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Fake Met Police Detective Called Me: How the Scam Works

This iA “detective” from the Met Police rang me with no caller ID, already knew my email address and offered to send an email to prove he was genuine. It wasn’t the usual scam call. Here’s what happened, what the email gave away, and how to protect yourself and your family.s my favourite power flow card for Home Assistant

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September Solar Generation and Export Numbers

As autumn begins to settle in, we have seen a noticeable decline in production from our west-facing panels. This month was defined by a significant shift in our export strategy as we moved to the Octopus Agile Outgoing tariff, allowing us to navigate fluctuating peak rates while maintaining efficient battery management.

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Visualizing Your Solar Savings: Tracking Electricity Costs on Home Assistant with Plotly

This is my favourite power flow card for Home AssistantFor ages, we just had raw data. We desperately wanted one clear graph showing our daily electricity costs on our smart home dashboard. Plotly was the tool, but the learning curve was real. Here’s how we finally made it work!

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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.

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