keitha
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Post by keitha on Feb 2, 2024 15:12:40 GMT
add me to the list next time please: I seem to not be getting their emails nor WA updates. :-) I have taken to just opening the app on my phone on the walk back from my daily gym and swim which is just after 1,15 so usually know if there is one. However keitha notification is a useful back up. I guess a cut and paste list would work? from whoever sees it first. Rewards are a tadge stingy this time, hopefully not a sign of things to come. I'll settle for the 888,888 Points (£1,111.11)  seriously though currently on Flux I pay 17.224P to buy so £1.75 is a decent return on storing it in my battery for a few hours. Plus I get the peak export rate at 29p so £2.04 even allowing for charge / discharge loses I'm still making £1.80 a time and given my system can dump 3kWh to the grid that's £5.40.a session make a big hole in my weekly cost. the last 7 days with import and export my bill is £7.50 including the standing charge.
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Post by bracknellboy on Feb 5, 2024 10:33:26 GMT
Back to the Octopus Tracker tariff discussion. Sorry, couldn't quickly find the original posts and contributors to this.
I've looked a bit more at the tracker site and the prices charged over a period. I'm wondering whether I'm making some big mistake here, because the savings compared to the SVT / Flexible Octopus tariff seem to be very significant. I mean like >30% saving, based on using the last 90 day average price. Of course, if highest usage corresponded to highest price periods (which MIGHT be an issue for gas but not sure it really would be), then the numbers would be different but....
Have I got something very wrong here ?
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Post by keitha on Feb 5, 2024 11:40:33 GMT
Back to the Octopus Tracker tariff discussion. Sorry, couldn't quickly find the original posts and contributors to this. I've looked a bit more at the tracker site and the prices charged over a period. I'm wondering whether I'm making some big mistake here, because the savings compared to the SVT / Flexible Octopus tariff seem to be very significant. I mean like >30% saving, based on using the last 90 day average price. Of course, if highest usage corresponded to highest price periods (which MIGHT be an issue for gas but not sure it really would be), then the numbers would be different but.... Have I got something very wrong here ? Nope the issue is tracker is a gamble if electricity or Gas prices go up so will tracker Flexible will be slower, but yes for me last 104 days 4.63 p kWh on gas £225 on tracker £330 on Flexible allowing for standing charge it's 30% cheaper on Tracker or 50% more expensive on flexible I would need a long cold spell at well over 7P to balance that saving. Today 4.38p on tracker V 7.5 on SVT
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Post by bracknellboy on Feb 5, 2024 12:36:40 GMT
Back to the Octopus Tracker tariff discussion. Sorry, couldn't quickly find the original posts and contributors to this. I've looked a bit more at the tracker site and the prices charged over a period. I'm wondering whether I'm making some big mistake here, because the savings compared to the SVT / Flexible Octopus tariff seem to be very significant. I mean like >30% saving, based on using the last 90 day average price. Of course, if highest usage corresponded to highest price periods (which MIGHT be an issue for gas but not sure it really would be), then the numbers would be different but.... Have I got something very wrong here ? Nope the issue is tracker is a gamble if electricity or Gas prices go up so will tracker Flexible will be slower, but yes for me last 104 days 4.63 p kWh on gas £225 on tracker £330 on Flexible allowing for standing charge it's 30% cheaper on Tracker or 50% more expensive on flexible I would need a long cold spell at well over 7P to balance that saving. Today 4.38p on tracker V 7.5 on SVT and of course if prices go down, the tracker will go down in advance of the Flexible tariff. I have to say I'm very tempted, even for gas which I was more reticent about as frankly we have less 'optional usage' control over it. I just need to see how I can get daily price alerts. I don't like the idea of having to log into a site everyday to check: it likely won't happen.
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keitha
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Post by keitha on Feb 5, 2024 13:26:51 GMT
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Post by bracknellboy on Feb 5, 2024 13:32:22 GMT
of course I'd forgotten that new subscribers go onto a new rate that has increased by around 8 to 11 %. So the Savings will be somewhat less now, since I'm assuming that the tracker is probably showing the "old" pricing as that is still in force for prior subscribers.
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Post by keitha on Feb 5, 2024 13:35:20 GMT
yes I'm an oldie and mine will go up but not enough to make me reconsider
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Post by keitha on Feb 8, 2024 14:07:35 GMT
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Post by badersleg on Feb 8, 2024 17:13:26 GMT
I just need to see how I can get daily price alerts. I don't like the idea of having to log into a site everyday to check: it likely won't happen. This is the one I use Despite the name it sends you the prices for gas and/or lecky.
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Post by keitha on Feb 12, 2024 16:09:22 GMT
Quick update
my "winter period" is 1/11 - 31/3
This winter so far electric £107, gas £225 If It continues at that rate (^* it won't but ...) Winter 5 months will cost me £490, saver sessions will earn me £90 so £80 a month
that's Electric on Flux, Gas on tracker , and gas works out at 4.36pkWh
^* it won't because during the latter part of February and March my export from Solar will ramp up significantly this will reduce my bills to almost zero or even negative most days
today is the first day since mid October I've seen the panels producing at more than 1.6kWh
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Post by bracknellboy on Feb 22, 2024 8:52:36 GMT
Just to note that I switched onto the Tracker tariff about 10 or 14 days ago. Although they mention 'up to 2 weeks' to do the switch, mine happened intra-day (well I'm sure it wasn't applied intra-day, but happened on the day I requested it).
I haven't organised push alerts, but have seen that it is easy to look at the day's tariff on the Octopus app. on the phone. That is nearly as easy and I'm not forgetting to check. Not sure I can teach the OH to ask about rates before putting a wash load on but we'll see.....
TBH, playing to the rate is less important than that its track record is it that undercuts the SVT by a large margin.
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Post by keitha on Feb 22, 2024 10:18:04 GMT
Just to note that I switched onto the Tracker tariff about 10 or 14 days ago. Although they mention 'up to 2 weeks' to do the switch, mine happened intra-day (well I'm sure it wasn't applied intra-day, but happened on the day I requested it). I haven't organised push alerts, but have seen that it is easy to look at the day's tariff on the Octopus app. on the phone. That is nearly as easy and I'm not forgetting to check. Not sure I can teach the OH to ask about rates before putting a wash load on but we'll see..... TBH, playing to the rate is less important than that its track record is it that undercuts the SVT by a large margin. it will be interesting come April to see how it compares to the new cap. even with the increase gas today is 3.96 compared to 7p on standard
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Post by badersleg on Feb 22, 2024 11:07:26 GMT
Free Gregg's sausage roll on the app for a limited time only, as well as the usual coffee.
You have to get them in two separate transactions.
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Post by mogish on Feb 22, 2024 11:21:30 GMT
The 60p daily charge needs addressed. How can providers claim to be green when offering no incentive to use less power?
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Post by keitha on Feb 22, 2024 11:56:19 GMT
The 60p daily charge needs addressed. How can providers claim to be green when offering no incentive to use less power? I agree and lets take examples Pensioner is on SVT and use 3kWh a day ( and yes I know pensioners who keep this low) 3 units at 27p plus 50P SC £1.31, nearly 44p kWh better off person using 10kWh day also on SVT £3.20 or 33p kWh well off person with EV and Heatpump, and battery storage 50kWh day @8p £4.50 9P kWh so the person who can least afford it pays most and the person who is likely to be most able to afford it pays least. Since 1/11/23 I've imported 500 kWh and it's cost me £114 ( allowing for small amounts of solar, and some exports) 22p kWh if I take the SC off it comes out at 12p. but let me be honest like most on here I'm financially stable and can afford the investment in solar and battery etc, and yes it does feel wrong that I can get electricity cheaper than others because I have the funds to invest
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