Hi all
Brand New to the Forum. Have a Brand New M3P on order with delivery due in late June so am getting my home charging sorted prior to arrival. In terms of home charger, I am quite sure I am going to go for the HyperVolt 2.0, that's the easy bit.
The not so easy bit, is the Electric Provider and who to go with. Obviously since April in the UK the energy price CAP shifted and a lot of previously attractive tariff's from the likes of Octopus are way less attractive than they used to be. I was with Shell Energy on a Dual Fuel arrangement and they've shifted me on to a Standard Variable Tariff where the rates are:
Electric Cost per Kwh - 28.46 pence
Electric Standing Charge - 43.39 pence per day
Gas Cost per Kwh - 7.48 pence
Gas Standing Charge - 27.22 pence per day
Comparing this to the best offering from Octopus Intelligence Tariff giving overnight 6 hours of cheap electric they are offering the following:
Electric Cost per Kwh On Peak- 28.46 pence
Electric Cost per Kwh Off Peak (6 hours per night)- 7.5 pence per hour
Standing Charge - 43.12 pence per day
Gas Cost per Kwh - 12.8 pence
Gas Standing Charge - 27.2 pence per day
From the above, if I move from Shell Energy on their SVR, I will end up paying circa £100 a month more on my dual fuel bill, before I have even charged my car. Sure, the car charge would be about £4 to fill overnight on Octopus rather than £20 on Shell, but am I missing something here? If I typically filled up with charge at home once a week or so, it's actually cheaper to stay on an old supplier's SVR, than go on to a company like Octopus' special EV tariff who were famous for allowing owners to charge up cheap at home. It seems now though, that the cheap charging they offer is negated by their other charges being way higher.
Can anyone point me in the right direction for the best UK tariffs where there's a blend of low overnight and sensible day rates?
Who are you all with? What figures are you paying?
Thanks for your help in advance and I look forward to becoming part of the community.
F
Brand New to the Forum. Have a Brand New M3P on order with delivery due in late June so am getting my home charging sorted prior to arrival. In terms of home charger, I am quite sure I am going to go for the HyperVolt 2.0, that's the easy bit.
The not so easy bit, is the Electric Provider and who to go with. Obviously since April in the UK the energy price CAP shifted and a lot of previously attractive tariff's from the likes of Octopus are way less attractive than they used to be. I was with Shell Energy on a Dual Fuel arrangement and they've shifted me on to a Standard Variable Tariff where the rates are:
Electric Cost per Kwh - 28.46 pence
Electric Standing Charge - 43.39 pence per day
Gas Cost per Kwh - 7.48 pence
Gas Standing Charge - 27.22 pence per day
Comparing this to the best offering from Octopus Intelligence Tariff giving overnight 6 hours of cheap electric they are offering the following:
Electric Cost per Kwh On Peak- 28.46 pence
Electric Cost per Kwh Off Peak (6 hours per night)- 7.5 pence per hour
Standing Charge - 43.12 pence per day
Gas Cost per Kwh - 12.8 pence
Gas Standing Charge - 27.2 pence per day
From the above, if I move from Shell Energy on their SVR, I will end up paying circa £100 a month more on my dual fuel bill, before I have even charged my car. Sure, the car charge would be about £4 to fill overnight on Octopus rather than £20 on Shell, but am I missing something here? If I typically filled up with charge at home once a week or so, it's actually cheaper to stay on an old supplier's SVR, than go on to a company like Octopus' special EV tariff who were famous for allowing owners to charge up cheap at home. It seems now though, that the cheap charging they offer is negated by their other charges being way higher.
Can anyone point me in the right direction for the best UK tariffs where there's a blend of low overnight and sensible day rates?
Who are you all with? What figures are you paying?
Thanks for your help in advance and I look forward to becoming part of the community.
F