r/flowpower

Hi everyone, I signed up to flow yesterday app is all activated (waiting for their smart meter) how do I set my battery to export at peak times?

I saw this ad on my feed. Is anyone consistently getting $4900+ earnings each year with flow?

https://preview.redd.it/ht11uvu65z0h1.png?width=864&format=png&auto=webp&s=8203d4af2dff5e6c832ae558b0f322474884386f

For context I've got a 15kw inverter that basically exports at 14kw per hour for the 2 hour export window.

I've checked on the app and everyday on average it says I'm exporting only 22kw in the peak export hours?

22kw = $9.9 earned I should be exporting around 28kw which is $12.6 earned

I set my inverter to export at 5.30pm - 7.30pm

Is my exports being clipped by half an hour or so? Anyone have any similar issues? I'm losing out on about $3 dollars per day worth of exports.

Im in NSW (0.45c per kw exported)

Hey all,

I'm in Melbourne with 7 kW solar, 40 kWh battery and an EV. Thinking about switching to Flow Power with Home Assistant to do some arbitrage, buy cheap from the grid at midday when spot prices are low, top up the battery, then sell back during the evening peak (happy hour).

The solar alone probably won't fill the battery on cloudy days (which Melbourne seems have plenty of), hence buying to make up the difference and also help charge my car!

Has anyone run the numbers on whether the buy/sell spread actually makes this worthwhile, or do the margins get eaten up too quickly?