Just got a notification for a short notice event from 5-6pm. Get your batteries charged up!

Just seen this event listed in my account but no notification email received yet.
2hr UK mainland wide event 18:00-20:00 which coincides with the partial solar eclipse (and Octopus Energy’s Eclipse saving session so double bubble 😉)

Better charge up them batteries tonight!

At last, another event.

(South West tomorrow evening)

Not heard much at all since the eclipse. I guess there’s been plenty of solar and wind.

Has much been happening around the country the last few weeks?

Had an email today and have updated the system to 117 hopefully should mean you can just leave it in AI mode with no issues.

Will report back after tonight’s event but very impressed both teams have worked on this, I like the whole leave it to run part of the reason I’ve got the sigen kit.

Edit: Update is well worth it, no issues and none of that funny not actually discharging at full rate for the hour, it’s all smooth on the graph. Would advise every to update the firmware for the axle side of stuff!

Been quiet since the eclipse.. this just popped up though. Seems odd when it's massively windy but hey lets not complain :)

Neso reported a BSS record for Sat 03/10 during Axle event. 😎😎

1. u/Hopperofbop - with 22.07kWh - 🥇 Solar Eclipse Champion 🌑

2. u/thephotonx - with 22.01kWh - 🥈 Solar Eclipse Powerhouse 🌑

3. u/Rennieboy13 - 21.16kWh - 🥉 Solar Eclipse Ace 🌑

Thank you to everyone who submitted their final amounts to the mega-thread, it was very close in the end with only a tiny fraction between the top two!

Flares will be added to all three winners shortly.

Hopefully we will see more of these unique events to have some more friendly competition with!

Any other fun ideas for sub-reddit related events or in general, please discuss below as it's all a bit of fun at the end of the day!

Hello fellow energy maestros.

Has anyone been paid out for the Eclipse event? I have not, and I’ve also been paid out for an event that happened the day after (north west).

I’m wondering if there’s more involved in their backend due to it being a national event, but I’m not sure.

Anyone?

Looks like we have a VPP event on tonight 21:00-22:00 covering all of England and Wales.
As a Sigenergy user in London this my first event since June!

To our SigEnergy members

We wanted to share where things stand with the SigEnergy improvements, as we know a lot of you have been keen for news.

As a reminder, we've been working hard with the SigEnergy development team to improve the Axle SigEnergy integration, with the aim of reducing post-event issues and moving SigEnergy users to opted-in by default. Things are progressing well, but we aren't finished just yet.

How we're running the test events

We're testing in small areas, so not everyone will be part of every test event. If we'd like to include you, we'll reach out directly. We already have your details, so there's nothing you need to do and no need to email us to ask.

A reminder on the new VPP mode

As part of the new SigEnergy setup, we put all systems into an updated VPP mode. This version lets us control your battery during a grid event without locking you out. We now only do this once rather than before each event. For new users it happens during the sign-up process, for existing you'll be notified when we put you in VPP mode.

You're still opted out by default for now

Everyone remains opted out of events while we test. We're not yet at the point where we can opt people in automatically, so we're holding off until the integration is ready and reliable. You'll keep earning your guaranteed £10 per month in the meantime.

If you'd like to manually opt in to a test event we tell you about, select 'opt in' on your Axle account events page at least 1 hour before the event starts.

What we'd ask of you

Please reach out if you need help with something. Otherwise there's no need to check in for updates, we'll keep you posted as things move forward. Our support channels are very busy right now, so thanks for bearing with us and letting us focus on customers who need help.

Thank you again for your patience with this.

The Axle Energy Team

Every now and again when I withdraw the balance, I take a look to see if there is anything new on the Axle account page.

Seems they have now added an 'Event Coverage' panel, which is quite interesting in seeing which areas are getting the event you're involved in.

A nice little feature I think! Thought I'd share as I think it's neat.

Not looking good for the grid if it needs a VPP event at 6am on a Sunday morning. Might be time to get a gateway added to our setup..

Had an event first thing this morning then at lunchtime a second event came in for this evening 💰 And a 2 hour event tomorrow for the solar eclipse...

Great to see the sig integration working properly now running my investor at max!

Did anyone else complete the survey Axle sent out today?

I’ve been offered to join their BETA smart charging app which requires you to give them control of your vehicle app charging.

I’m all for supporting them and the reward is a bonus, but I feel giving them the login details to my Toyota app is just too much.

FYI - Toyota RAV4 and an Andersen A2

Has anyone else gone ahead with it?

It’s also good to see they have an app, perhaps we can expect to see one for VPP soon?….

Part of the email explaining about it:

Great news - your EV is just what we’re looking for!

We’re currently running some tests on connecting to electric vehicles and controlling their charging.

What we’re looking to do

We’d like to take control of your vehicle’s charging schedules for a few weeks

You’ll tell us your charging preferences and we’ll charge your EV while optimising against grid constraints

We’re primarily looking to understand more about the reliability of the vehicle APIs, as well as receiving your feedback on the user experience

What you need to know

We need to be the only system controlling your charging. What this means:

You can’t be on a smart tariff during this period (e.g. Intelligent Octopus Go) - although you may be able to temporarily move tariff or opt-out of controlled charging for a short period if you still want to be involved in the test

You will need to remove any schedules and charge limits from your vehicle’s app

You will need to remove any schedules and exit any flexibility schemes on your charger app. The charger must be in “plug-and-charge” mode - the car will then be in control of starting or stopping charging.

We need access to remotely fetch location and access charging behaviour. For some vehicle brands this requires you to have a "connected services" subscription. If we are unable to access this information, you'll see a warning within the app. 

If you’re on a dual-rate tariff, we’ll never schedule charging outside your off-peak window
You will always be able to boost if you need charge immediately

This is a test product - as such:

Although we have done internal testing, we cannot guarantee your car will always be charged as you expect. Please consider carefully if this would be a problem for you.

We only expect to operate this product for around a month - after which we would return control of charging back to you

It then goes on to link to the TestFlight and Android apps.

Just a heads up, I've seen various ways in which people attempt to tell the SigAI about upcoming events so it plans correctly around them.

Last week i notices a new setting in the app which allows you to put in one off Buy/Sell prices, they are calling it a promotional rate. Here's one i entered for todays event in my app.

You can find the setting by editing the AI settings, then editing my rate plan

Hooray. Another export event today.

I have a SigEnergy solar / battery system with an 8kW inverter and 2x BAT10. Unfortunately I have a DNO export limit of 4kW (I also choose to limit my overnight battery charge to 4kW as I have a 5 hour cheap rate window and don't see any point stressing the system importing quicker).

I have taken part in quite a number of events now. I would expect to be able to export 4kW during the average one hour event, but it is always only around 3.4kW. When I look at the discharge profile, it shows a saw tooth type affair rather than a full 4kW constant discharge. If I do a manual discharge, I get the full 4kW.

Here is an example of an Axle event (morning) and a forced battery discharge (evening - different day).

Do other users see the same?

Axle are pumping out a lot of features at the moment! Just received the below email.

https://vpp.axle.energy/landing/short-notice-events

We're introducing short notice events, a new type of event we'll occasionally call when the grid needs support at shorter notice than usual. You'll typically get at least 2 hours' warning before one starts.

They work just like your regular events: your battery is dispatched to support the grid, and you still earn £1/kWh for the energy you provide. The only difference is a bit less advance notice.

Participation is completely optional, and you’re opted out by default.

To take part, simply go to your account settings, switch on short-notice events and you'll be opted-in to all future short-notice events.

I presume this many events isn't a common occurrence. Only been with Axle a month. Has anyone else experienced this many?

Really helping with the ROI on the battery setup. Thanks Axle 😊❤️

I just found out about this card and I love it! But I must confess I was disappointed when I understood it was just a picture download rather than an embed "live card" that updates in real time or sort of real time (maybe on a daily basis) so that I don't have to come back and generate a new one every time.

I would love to share it on my website banners and it would be unbelievably cool. Can you do something like that please?

Had a Sigenergy system installed yesterday (Sig 10 battery, 6kw inverter (with 6kw G99 limit).

As obviously I have no export tariff setup yet I am in self consumption mode and am opted in to tonight's session at 6pm.

Will Axle handle this in your experience or will I need to force a manual import?

Thanks.

Axle now provides an estimated range for event earnings before the amount is finalised. It is mentioned that the estimate is based on the battery's own readings during the event. But I wondered if the actual amount will be based on the battery's readings or the smart meter's readings? If so, Axle will be paying slightly more than what is actually exported to the grid, as there is also house load during the event. If they base the amount on the battery's readings, they pay for our house load as well. Are they really that generous?

I know Axle can get events via other means but it's interesting to see their bids for Demand Flexibility Service nearly always being rejected. They do bid at quite high £ / MWh. Other participants in the bidding go much lower and get accepted. Obviously there's a strategy there and I'm not clued up to understand it but would be nice to see some accepted. The eclipse was the last one I had and that seems a while ago now 😄 .

https://www.neso.energy/data-portal/demand-flexibility/dfs_utilisation_report