I'm sure I read they are launching a rewards scheme and a donation scheme soon you can convert them like clubcard points for certain things or give them to a find to help people that are struggling to pay their bills.800 octopoints to a quid I think
Twitter staff I've seen giving out a few thousand points to funny pictures etc
Think you get 500 points for a refwrral
Then you get points for the savings sessions.
Spin the wheel prizes also in points
At a guess, it's cos you gotta manually convert them to bill credit and a small percent of people will o variably never click on that section so save a little bit of money
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brattleboro
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the points you get are hardly worth owt.,and the early evening saving sessions are no big savings compared to what youy are paying overall,just my opinion like
ThatFragranceGuy
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Yeah it's not a hill of beans but I suppose it's better than nothing, it's the occasional bit of free cash off the bill. I don't bother with the savings sessions myself
Andy_W
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Surprised it's not been "bad" this last week to be honest.
Cold, no wind, snow and a bit out of season is not a good combination which would lead to low consumer demand and high renewable supply (cheap). If it's not been bad "now", then I can't think of many other circumstances where it would, other than Saudi and Qatar stopping shipping gas.
I see this as a quite strong market test, and a test of mettle for the tracker and both handled it very well.
Current price cap is, and will be:
| Energy price per unit 1 October to 31 December 2023 | Energy price per unit 1 January to 31 March 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Electricity | 27.35 pence per kWh 53.37 pence daily standing charge | 28.62 pence per kWh 53.35 pence daily standing charge |
| Gas | 6.89 pence per kWh 29.62 pence daily standing charge | 7.42 pence per kWh 29.60 pence daily standing charge |
Tracker sat at around 22p elec and 6p gas, average, over this last week, but savvy EV drivers will have avoided charging the car during the cold snap.
ThatFragranceGuy
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I think it was only bad last year lately because of ukraine, uncertainty over supplies and the bad weather. People on MS3 have said other years when it's snowed it'd still been better than the old price caps but I suppose these scenarios are all new. Could be some breaches but hopefully nothing like 60p
xxlshirts_fit_all
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Been stuck with shell energy since my last provider went bust and recently not been able to afford to pay the up front payments they wanted for me to switch to octopus…
Good news yesterday is that octopus have bought shell energy, so will move for free in the new year…
Good news yesterday is that octopus have bought shell energy, so will move for free in the new year…
afcb_acklam
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another sesh today
ThatFragranceGuy
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Looking at the past 365 days now, we're at the point where the spike last December is now out of the last years worth of data.
So we've had snow and cold weather (our condensate pipe even froze which is fun as it's in the loft so no heating for 24 hours!) this year and prices didn't go wild, and accross the year average prices of 19p elec 4.8p gas. Price cap rising slightly in Jan to 29p elec and 7p gas, we've just had a Sunday at 16p elec and 4.8p gas. Hopefully this continues right through winter!
Current savings for me since Feb £776
So we've had snow and cold weather (our condensate pipe even froze which is fun as it's in the loft so no heating for 24 hours!) this year and prices didn't go wild, and accross the year average prices of 19p elec 4.8p gas. Price cap rising slightly in Jan to 29p elec and 7p gas, we've just had a Sunday at 16p elec and 4.8p gas. Hopefully this continues right through winter!
Current savings for me since Feb £776
swordtrombonefish
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Savings at around £300 - but was a late starter
Well worth it and cheers to ThatFragranceGuy
Well worth it and cheers to ThatFragranceGuy
newusername
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Can you insulate it?
ThatFragranceGuy
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Inside the house it is insulated but it then goes into the gutter; which it's not meant to but we didn't do it. When we get snow after a few days the gutter usually freezes and then we have a day or two without heating, got away with it last year but not this year. When we eventually redo it we'll try and do it in a better way
Way_Out_West
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I heard that the type of gas Octopus use makes your pipes more prone to freezing. Cheaper stuff you see.
ThatFragranceGuy
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I wish it was only that. Not much you can do about in when it happens as well, i'm not going up a ladder in the snow with a load of boiling water.
ThatFragranceGuy
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That's the thing really I think even without the tracker I would still use them - most the things that people hate about energy providers like chasing refunds or changing DD amounts can be done via the app or website and they're really quick at getting back to you even with obscure questionsOctupus - best energy provider around.
Cant fault them since I`ve been with them.
DearChicago
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Great company, excellent customer service.
VladKinder
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Excellent company all round.
sherlock
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Significant increase in prices for any new tracker customers from today as Octopus have revised the tracker pricing formula for people new to the tariff.
Remains unchanged for those already on it.
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Remains unchanged for those already on it.
Octopus Tracker Tariff FAQs
Tracker provides a direct pass-through of wholesale costs for both electricity and gas. Find the answers to all your Tracker-based questions.
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ThatFragranceGuy
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Good news that it remains unchanged, there has been a few iterations of the tracker so far each with different caps etc and usually if you're on it, you're on it. I'll have to have a good read if this later and see how it can effect people joining with some examples vs the old trackerSignificant increase in prices for any new tracker customers from today as Octopus have revised the tracker pricing formula for people new to the tariff.
Remains unchanged for those already on it.
Octopus Tracker Tariff FAQs
Tracker provides a direct pass-through of wholesale costs for both electricity and gas. Find the answers to all your Tracker-based questions.