Why I’m Changing My Solar & Battery System...

Published at : 23 Dec 2025

In this video, I discuss the reasons why I'm changing my solar and battery system.

Solar CLIPPING and what you can do about it…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rra6LGjAjZE

Intelligent Octopus Flux (Even Better than Octopus Flux?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ualxtLLAwcc

Why I Switched From Agile to Intelligent Octopus Flux
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7blcY_fDMQ

Chapters:

0:00 Intro
0:18 My Current System
1:33 What I Like
3:30 What I Don't Like
6:23 My Requirements
9:40 Why Not GivEnergy?
11:47 Which Brand Then?
13:38 Chat With Skylar
26:06 Outro

If you're getting a lot from my videos, and would like to support me in my efforts to help everyone, here are a few ways to do this:

1. I have a Patreon account, which gives you access to the "pro" editions of my various solar utilities: https://www.patreon.com/GaryDoesSolar

2. If you're thinking of switching energy supplier to Octopus Energy. If you call them and give them my referral code ("blue-wind-201") and my name ("Gary Waite") and we'll both get a £50 credit to our accounts as a result! https://garydoessolar.com/octopus

3. You could https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GaryDoesSolar :-)

I also offer a "Chat With Gary" service for anyone living in the UK who would like some of my time to discuss their solar installation plans or other topics:
http://garydoessolar.com/chatwithgary/

For business enquiries:
Email: me@garydoessolar.com
(Please note: despite my channel name, I don't provide solar installations myself)

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DISCLAIMER
Whilst every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the content in this video, no warranty for that content is provided, nor should it be implied. Viewers acting on the content, do so at their own risk.

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