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The Home tab is your at-a-glance view. PilotWatt avoids inverter jargon (no “Self Use” or “Force Discharge” on the main cards).

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Current plan

Plain-English headline for what is happening right now, for example:
  • Saving battery for 17:00 export window
  • Exporting at 16.8p/kWh
  • Charging battery at 7p/kWh (Intelligent Octopus window)
  • Using solar and battery normally
Subtext shows the next action or countdown when relevant.

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Yesterday’s result

When yesterday’s scheduler run succeeded, Home shows:
  • Export earnings for that window
  • Estimated charge cost
  • Net benefit
Data comes from the scheduler log, not live FoxESS.

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Tonight’s opportunity

Formerly labelled “Recommendation”. Scores export, store, and charge EV and surfaces the winner with:
  • Estimated saving
  • Confidence band (High / Moderate / Low)
  • Valid until time

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Net energy profit

Monthly hero when Octopus has settled export data for the current month: 
Export earnings (settled)
− Est. charging cost (from scheduler logs)
= Net energy profit
Footer shows Export data as of [date] — Octopus often lags 24–48 hours. Hidden at the start of a month until at least one day has settled.

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Manual override

After you use Manual override controls, an amber badge appears until the override window expires (~30 minutes). Buttons:
  • ⚡ Force Export
  • 🔋 Force Charge
  • ↩ Return to Automatic (restores self-use behaviour)
Manual changes override today’s plan until the next scheduler push.