This video looks in detail about the access and control aspects of your solar and battery installation. Octopus Flux Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8d1iqnhuek Agile Octopus video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbUDGbnHHBE Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:12 Older-style Electricity Meters 2:17 Smart meters 6:05 Solar and battery system 6:59 Manufacturer benefits 8:40 Consumer benefits 10:05 The downsides 13:37 Third party access 16:40 Disconnecting from the Internet? 17:40 Summary 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://share.octopus.energy/blue-wind-201 3. You could https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GaryDoesSolar :-) For business enquiries: Email: me@garydoessolar.com (Please note: despite my channel name, I don't provide, nor consult on, solar installations) (c) 2024 Gary Does Solar. All rights reserved. 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. #control #solar #hack