I think because I signed up in October and it has taken quite a while to make the meter smart again I have different rates.
Octopus Go September 2021 v2
This tariff ends on 20th January 2023
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Octopus Go September 2021 v2
This tariff ends on 20th January 2023
Ignored the email to change tariff. Account dashboard’s looking good. Bill arrived today…..Fixed for 12 months on the old 5p rate until Jan 2023. Phew. Octopus you are amazing. 
DenkiJidousha
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I'm still waiting to see what Octopus does at the end of the month... the old dashboard just says (like by PDF bills):
Octopus Go Faster (4H from 2030) December 2019 v1
This tariff ends on 28th January 2022
Unit rate 14.46p per kWh
Standing charge 25.00p per day
Octopus Go Faster (4H from 2030) December 2019 v1
This tariff ends on 28th January 2022
Unit rate 14.46p per kWh
Standing charge 25.00p per day
My meter is a SMETS1 but made by Secure, which Octopus said that they could read. It took a few days from switching to them but they agreed that they could read it OK and put me on to the Go tariff without issue. Mind you, over three months later and I've still not had an electricity bill from them!
As previously mentioned, all SMETS1 meters should theoretically now work after a change in the system. In case it's of interest, our meter is a SMETS1 made by Elster - which shouldn't have worked until now, but actually has been working fine for half hour readings on import and export since June when we had solar and powerwalls fitted.
Apologies if this has been quoted previously, but the email from Octopus at the end of December is below. In case it makes a difference I'm in the Cardiff area. As mentioned, my Elster SMETS1 meter was already working contrary to what I was expecting so I've not seen any difference, but it shows that it should be possible.
Did you contact Octopus and sign up? I spoke with them yesterday and had a very strange conversation. The chap I spoke with said that the team leaders are having daily meetings with management in relation to costs. He said prices have risen steadily and are due a fall, he was happy to sign me up there and then but would be stuck on that days rate.I believe it would be their standard tariff of around 36p until I was switched to Go. He then said it would be 7 p off peak and around 29p peak. He then advised to wait a week or so and ring back. Most confusing phone call.
I decided I will give it a week and try again
I didn’t get around to it, I did order to Car though. I was planning to give them a call on Monday.
I think you do need to switch to Octopus normally and then switch to Go don’t you? Somebody on here may be able to advise?
Do it online and save yourself the frustration. You either get taken on or you dont. Since octopus sorts everything for you (the changeover), you dont have to give notice to your current supplier. Just do it and cross your fingers, nothing to lose. And dont forget to use someones referral so that you get yourself off to a good start with £50 credit!
Yep correct, they have to put you on 'normal' Octopus and then transfer over, and the transfer to Go isn't instant.
You can’t do it online at the moment it seems as they have a message saying it’s not in most peoples best interests to switch and you have to ring if you don’t agree.
I don't think I'm typical, because I was on Agile and Agile Outgoing when I asked to switch to Go Faster. There are then several stages to that transition because you need to be on SEG for export before moving to Go, and have to be on Go before moving to Go Faster. So take this as a worst case, and bear in mind both that I wasn't chasing it very hard and that the energy market was in turmoil by then.
My first email to Octopus about changing tariff was on 12th August, and we were on Go Faster from 29th September.
On the one hand - yes. On the other the energy companies are having a pretty rough time of it at the moment as their input costs soar and their output costs are - in domestic cases - capped, so I don't begrudge them that too much.
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