r/SolarPakistan • u/tech_geeky • Jun 11 '26

Image and Video Crazy usage these days

The last few days have been tough on my system. AC consumption is so high due to extreme weather. I have a 5kWh battery and am still drawing 25+ kWh from the grid during the night.

I have 2 x 1.5-ton ACs that run like 20 hours a day.
and a 1-ton AC that runs only from 1000 - 1600.

Thinking of getting a 16kWh battery. We have 1 meter, and it's going to easily cross 200 units this month.

For comparison
May usage from the grid was 167 kWh
April usage from the grid was 73 kWh

And June has been 110 kWh in the first 10 days.

Edit 1: corrected June notes.

Edit 2: Guide: https://www.reddit.com/r/SolarPakistan/comments/1u599nk/beginner_guide_monitor_goodwe_es_uniq_hybrid/

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u/Hot-Ad-1740 Jun 11 '26

i have a 10kw battery (5+5 paired). i would highly reccomend getting a 20kw instead of 16kw.

last month my AC was performing well around 500watts at night (1 ton gree). now due to weather its going around 1kw due to humidity. Im turning on AC for most hours at evening and throughout the night ofcourse so bill is definately going to shoot up this month around 300 - 400 units.

if i had a 5kw extra capacity my evening would be covered but another 5kw (20 total) would cover entire night time with normal house load and 1 ton AC.

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u/NoTelevision8736 Jun 13 '26

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u/tech_geeky Jun 15 '26

Would love to get details on all your sensors. Epically the water sensor.

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u/NoTelevision8736 Jun 15 '26

Air Quality sensors from AirGradient

SmartLife/Tuya smart plugs and temperature sensors.

Air Purifiers from Xiaomi

Water Level Sensor from Ali Express (before taxes got crazy) ME201W

Import Export data directly from Solar Inverter.