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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Home energy dashboard source of truth: what to check
How to check whether a solar, battery, EV and tariff dashboard uses the right source for each number, not just a polished chart.
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Intelligent Octopus Go Charge Cap: 6-hour limit explained
Octopus added a 6-hour Charge Cap and four-rate setup to Intelligent Go. What changed, who it affects, and what it means if you also have a home battery.
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Solis, Zappi and Octopus setup checklist
A practical Solis, Zappi and Octopus setup checklist for cleaner battery, EV, tariff and whole-home energy data in 1app.energy.
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G98, G99 and G100 forms: UK solar and battery DNO guide
What G98, G99 and G100 mean in practice — per-phase export limits, which DNO form your solar or battery setup needs, and how export approval really works.
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LuxPowerTek hybrid inverter beta support
LuxPowerTek hybrid inverter homes can join 1app.energy beta onboarding for clearer solar, battery, EV and tariff visibility in one customer app.
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The Solis software gap: why UK homes need a smarter energy app
Solis inverter homes often need one clearer app for solar, battery, EV charging and tariffs. See how 1app.energy helps close the Solis software gap.
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Why slower charging can be better for your home battery
Learn how slower smart-tariff charging can improve round-trip efficiency, reduce avoidable heat loss, and help protect battery life.
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Octopus Power Up & Power Down: what it means for UK homes
Octopus has described more free or cheaper power sessions for 2026. Here is what Power Up and Power Down could mean for UK home batteries, EVs, and bills.
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Solis IntelliHome and FlexHome batteries: what UK homes should check
A practical guide to the new Solis IntelliHome and FlexHome batteries, and why UK homes still need tariff, EV and whole-home software context.
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