Agile plunge pricing predictions

[Pikey]

The washing got done today here too. I worked out that my Pod Point starts load shedding when the total house load is 60 Amps. It reduces the Amps available (the number to the right of the ‘/‘ to the car), the car follows to match the available. When the total load reduced (tumble dryer finished), Amps available increases, car slowly ramps back up. Tried it a few times. Beats popping the cut-out fuse I guess.

Hi. I had pretty much the same appliances turned on along with the oven. Then got told by the Tesla app that charging had been interrupted. I also have the Pod-Point charger. If I get the main fuse upgraded can I remove the ‘clip’ around the input feed?

 

[NewbieT]

If you remove the clip the charger stops. I guess it’s actually a good feature if you can get it set at the right number. There might be a jumper or something to disable the current probe/clamp but I haven’t looked into it.

 

[NewbieT]

Contacted Pod Point and they’ve raised the threshold at which my Pod Point now tapers.

 

[stonecoldrmw]

Whilst most of those seem sensible, what exactly were the fans on for? Just burning electricity?
Call me old fashioned but I’m feeling a bit uncomfortable with squandering a resource in order to get a few pennies. I can’t help but think that this is sort of the mindset that got us into the fossil fuel mess we’re in today...

I get that concern, feels odd to me to be doing it but I understand the logic.

Thats why I am happy to do it. The fact I'm getting paid is a bonus.

 

[philgods]

Not quite a plunge, but nice drops coming up on Agile.

Have been seeing more of this half hourly yo-yo pattern recently which is a touch bothersome for best priced charging overnight.

 

[NewbieT]

I do wonder whether Agile will loose its benefit over Go in a few years when there are lots more EVs charging overnight. We just won’t see the surplus imbalance enough.

 

[stonecoldrmw]

Not quite a plunge, but nice drops coming up on Agile.

Have been seeing more of this half hourly yo-yo pattern recently which is a touch bothersome for best priced charging overnight.

Not quite a plunge but i will take it!

 

[NorfolkMustard]

I do wonder whether Agile will loose its benefit over Go in a few years when there are lots more EVs charging overnight. We just won’t see the surplus imbalance enough.

And more grid-scale storage. Make the most of it while you can, the idea is not that plunge pricing goes on forever, but that it incentivises investment (be that a 13kWh powerwall at home or a MWh grid battery / liquid air storage.. to the point where the price fluctuations are barely discernible

 

[Mr Miserable]

Gas prices remain low and so Agile rates are low and will likely remain so for months to come.

 

[NewbieT]

Conditions looking good for Agile rates on Friday (31st Aug).

 

[davidmc]

Conditions looking good for Agile rates on Friday (31st Aug).

That's seeing into the future, im not sure what's going to happen this Friday let alone the end of next Month

 

[kevuwk]

That's seeing into the future, im not sure what's going to happen this Friday let alone the end of next Month

2029 is the next Friday 31st August

 

[Mr Miserable]

I'm a little puzzled at the relatively high rates for tomorrow (29th) Certainly the Nordpool market rates don't seem to support the simple Octopus formulaic calculation.

 

[NewbieT]

Sorry. I got ahead of myself . This Fri 31st JULY still looking a good day to charge. I’m not saying ‘plunge’ just cheap. Let’s punt at 2p/kWh for a number.

Not a crystal ball, I’ve been keeping an eye on how surplus (green line) and demand roughly equates to price.

 

[NewbieT]

That’s a prediction fail then.

 

[Imy877]

Could someone send me a referral for octopus please?

Ta

 

[dakaix]

Could someone send me a referral for octopus please?

Ta

Sent!

 

[philgods]

Possible lowish Agile prices coming on Friday night into Saturday. Unlikely to plunge negative, but much better than it has been.

 

[CMc1]

Possible lowish Agile prices coming on Friday night into Saturday. Unlikely to plunge negative, but much better than it has been.

Just checked the Octopus Watch app (isn’t 100%) and supports the theory. (NE area)

 

[Jeeves]

Well, that will be a welcome change. Nukes coming back online I wonder?

My average for the last 28 days was 10.96 p/kWh. Only marginally above the 10.09 p/kWh that I averaged with EDF from November to March last year. This is the first month it has been like this since switching to Agile. Prior to that I’ve been well below 8 p/kWh. I suppose one should expect short periods where you might have been better off on another tariff, but I will be interested to see how it will work out over a 12 month period.