Octopus ‘Go’ getting paid to use Electricity
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That number looks wrong, but they are saying in essence that they will have charged you for the electricity you used so they are crediting you for that charge + an extra £0.02 per unit, or about £0.58.
Not quite sure how you can be paying £0.20 per kWh though on an Octopus tariff?
5am tomorrow looking very promising.
Need to calculate the x2.2 add on the VAT 5% etc
https://www.nordpoolgroup.com/Market-data1/GB/Auction-prices/UK/Hourly/?view=table
Need to calculate the x2.2 add on the VAT 5% etc
https://www.nordpoolgroup.com/Market-data1/GB/Auction-prices/UK/Hourly/?view=table
(I just posted this in the other Octopus thread but it looks appropriate here ..)
Received an email from Octopus offering to pay me for using electricity this Sunday ... that's very nice of them ... it's somewhat counterintuitive to find that you can "do them a favour" by using power! I've signed up for the 5am to 7am slot when they'll pay 5p a kWh for electricity used. A lower rate is of 2p per kWh is available for 2pm to 4pm. (you choose one slot or the other) I don't think you can take advantage unless you receive the invitation directly.
Received an email from Octopus offering to pay me for using electricity this Sunday ... that's very nice of them ... it's somewhat counterintuitive to find that you can "do them a favour" by using power! I've signed up for the 5am to 7am slot when they'll pay 5p a kWh for electricity used. A lower rate is of 2p per kWh is available for 2pm to 4pm. (you choose one slot or the other) I don't think you can take advantage unless you receive the invitation directly.
Russinating
M3 SR+
Russinating
M3 SR+
My paid-for period was/is 1.30-4.00pm today, so a bit longer. Enough to get my M3 from 50-80 anyway.
Russinating
M3 SR+
I left it too late to start charging my car, was in a meeting at work and forgot about it until 3pm. Oh well, should be able to get to 70% and save myself ~25p
Need to get myself acclimatised to this “paid to use electricity” bizarro world.
Yeah, exactly, it's still pennies, so nothing worth crying about. Just makes the vs diesel cost stats even more impressive, though.
Yes, I should really add the amount I could have spent on charging the car as well as the money I receive ... maybe nearer £1.50!
Currently -11.30p/ kWh. I am as we speak charging our other electric car, have turned on the immersion heater, the dishwasher, the clothes drier and the (empty) oven.
Current consumption 9.7kW, rising to 12.55 kW while the kettle is on.
Have I forgotten anything? Perhaps I should open the fridge door...
Current consumption 9.7kW, rising to 12.55 kW while the kettle is on.
Have I forgotten anything? Perhaps I should open the fridge door...
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Russinating
M3 SR+
Does your kettle really use 2.85kWh? 3 of them will draw more than your car!
Not saying mine doesn't btw, I know they draw a lot just usually for a short period.
We've done 3 washes and tumbles, charging the car from 15% and running the pyrolytic function on the oven. Got to a pathetic 6.3kW usage in an hour yesterday so wondering if I'll top it today.
Laundry basket is empty anyway.
Was funny driving back on the motorway past a load of turbines, knowing that in 15 mins they'd be recharging the car.
Does anyone know if Octopus will swap the bearing in your meter for free? Mine was probably smoking earlier and I think I’ll need a new one!
I don’t know how ethical this competition is? I got up to 13.3kW at one point. *Everything* on. Glad my cut-out is 80Amps and not 60Amps otherwise I’d be cutting it fine.
Consumption today 64kWh.
I don’t know how ethical this competition is? I got up to 13.3kW at one point. *Everything* on. Glad my cut-out is 80Amps and not 60Amps otherwise I’d be cutting it fine.
Consumption today 64kWh.
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