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  • Alnat1
    Alnat1 Posts: 4,000 Forumite
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    I'm reluctant to become a Twit too and if Tom's experience is anything to go by, not worth the bother.
    Barnsley, South Yorkshire
    Solar PV 5.25kWp SW facing (14 x 375) installed Mar 22 
    Lux 3.6kw hybrid inverter and 9.6kw Pylontech batteries 
    Daikin 8kW ASHP installed Jan 25
    Octopus Cosy/Fixed Outgoing 
  • SJMALBA
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    edited 6 July 2022 at 5:26PM
    Big drop in today's gas DA price, so, hopefully, tomorrow's unit rate will be significantly down on today's - there still seems to be no consistency in what actual figure Octopus use in their calculation, though...?
    Today's DA High is £185, which would give (for me) 8.24p/kWh.
    Today's DA Low is £158.2, which would give (for me) 7.23p/kWh.



  • SJMALBA
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    edited 6 July 2022 at 11:12PM
    SJMALBA said:
    Big drop in today's gas DA price, so, hopefully, tomorrow's unit rate will be significantly down on today's - there still seems to be no consistency in what actual figure Octopus use in their calculation, though...?
    Today's DA High is £185, which would give (for me) 8.24p/kWh.
    Today's DA Low is £158.2, which would give (for me) 7.23p/kWh.



    Actual for today... 7.65p/kWh, which equates to a wholesale price of £169.4. 🤔



  • SJMALBA
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    edited 6 July 2022 at 11:18PM
    1 week into July, and my average daily unit rates for Tracker:
    Electricity - 32.76p/kWh
    (SVT - 27.9p/kWh)

    Gas - 8.19p/kWh
    (SVT - 7.33p/kWh)
  • Mstty
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    SJMALBA said:
    1 week into July, and my average daily unit rates for Tracker:
    Electricity - 32.76p/kWh
    (SVT - 27.9p/kWh)

    Gas - 8.19p/kWh
    (SVT - 7.33p/kWh)
    If I was on tracker I would probably be of the mindset that the caps are there and anything below is a bonus as the months roll on.

    However I would consider the switch to Agile for electricity before they change the rates as they have on GO.
  • tomp2494
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    The one day reprieve is over....electric going back up tomorrow!! Daaaamn. 
  • Alnat1
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    Those who have opted for fixes recently will be paying well above the Tracker rates and they have no chance of some days being cheaper.

    It's still a good bet, Tracker V4 could be released any time with higher caps.
    Barnsley, South Yorkshire
    Solar PV 5.25kWp SW facing (14 x 375) installed Mar 22 
    Lux 3.6kw hybrid inverter and 9.6kw Pylontech batteries 
    Daikin 8kW ASHP installed Jan 25
    Octopus Cosy/Fixed Outgoing 
  • Spies
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    tomp2494 said:
    The one day reprieve is over....electric going back up tomorrow!! Daaaamn. 
    How can you know that already? DA prices aren't published until around 4pm.
    4.29kWp Solar system, 45/55 South/West split in cloudy rainy Cumbria. 
  • milo_2020
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    He’s talking about electric 
  • SJMALBA
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    Spies said:
    tomp2494 said:
    The one day reprieve is over....electric going back up tomorrow!! Daaaamn. 
    How can you know that already? DA prices aren't published until around 4pm.

    Electricity DA published at 10:00
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