December Solar Generation and Export Numbers
December marked the end of a record solar year. Generation was lower than previous months, but battery management and the Cosy tariff kept costs down. Hopefully this overview is a useful guide to winter performance.
Solar Generation Year On Year Comparison
Solar panel performance declines over the years. I thought it might be interesting to see how mine compares. Of course weather comes into it, but hopefully this will be a useful guide.
November Solar Generation and Export Numbers
November saw solar generation decline as winter approached. Battery management and the Cosy tariff helped reduce costs despite low sunlight, with some days costing as little as £2.08. Hopefully this overview is a useful guide to winter performance.
Replacing ZBT-1 (SkyConnect) with ZBT-2
Upgrading your smart home doesn’t have to be stressful. When Nabu Casa released the new ZBT-2 Zigbee coordinator, I migrated my entire Zigbee network from the ZBT-1 — and it was as simple as promised. With just a quick firmware update and a guided setup in Home Assistant, every device reconnected within seconds.
October Solar Generation and Export Numbers
The statistics for our SolarPV and battery system for the month of September 2025
September Solar Generation and Export Numbers
The statistics for our SolarPV and battery system for the month of September 2025
Exporting 4K video from Final Cut Pro to YouTube
My settings for exporting my 4K videos from Final Cut Pro to YouTube
August Solar Generation and Export Numbers
The statistics for our SolarPV and battery system for the month of August 2025
July Solar Generation and Export Numbers
The statistics for our SolarPV and battery system for the month of July 2025
Home Assistant Backup Notification
Setting up a notification when Samba Backup and native Home Assistant backups have run successfully
June Solar Generation and Export Numbers
The statistics for our SolarPV and battery system for the month of June 2025
May Solar Generation and Export Numbers
The statistics for our SolarPV and battery system for the month of May 2025
Zigbee Delivery Failed
After a recent Home Assistant reboot one of my automation failed with this error: Zigbee_Delivery_Failed. This is how I fixed it.
April Solar Generation and Export Numbers
The statistics for our SolarPV and battery system for the month of April 2025
March Solar Generation and Export Numbers
The statistics for our SolarPV and battery system for the month of March 2025
February Solar Generation and Export Numbers
The statistics for our SolarPV and battery system for the month of February 2025
January Solar Generation and Export Numbers
The statistics for our SolarPV and battery system for the month of January 2025