munchies

OK, I hadn't actually thought of it that way! So true. Thanks.

It wouldn't bother me. I'd would prefer to keep my current batteries for as long as possible. Don't want to fork out more cash if I don't need to. I also feel that there are a lot cycles occurring during the day. Especially when it's not the greatest day. You answered my question though. By not discharging unnecessary I can add 50% to the life of my battery. So my situation is similar to you. I'm not concerned about running out of battery when there is load shedding in the evening or morning. Just want my batteries to last as many years as possible. On a great day the system generates 40kWh. Yes, live in Cape Town

Apologies if this has been asked before. I've searched, but can't find the answer. If I'm exporting all my surplus solar power to the grid during the day, is there any point in discharging my battery in the evenings then charging them again in the morning? I guess it helps eskom as I don't draw from them during the peak hours in the evening, but I'm essentially reducing the life span of my batteries right? I have a 8kW deye inverter, 2 x 5.1 kwh VOLTA batteries and 12 panels. Thanks