly extensively about how we've tried to improve the savings that our Pylontech US2000C solar battery is able to yield.
Using the battery to shave pricing peaks relies on schedules to control when the battery kicks in, ensuring that it supplies the house when prices are most likely to be high.
Getting that timing right is all the more important over winter, with the majority of savings being achieved by charging cheaply and discharging at peak rather than coming from the panels.
Recently, though, our savings attempts have been somewhat thwarted because the battery hasn't been kicking in when it's supposed to.
Over the course of January, I attempted to troubleshoot this whilst also engaging with our inverter's manufacturer.
This post details what we experienced, what was checked and how it was ultimately resolved.