DIY ESS - Wattson Anywhere - 70 EUR of Savings on my Imported Electricity with Solar & Energy Storage at Home

After almost 4 months of data logging since June 2nd using the EnergyHive Portal / Wattson Anywhere and Wattson Gateway provided by Energeno, here is a first result of 70+ EUR of savings on my Electricity bill from EDF

Follow my Live Solar Generation, Energy Storage System, Net Power Usage : http://wattson.energyhive.com/dashboard/diyesskit

More about my DIY Energy Storage System :
http://www.diyesskit.com or http://www.storeyourenergy.com

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Some Historical Energy Data over this 4 months summer period:

Wattson OptiSmart Gateway - Received, Installed & Running in 10 minutes ! LIVE USAGE, GENERATION & NET USAGE Accessible from Anywhere to Everyone

Mark Elliott from Energeno just sent me the New Wattson OptiSmart Device, a Wattson Gateway which gets Usage and Generation Signals from the Wattson Transmitter and Broadcasts it to an Online Portal - it is replacing the Wattson Anywhere device & portal that I beta tested for several months before and is much better, especially for the portal part -

Powered by EnergyHive, the Portal gives State of Art Live Usage & Generation info, Power and Energy Graphs, the Part of Energy used at Home vs Imported from the Grid, and much more ...

Check out my portal available to everyone here: http://wattson.energyhive.com/dashboard/DIYESSKit

Here are all the pictures taken during the very easy install ...

Energeno & GoodWe are testing Energy Storage in the UK

It looks like Energeno - Wattson Energy Monitor maker - is starting to test Energy Storage ....


Chinese inverter manufacturer, GoodWe, has installed its first energy-storage inverter in the UK.

The company's EnerStore series bidirectional energy-storage inverter has been installed in a 400-year-old barn conversion in Cambridge.



Chris Poulton, the owner of the system explained why he opted for energy storage. He said: ""I'm using my EnerStore in conjunction with my Optimmersion to heat my water, cutting my bills and using all of my home generated electricity."

During daylight hours the home PV system generates electricity that is used to either meet the household's load; feed into the National Grid or, to charge the battery in the inverter. Any energy stored in the battery can be released when the load demands it. In addition, the GoodWe inverter is capable of being charged from the grid via the inverter.

GoodWe's energy storage inverter is a result of recent collaboration with London-based Energeno, designers of the Wattson Solar Plus energy monitor. GoodWe claims that the partnership has resulted in "sophisticated control" for the EnerStore system.

The company acknowledges that energy storage devices are not yet common in the UK but is predicting that the market will grow rapidly.

A GoodWe spokesperson said: "Greater use of energy storage technologies is necessary for the UK to have the best chance of meeting its targets for renewable energy generation and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions."  

More on this new ESS at InterSolar 2014 in june ...



Source: Solar Power Portal

Another Wattson purchased in the UK just arrived

I know, again, but you will soon see why I get so many ...


Royal Mail small parcel for 7,85 £ to go across the channel


Cat food cardboard box, the right size

Two Sensor Clips or CT, the previous owner must have had solar (or wind) installed

Paired and running right away ... it found friends here :-)

ESS is on, blue ambiance lights ....