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Self-Sufficiency stats not showing since force charging

Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2025 12:39 pm
by IP368
After having the system a month or so, last night I did the force charge at cheap rate for the first time.
Since then, the From PV&Battery (Self-Sufficiency) has been showing 0%. Local consumption is currently showing 5.20kwh and From Grid 9.00kwh.
The other stats seem ok. I wondered if this meant it was still using the electricity I had taken from the grid to charge the battery, or if it was some kind of glitch?
Has been slightly complicated by the fact our smart meter was changed this morning, so the system was isolated for a bit, though everything else seems ok now.

Re: Self-Sufficiency stats not showing since force charging

Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2025 5:44 pm
by Dave Foster
If you’ve charged the battery and have used 9kWh from grid, and have load consumption of 5.2kwh that makes your ‘from grid’ higher than your home consumption and so your self sufficiency is 0% (because it charged the battery and that hasn’t been used up yet).

It’s better to view these statistics over a longer period such as a month as the state of charge of the battery doesn’t overwhelm a single days production.

Just as an aside maker sure that after the smart meter has been changed your app is still reporting ‘Load’ correctly and is a positive number (which proves they have clipped the CT clamp back on facing the right direction)

Re: Self-Sufficiency stats not showing since force charging

Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2025 6:59 pm
by IP368
Thank you - still not showing any percentage for today, but yes I should be patient.
And thank you for the tip re Load, yes that is showing a positive figure.