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Electric car charging at home while Home Assistant protects the Tesla Powerwall
Home Assistant 16 March 2026

Our first Home Assistant automation: protecting the Powerwall during EV charging

How we stopped a supplier-managed daytime EV charge from draining the Tesla Powerwall, what the automation taught us and why parts are now disabled pending an EDF rebuild.

  • Home Assistant
  • Smart Energy
  • Electric Vehicles
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Flow diagram showing the Home Assistant conditions used to trigger a solar hot-water boost
Home Assistant 16 March 2026

Using excess solar for hot water: our second Home Assistant automation

How we used Home Assistant to boost our Mitsubishi hot-water cylinder when the Powerwall was full, and why parts are now disabled while we rethink the logic for EDF.

  • Home Assistant
  • Smart Energy
  • Solar
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