Making Your House Smarter… and Saving Money and Energy
A guest post on integrating a home battery with Home Assistant.
How Big a Home Battery Do I Need?
How Big a Battery? A question we often hear at Tanjent is ‘How Big a Home Battery Do I Need?' Or else 'What home battery storage size is right for my family?' Which IS a great question, just one that is not as straightforward as it would seem, to answer. Most of us have
How To Configure a MyEnergi Zappi or Other EV Charge Point With a Home Battery System
The issues and options for connecting a charger to solar.
Half of Europe’s family homes could be energy self-sufficient with solar and storage – report
Just over half of Europe's single family homes could technically be fully energy self-sufficient with a combination of solar energy and storage systems, according to a report by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). Already today, 53 percent of about 41 million buildings included in the analysis could theoretically go off-grid and have a fully
Top 5 Best Solar Batteries for Home Storage 2023
The pros and cons of different home battery storage systems.
How Do I Set Time-of-Use Tariff Charging on a Solis Inverter?
Solis Inverter Overnight Charging Lots of our customers who have a hybrid solar inverter or a home battery system also have access to a cheap time-of-use electricity tariff (for example Economy 7 or Octopus Go) that has a cheap rate overnight. It is then possible for them to charge up their battery on this
Keeping Your Home Battery Charged in the Winter
How to protect a home battery from the effects of the cold.
Zappi Solar EV Charge Point – Installation
The ins and outs of an example EV charge point install.
9 Benefits of Using a Home Battery Backup
Are you considering a home backup battery? Here are some advantages of the technology. Battery backup systems prepare you for grid power problems like blackouts and power outages. These systems allow you to store energy for later use, helping reduce energy costs, dependence on grid electricity, and environmental impact. Battery storage also puts you in
Tanjent Guide to Home Battery Maintenance
How to keep your battery storage system in top condition.