At 1:15pm on a bright Australian summer day, your rooftop solar may be producing more power than the house can use. The air conditioner cycles on and off, the inverter sends surplus energy towards the battery, and the battery app shows a charging figure in kilowatts. That number is your battery charge rate, but it […]
You've charged your home battery through the afternoon, expecting it to handle dinner, air conditioning and the pool pump after sunset. Instead, the battery supplies some energy, the inverter limits output, and the home draws the balance from the grid. The battery may have plenty of stored energy left. The missing specification is often its […]

