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Rising electricity costs, reflected in big increase in supercharger rates
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Rustybkts
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As I posted earlier, 22p/kWh was last Friday afternoon in London so hardly expensive but is much higher at other sites during the day so it's very variable but hardly expensive and I love how easy it is at an SC. Easier than at a filling station!
RedMod3
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Back to physics:
Amps = Charge/Time
I=Q/t
1 Amp = 1 Coulomb /1 Second
Charge on 1 electron = 1.6 x 10^-19 Coulomb
1.6 x 10^-19 Coulomb / Second (Ampere) = Current by 1 electron
so 1 Amp = 1 / (1.6 x 10^-19) electrons or 6.25 x 10^18 electrons.
1KwHr at 230V requires 1000/230 amps
So electrons = 6.25 x 10^18 * 1000/230
= 2.72 x 10^19 electrons
for 1p, divide by 37 = 7.35 x 10^17
Can you reveal your workings please?
We will have 3 more reactors back up in October, so that should improve prices
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Alex987854
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Looked up how many electrons in a kwh using google, ignored the warning that it doesn't really work like that, divided by 37.
I mean that if you find the roads in the UK to be substandard in any way then driving in any of the following (all of which I've driven in) will make you realise just what you've got to be thankful for: Saudi, Bahrain, Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, UAE.
Octopus Go day rate has gone up from 16.26p/kWh that we got to a quoted price yesterday evening of 25.08p/kWh. A significant jump in less than a month. And as of this morning, Octopus are no longer accepting new flexible rate customers (we are on flexible rate for gas, which looks like a good choice, the 2y fixed rate I was quoted the other day was 6p!).
The move to block new customers on flexible rate looks sensible from their point of view, but the question has to be, are they going to make it?
The move to block new customers on flexible rate looks sensible from their point of view, but the question has to be, are they going to make it?
Rustybkts
Member
Wow, they must be hurting as my day rate is 12.81p and 4.76p at night fixed until next March with a standing charge of 23.81p per day.
ACarneiro
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Well, Octopus sent me an email yesterday saying everything is fine.
That’s worrying in itself, I think…
That’s worrying in itself, I think…
Rustybkts
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I wonder if the way we tend to push car charging and other power hungry products such as washing machines in to the twilight hours when electricity prices are low will assist suppliers profits such as Octopus even on their low tarrif.
There must be profits when the wind is strong, especially during winter months.
There must be profits when the wind is strong, especially during winter months.
When Agile is 31p/unit in the small hours and Go is 5p, I don't think they'll be making any money from a Go customer at those times.
Octopus will have forward bought or they would already be bust.
Why stop flexible rates? Ordinarily they’d be risk free for Octopus… the price cap means every customer they take on now they’d loose money because it costs more to buy the wholesale electricity than they’re allowed to charge the customer. Simple answer: take on no new flexible customers until wholesale prices drop.
Why stop flexible rates? Ordinarily they’d be risk free for Octopus… the price cap means every customer they take on now they’d loose money because it costs more to buy the wholesale electricity than they’re allowed to charge the customer. Simple answer: take on no new flexible customers until wholesale prices drop.
PITA
Model 3 Performance
I'm downloading at 18kWh between 00:30 and 04:30 on Octopus Go... 70kWh costs me £3.50
... they'll BAN me soon
Yesterdays download map before the fuse blew and had to be replaced... then I could get back to business...
Bad Boys, Bad Boys, What ya gonna do, what ya gonna do when they come for you...
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Here is another nice link, once Nuclear is pushing out a bit more after October we should be burning less gas.
National Grid: Live
Shows the live status of Great Britain’s electric power transmission networkgrid.iamkate.com
I look forward to it: when I charge during Octopus Go, where I live, grid power has gone from 50-100 gCO2/kWh to more like 200+ gCO2/kWh. Nasty.
Wishing solar was more viable for my home. The gas stuff being in the news means I have been reading about air-source heat pumps (I’m on an estate: how noisy for the neighbours? A fridge or exterior office aircon unit?) and heat storage ‘washing machines’.
Maybe this mess will push a few more of us the right way.
Fingers crossed for IFA1, those reactors and a bit more wind! Nice reactor status link Yev000 - thanks (Power station daily status).
Anyone know what is happening with IFA1 being partially restarted? Was it 2x 1GW with the fire only affecting one side primarily? News has nothing.
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