sherlock
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Not available for TS postcodes
Wonder why.
I’ve signed up with NE postcode.
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What isn't the octoplus?Wonder why.
I’ve signed up with NE postcode.
You can move to it, they're a different supplier.I'm with Eon Next, and already have a smart meter
Does this apply to me? Is it still valid?
Can someone explain it like I'm 5 please
I don't think necessarily user error, I've just asked them if it is but their web page suggests it isCheers mate...
Gas
Standing charge - 27.726p/day (£101.20/year)
Unit rate - 7.076p/kWh
Estimated annual usage - 14056 kWh
Electricity
Standing charge - 54.315p/day (£198.25/year)
Unit rate - 27.892p/kWh
Estimated annual usage - 4446.9kWh
It sounds like some people are having issues getting on the tracker? Or is that just user error (for want of a better phrase!)
If you have a smart meter you can join it, if they can't connect to your smart meter because it's not compatible they will book you a swap out, that can be 1-3 weeks but you'd just join on octopus's standard rate which is same as price cap which is almost identical to what you're on nowwow mate, that's great - thank you. will chat to the wife about it and will look at making the move.
Looking at the octopus website I need to try and figure out which smart meter I have too (I think)
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You are billed by dd but you have control over it, if you want to pay more in summer you can, or you can just pay roughly what you're using. I prefer to enter winter on a credit balance as it smooths out tour payments.wow mate, that's great - thank you. will chat to the wife about it and will look at making the move.
Looking at the octopus website I need to try and figure out which smart meter I have too (I think)
edit: are you billed via DD still, or do you pay for your usage per month?
Are you ev users or load shifting? If not I reckon tracker would probably do better for you, agile works great if you have a lot of elec you can use over night but for those that can't make use fmod the best rates, the 5-8pm peak periods drag down your savings a lot - last 90 days on Octo tracker the elec has averaged 17p - it sounds small but adds up.For what it's worth, I'm on Octopus "Agile" in Scotland. That means that my electricity price changes every 30 minutes with peak pricing from 4pm-7pm daily. From 8th September to 7th October my average price paid per unit was 19.26p per kWh (unit). This is slightly down from 19.57p per unit the previous month.
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My wife and I live in a medium sized ground-floor flat and are pretty medium users of electricity. We're saved around £20 per month on electricity (when you factor in the cheaper standing charge) compared to a normal fix. Gas: we're on the Octopus tracker, so price changes daily. Last bill, our average price was 4.44p per unit with a standing charge of 25.56p/day. Looks like we saved around £18 for gas compared to a normal fix.
A little bit. We have a couple of e-bikes and use some smart plugs to schedule stuff but I am coming to the conclusion that the daily tracker is probably better.Are you ev users or load shifting? If not I reckon tracker would probably do better for you, agile works great if you have a lot of elec you can use over night but for those that can't make use fmod the best rates, the 5-8pm peak periods drag down your savings a lot - last 90 days on Octo tracker the elec has averaged 17p - it sounds small but adds up.
Generally when tracker has a good day agile has a great day, and the opposite is true for expensive days so when tracker is pricy agile is obscene
People like @Andy_W get round this by using their elec overnight and topping up with solar so the expensive times are last resorts and low usage
If you get solar and battery storage you can make the most of agile, but without some serious load shifting eg washing machines, car charging etc, most people will probably suit the tracker better as it's just easier as it's single rate. I'd imagine you could try it for a month or two and compare your data?A little bit. We have a couple of e-bikes and use some smart plugs to schedule stuff but I am coming to the conclusion that the daily tracker is probably better.
Are you signing up to their standard rate? I guess they just mean it's a variable tariff as in the old world you had fixed rates and variable, it's just that right now variable are generally fixed at price cap but it's not a fix so if cap changes the tariff can alsoWhen signing up it says it will put me into the flexible tariff, and prices can go up and down - I thought it would put me straight into the fixed rate?
Assuming it's ok and I'd contact them about the tracker anyway, but just checking nothing has changed!
No it's something on topAnyone joined the 'Octoplus' rewards?
I'm assuming it didn't affect the Tracker tariff?