Use our tips to stay off grid for longer
- Run the washing machine and dishwasher between 10am and 5pm, when the sun is out. Let your panels power your chores!
- Use appliance timers to stagger energy usage instead of clustering it in the evening and depleting your battery.
- Let your home solar battery charge during school hours and power your home after dark.
Use our key to help you visualise your perfect 24 hours:
Solar panels – increases and decreases depending on how much energy the solar panels are generating from the sun. The line goes up when its light and sunny and then goes down at night when it’s dark.
Battery charge – shows how much charge is in the solar battery throughout the day.
Energy use – spikes upwards when energy is being used in the household – this could be anything from putting the kettle on to charging your electric vehicle.
Grid – shows energy being used from the grid when it’s above the line, and energy being sold back to the grid when it’s below the line.










