Guides for homes with solar, batteries, EVs, and heat pumps.
Practical guides to Octopus tariff conflicts, battery behaviour, and whole-home coordination — written for homeowners, not engineers.
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Why your solar dashboard numbers do not add up
Why solar dashboard numbers can seem inconsistent in UK battery and EV homes, and how to check kW, kWh, import, export and cost.
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Why saved credentials do not mean your energy device is connected
A practical guide to selected devices, verified credentials, live telemetry and enabled control in solar, battery, EV and tariff apps.
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Battery reserve floor: what UK solar homes should check
A practical guide to battery reserve floor settings for UK solar battery homes with EV charging, smart tariffs and 1app.energy Smart Control.
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Fogstar batteries with Solis or LuxPowerTek: what customers need
Fogstar batteries can pair with Solis and LuxPowerTek systems. Here is why customers still need one clear app for battery, EV charging and tariff behaviour.
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Manual tariff setup for solar battery and EV homes
How UK solar battery and EV homes should set manual import periods, export rate and standing charge before trusting cost views or Smart Control.
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New customer setup guide: settings and devices
A practical 1app.energy onboarding guide for new customers: connect supported devices, set tariffs, choose Smart Control and check hardware.
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Home battery export checks before selling stored energy
A practical UK guide to home battery export: tariff source, reserve floor, EV load, export limits and verified inverter control before selling stored energy.
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Solis inverter on Octopus Agile: how control works
How 1app.energy uses Octopus Agile with Solis inverter homes: visibility, smart control modes, EV context and battery limits.
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Zappi CT mapping for solar battery homes: what to check
A practical guide to Zappi CT mapping, CT direction and Harvi source settings for clearer solar, battery and EV data.
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