Octopus Energy Launch new Octoplus scheme

Well at least it sounds like opting in has no downside. Not sure what the weekend/weekday thing means from a 'tactical usage' point of view.


Then again the 'staff' already think i have lost the plot when I am tracking the peaks and troughs of the bread making machine......

until the last couple of weeks on certain tariffs if you plugged an EV in between 4 and 7 it was starting to charge instantly, and at low rates so EV owners were playing the system by setting a high baseline, then on session days not plugging it in till after.

It has to be said that this years system without the IDA ( In day adjustment ) is much better, last year it used 3 hours starting 4 hours before the session as part of the baseline, so if you used 12kW over those 3 hours your baseline had 4kW added. Again people with EVs were in many cases able to draw 45 kW or more giving them an extra 15kW on the baseline, add in big house batteries and some made £500 plus last year.

I do hope we see some sign of the promised rewards soon, ie the swap points for merchandise, food, event tickets etc.

At the moment I predict I will make around £90, which really given I have invested £8.5k in solar and batteries is 1% 

certainly it is financially worthwhile on 24 hour notice events to use more in the session slots, provided the payback is 10 times the cost per unit. however as I'm on Flux and the peak rate is 38.5P so allowing for charging loses I would need over £4 to make it worthwhile. Personally I have no issue with people using electricity they would use ie showering during the next days session time. However when I've seen people saying they have left a 12kW shower running for an hour, or have a fan heater on the patio using 3kW then yes I get angry at the waste.

jontyab we had the nonsense yesterday of the east of England getting a power up, which IIRC was 3-5 then a 5-6 saver session so people could fill a house battery for free then dump at £2.25.

one issue as I see it is it rewards change not general good behaviour, so it encourages people to use more during the peak ( 4-7 ) so that it is easier to use less during a session

the irony is probably not, the peak 4-7pm always used to be the time of day with the highest carbon intensity now it isn't, the other irony is that at this time the grid charge energy companies more to transmit the power ( IIRC about 12p extra )

I think like others, myself included, you see how the game works and you play by the rules, playing to the rules is not unethical.

complaining that others are making an effort and are saving money as a result ..

but the people that complain are the same ones who would scream if we had to load shed tonight ( or any other night ) and they couldn't get online to play games, microwave a burger etc. we have to make an effort to help balance the grid.

I just received an app notification, and managed to opt in. 

Looks like a session today 17:30 to 18:30 the DFS requirement has been published,

spiral personal heads up

forget "looks like" it is now live and you can opt in

This is the first one where I have received an app notification. Previously I'd been relying on Twitter letting me know.