Are there any Forum members who used to be part of the V2G trial?

My initial thought is that OVO can only see what is drawn through the meter when charging and then there is, say, a 9% loss into the battery. If that is the case then OVO will only see what is exported affter the 9% loss back out through the meter to the grid (a total loss of about18%). So what you gain on the import is lost on the export. That really is a total guess at this point and further thought might reveal an error. That is based on OVO controlling the charge point.

Peter

Back again to this forum after a long gap. I have a V2G pilot (Indra) charger and would like to use it to charge my Nissan Leaf (a replacement for my earlier CCS EV).

Can someone share the steps and contacts I need to use V2G for charging only?

Sorry OVO team, I am now with Octupus :)

Welcome back ​@sylm_2000 - you’re always welcome here no matter who you get your energy supply from! That’s the approach we take to all users - it’s open for all to join and participate in👍

We’re all about the community here, and if you can share anything that supports others - it’s all good as far as we’re concered.

I’ve no doubt someone will be along to support you from this thread - ​@Peter E One for you perhaps?

Hi ​@sylm_2000

Welcome back. We like a challenge! I'm with the pink, multi-legged one as well. Let me have a bit of a dig and I'll see what I can find for you. 

Peter 

The fount of near infinite wisdom (not me, I'm just the messenger) has said this. 

So, in order, have a look at at the Indra website and see what they say on there.

Then there is the question of what tariff you want to be on with Octopus. As an example, I have an EV (have done for nearly five years now) and I'm on Agile which is good overnight in the winter and afternoons in the summer. Just avoid the 4-7 peak. There is IOG and Intelligent Octopus with different prices and rules. More complicated/restrictive than Agile (I just use the car's timers) but have their benefits.

Have a look at that to start with and we'll see what questions you have after that. Happy to expand on this anytime you want to. Sometimes I can be absent for a few days but I'll get back to you.

Peter

​@Peter E - thank you for reminding me of how active and supportive this community is. 

Very helpful. I have EV, solar panels, an ASHP, a defunct V2G charger, smart energy controls and am planning to get a Tesla PW3 installed in a couple of weeks. This makes quite an interesting case of tariff selection and export generation. Currently using a Rolec charger for the EV.

Will report when I have the configuration up and running.

Hey ​@sylm_2000,

Welcome back to the community. 🎉 We’re happy to have you with us, and I’m excited to share that Peter is our Member of the Month for May, so you're definitely in good hands for support! 😃

Your installation journey is going to be such an exciting adventure. If you’d like, we’d love for you to document your experience. We've had some amazing articles from members in the past, and I’ll share those links below for you to check out whenever you have a moment. 

It would be fantastic to see you get involved and share your new PW3 with us. We would love to hear about your thought process from making the decision through to the completion. Let us know if that sounds good to you.

Thanks Chris and appreciate the welcome.

I will provide an update albeit not as eloborate. Good to be back and exchange ideas with this community.

I have ordered 27kwh storage combined with gateway to ensure backup in case of mains disruption and some sort of contiuity with solar EV panels connected to the Tesla hybrid inverter.  

The fount of near infinite wisdom (not me, I'm just the messenger) has said this. 

 

 

So, in order, have a look at at the Indra website and see what they say on there.

 

Then there is the question of what tariff you want to be on with Octopus. As an example, I have an EV (have done for nearly five years now) and I'm on Agile which is good overnight in the winter and afternoons in the summer. Just avoid the 4-7 peak. There is IOG and Intelligent Octopus with different prices and rules. More complicated/restrictive than Agile (I just use the car's timers) but have their benefits.

 

Have a look at that to start with and we'll see what questions you have after that. Happy to expand on this anytime you want to. Sometimes I can be absent for a few days but I'll get back to you.

 

Peter

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Hi - I used the Indra charger yesterday on the CHAdeMo port, which worked until the cable got stuck in the morning. No jiggle, push or pull will work. I tried the on/off button; nothing. I did the emergency stop again, no luck.

Finally, Google search to the rescue. I inserted the power cable into the adjacent port, which released the cable. Phew! Not pleased, and NOT a great start to using the charger again.

Won’t be using it again till I am confident the release works safely. 

Can you confirm which end was stuck? I use a tethered cable but others use the cable that comes with the car so if could be either end with that.

Peter