Can anyone tell me what time periods of the day gas and electric are cheaper

buxton2006

Sorry if this has been answered before folks, I was wondering what times of the day gas and electricity are cheaper to use the washing maching and dishwasher, Im with NPower? thanks

ChumpusRex

buxton2006 wrote: »

Sorry if this has been answered before folks, I was wondering what times of the day gas and electricity are cheaper to use the washing maching and dishwasher, Im with NPower? thanks

This depends on the tariff you are on and your local distributor (the company that delivers your electricity - not your supplier, who sells you the energy), and may vary from property to property.

You need to contact your supplier and ask them.

Most people have a single rate tariff - which means the price is the same all day, every day.

Next most common is Economy 7 - this means you get 7 hours overnight when electricity is cheaper.

There are also some more complicated schemes, like economy 10, flexiheat, etc.

If you have E7 and you have a bill handy, then you can cross reference the 'supply number' on the bill to a little list I have, and see if that helps. You need the 'MTC' code from the supply number.

First find the supply number - it's a little box with a big S on the left, then a whole bunch of numbers in a little grid. The MTC is the 3 digit number in the middle box on the top row. Please note that the bottom row of your S number is confidential. Please do not post it, as it could allow someone to maliciously change your supplier.

Look up the 3 digit code in the following list:

Code Time
500 Single rate
501 Single rate
801 Single rate
802 Single rate
803 Cheap: 23:30 – 06:30 clock time
804 Cheap: 23:30 – 06:30 clock time
805 Cheap: 23:30 – 06:30 GMT
806 Cheap: 23:30 – 06:300 GMT
807 Cheap: Midnight – 0700 GMT
808 Cheap: Midnight – 0700 GMT
809 Cheap: Midnight – 0700 GMT
810 Cheap: Midnight – 0700 GMT
811 Cheap: 00:30 – 07:30 GMT
812 Cheap: 00:30 – 07:30 GMT
813 Cheap: 00:30 – 07:30 clock time
814 Cheap: 00:30 – 07:30 GMT
815 Cheap: 00:30 – 07:30 GMT
816 Cheap: 00:30 – 07:30 clock time
817 Cheap: 00:30 – 07:30 clock time
830 Cheap: 01:00 – 08:00 clock time
831 Cheap: 01:00 – 08:00 clock time

These are only the most common national codes, so if your code isn't listed you'll have to contact your supplier.

Cardew

The above is a comprehensive answer on electricity.

Gas is the same price 24/7.

buxton2006

Thanks Guys, looks like I'm on single tarrif for both

Terrylw1

Worth noting that MTC's are widely seen as inaccurate across the electricity market as some Suppliers fail to update them when association events change.

Also, the projects to correct the many thousands have never taken place due to the cost vs benefit of such a largescale exercise.

So, also best to check the meter itself really. The MTC may be correct, but challenge it when it isn't.

Also, remember that timeswitches may not match click times in Market Domain Data (MDD) as they are frequently found to be showing different times.