EDF E7 - what hours?

Road_Hog

I'm trying to find out exactly which hours that the E7 relates to. It doesn't seem to be listed anywhere and seems to vary greatly.

If anyone could let me know or point me to a link (that actually says what they are, unlike the EDF site) showing what they are for the West Midlands, it would be much appreciated.

[Deleted User]

In my area,S.Yorks 12.30 am to 7.30 am which switches to 1.30am to 8.30am in brit summer time.Huge differences if you v got an old style mechanical timer, odds are the timer will be miles out

Road_Hog

sacsquacco wrote: »

In my area,S.Yorks 12.30 am to 7.30 am which switches to 1.30am to 8.30am in brit summer time.Huge differences if you v got an old style mechanical timer, odds are the timer will be miles out

How did you find out the times?

[Deleted User]

these are the times that the latest digital meters being installed are set up for in my area, they are replacing the old mechanical types.I can see in my job as a meter reader, the meters switch over from night to day rate at 8.30 in the morning in Brit Summer Time.I can t speak for other areas of the uk. If your meter is a digital meter there is usually a way to see which rate the meter is on by a blinking curser pointing to 1 or 2 or total, sometimes the reading blinks.If you can t fathom it that way its a matter of seeing which of the readings clicks up a digit in the night hours,as I say, if its an old none digital they mostly have their timers all out of sync
I suppose you could watch the meter tonight around the 12.30am mark and see if the curser moves or something blinking changes

Road_Hog

Well, thanks for your help.

However, I don't feel that it is good enough from EDF to not specify when the times are.

"Your Economy 7 hours vary depending on your meter and the area in which your business operates. You will receive 7 hours at the low night rate between 12.00am and 8.00am."

http://www.edfenergy.com/products-services/sme/customer-services/faqs.shtml

A short sharp phonecall is due to them tomorrow. I'm pretty sure they have to be able to tell you when and when you don't have E7 rates.

Terrylw1

If you have a time switch meter, your supplier can check by getting a code called SSC off the meter details they have been sent. The times for these are held on Elexons website and if you get this code, I can tell you how to check as its just a published set of docs anyone can use.

If your have a radio telemeter, signal sent to the meter nightly, then there is no document in existence and suppliers have to research it...most probably haven't though. Suppliers who use to be regional though may have old docs to check for it.

Suppliers just have no view of teleswitching, but the local distributor knows as the are responsible and set the times before deregulation.

Road_Hog

Well, I just have the old fashioned rotating metal discs in the meter. Right, so how would I find out who the local distributor is and how would I get them to tell me the hours?

Terrylw1

That's OK, its sounds like a time switch. So if you can get the SSC code of your supplied, its easily checked on the Elexon website. Your supplier should have no trouble telling you how a time switch meter works but its a restrict regime and they are sent the times every month in a refreshing file.

Even if you had a teleswitch, you would need the SSC to contact the distributor as there are hundreds of them.

From the SSC a data item can be traced called Time Pattern Regime, and then the switching times are just listed next to them.

If you are able if your supplier seems unsure or you would prefer to check, I can paste you the link on here. Your SSC is a strict list of codes so it won't reveal anything to anyone on here and is not used in switching so its safe to post it. Its just that I can't trace the time pattern regime code without it and then you go into another table where the times are held.

Edit: mpas also hold the SSC as long as the supplier updated it correctly, so it can be sourced from them.

Haarlem

sacsquacco wrote: »

In my area,S.Yorks 12.30 am to 7.30 am which switches to 1.30am to 8.30am in brit summer time.Huge differences if you v got an old style mechanical timer, odds are the timer will be miles out

If you meter is controlled by a teleswich the E7 times are the same all year round.

Mechanical timers can vary, and only your Distribution Company can tell you.

macman

DNO info here:
http://utilitiessavings.co.uk/resources/electricity-distributors/

SwanJon

This may help
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/605731