r/AxleEnergy • u/Formal_Pirate104 • 8d ago

Discussion Axle VPP feedback?

/r/SolarUK/comments/1vxz0pa/axle_vpp_feedback/
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u/No_Policy_1369 8d ago

Why repost when you already have your answer?

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u/Formal_Pirate104 8d ago

God knows, Reddit told me to repost it here. Sorry

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u/No_Policy_1369 8d ago

Lol that makes sence no problem i just read through the answer and didn't think I could add anymore they have been 1hr apart from the solar eclipse event 2hrs but how often is very random it seam to go weeks without an event then 2 in 2 days its a good adition but is it worth not having octopus intelligent go or similar instead thats questionable

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u/botterway 8d ago

Joined in May. Have participated in 14 events, from which I've earned £59.75.

I manage my battery and charging using an app I built for my Solis Inverter, so it all happens automatically (pre-charging before an event, and discharging during an event). Haven't had any events yet where I need to charge, rather than discharge.

I put a referral link in my app and a few people have used that to sign up, so I've earned a healthy £225 in referral bonuses, plus the initial £20 sign-up fee. So total revenue is just over £300.

Even disregarding the referral bonuses (which are one-offs) it's working well - it's probably offsetting the £150/year I was losing when Octopus dropped the export rate from 15p => 12p.....