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michaels

As an aside, are there any tools that easily allow one to work out what one's electricity consumption would (have) cost on agile - I cna download 30 min smart meter actual usage readings. 

Obviously this is pretty simplistic, I am on a TOU tariff and use the battery to move consumption to the off peak window whereas I would ideally be proactive if on agile but trying to model how I would have met my daily consumption (assuming battery is not big enough for inter-day arbitrage) would become a complex optimisation problem.  (Of course it would become a complicated schedule control problem if I did switch to agile but they have developed an api integration for my V2H charger so it is technically possible)

silverwhistle

Isn't there a comparison tool, ISTR? If I come across it I'll edit this post.

My optimisation is limited to instinct and being happy with what I am paying: my spreadsheet skills were always appalling.

Magnitio

allmichaels said:

As an aside, are there any tools that easily allow one to work out what one's electricity consumption would (have) cost on agile - I cna download 30 min smart meter actual usage readings. 

Obviously this is pretty simplistic, I am on a TOU tariff and use the battery to move consumption to the off peak window whereas I would ideally be proactive if on agile but trying to model how I would have met my daily consumption (assuming battery is not big enough for inter-day arbitrage) would become a complex optimisation problem.  (Of course it would become a complicated schedule control problem if I did switch to agile but they have developed an api integration for my V2H charger so it is technically possible)

Octopus Compare app is quite useful.

silverwhistle

That's the one I was thinking of.

michaels

Magnitio said:

allmichaels said:

As an aside, are there any tools that easily allow one to work out what one's electricity consumption would (have) cost on agile - I cna download 30 min smart meter actual usage readings. 

Obviously this is pretty simplistic, I am on a TOU tariff and use the battery to move consumption to the off peak window whereas I would ideally be proactive if on agile but trying to model how I would have met my daily consumption (assuming battery is not big enough for inter-day arbitrage) would become a complex optimisation problem.  (Of course it would become a complicated schedule control problem if I did switch to agile but they have developed an api integration for my V2H charger so it is technically possible)

Octopus Compare app is quite useful.

Thanks, but I'm not on Octopus so I suspect they won't have my usage unless this is available to everyone?

(I have been offered the Agile tariff by a different supplier....)

Magnitio

michaels said:

Magnitio said:

allmichaels said:

As an aside, are there any tools that easily allow one to work out what one's electricity consumption would (have) cost on agile - I cna download 30 min smart meter actual usage readings. 

Obviously this is pretty simplistic, I am on a TOU tariff and use the battery to move consumption to the off peak window whereas I would ideally be proactive if on agile but trying to model how I would have met my daily consumption (assuming battery is not big enough for inter-day arbitrage) would become a complex optimisation problem.  (Of course it would become a complicated schedule control problem if I did switch to agile but they have developed an api integration for my V2H charger so it is technically possible)

Octopus Compare app is quite useful.

Thanks, but I'm not on Octopus so I suspect they won't have my usage unless this is available to everyone?

(I have been offered the Agile tariff by a different supplier....)

The app takes smart meter data and works out costs based on the Octopus tariffs that you select, so you don't need to be a customer to try this out.

thevilla

Re optimisation of Agile.  If your setup is covered then this attempts to maximise return and reduce rates paid.  Home assistant required.

https://springfall2008.github.io/batpred/

michaels

Magnitio said:

michaels said:

Magnitio said:

allmichaels said:

As an aside, are there any tools that easily allow one to work out what one's electricity consumption would (have) cost on agile - I cna download 30 min smart meter actual usage readings. 

Obviously this is pretty simplistic, I am on a TOU tariff and use the battery to move consumption to the off peak window whereas I would ideally be proactive if on agile but trying to model how I would have met my daily consumption (assuming battery is not big enough for inter-day arbitrage) would become a complex optimisation problem.  (Of course it would become a complicated schedule control problem if I did switch to agile but they have developed an api integration for my V2H charger so it is technically possible)

Octopus Compare app is quite useful.

Thanks, but I'm not on Octopus so I suspect they won't have my usage unless this is available to everyone?

(I have been offered the Agile tariff by a different supplier....)

The app takes smart meter data and works out costs based on the Octopus tariffs that you select, so you don't need to be a customer to try this out.

Downloaded the app and it says I need to switch to Octopus to use it.

gefnew

have a go at this if you think it is possible to roll out.
Octopus Energy boss backs lower bills for people near wind farms - BBC News

Martyn1981

Nice to see some positivity about building out onshore wind in the UK again. But it does look like the 30GW target by 2030 may be difficult to achieve now.

Renewables firms already planning new onshore windfarms in England

Renewable energy companies have begun work on new onshore windfarms in England for the first time in almost a decade after the new government reversed restrictions the Conservatives had put in place on turbines.

At least half a dozen renewables developers have begun identifying potential sites for full-scale windfarms in England after the Labour party swept to power last week with the promise to make Britain a clean energy superpower.

The new schemes are expected to renew the supply of onshore projects that are essential to the government’s plan to double Britain’s onshore wind capacity to 30GW by 2030.

But, despite the fresh interest, industry analysts fear that the new Labour government may still struggle to meet its pledge to double Britain’s onshore wind capacity by 2030.

Energy data provider ICIS has predicted that the UK will miss its 2030 onshore wind target because it was “difficult to envisage a new government being timely enough” to improve the approval process and attract enough new projects before the end of the decade.

James Robottom, Renewable UK’s head of policy, said restarting an industry “will take time” because onshore windfarms can take up to seven years to develop, depending on their size and whether a grid connection is available.

“But we do know there is strong interest from developers, businesses and communities which are already exploring sites in England,” Robottom said. “We’ll be excited to see early community engagement and detailed environmental monitoring work on prospective sites starting soon.”