My GO expires November 23rd, and I've been offered Flexible Octopus or Octopus GO (I can choose). The mail says:
"We've worked hard within the rules of the scheme to develop new versions of Go and Intelligent Octopus that offer the best possible value to EV drivers and still make the most of cheap, green, abundant electrons. In short:
- No more annual renewals: Fixed-term contracts aren't eligible for the Energy Price Guarantee, so our smart tariffs will now technically be "variable" products, without an end date. Whilst we don't currently have any plans to change prices (either up or down), prices will eventually change — but we'll always give plenty of notice. If government rules change, or we get to the end of the 2 year Energy Price Guarantee, we may reintroduce fixed terms, if it means we can make EV charging cheaper."
Their mail also says
"If you're using at least 45% of your electricity in your off-peak window, you're best sticking with Octopus Go — less than that and you should take a look at Flexible Octopus."
Sadly the prices are horrendous:
Your new Octopus Go prices
Peak unit rate: 41.63p / kWh
Off-peak unit rate: 12.00p / kWh
Standing charge: 41.71p / day
Flexible Octopus prices
Peak unit rate: 41.63p / kWh
Off-peak unit rate: 15.62p / kWh
Standing charge: 41.71p / day
I am likely to renew my GO (the new non-fixed version) and then change to IO once sorted.