Octopus Tracker

northernstar007

alanwsg said:

Just had an Email saying I'm getting an Octopus home mini.
Can't remember why I wanted one now!

Guess it's a new gadget to play with,
Anyone know if you can get an MQTT feed out of it?

i also got a email today saying mines on its way

no idea what it does but i just hope its not going to be a celeb get me out of here and straight in the recyling bin lol

looks just like octopus app, that already shows usage per 30 mins, i will wait and see 

pete-20-11

alanwsg said:

Just had an Email saying I'm getting an Octopus home mini.
Can't remember why I wanted one now!

Guess it's a new gadget to play with,
Anyone know if you can get an MQTT feed out of it?

Home assistant user? Look at bottle cap Dave's GitHub. He has an integration for the mini. 

pete-20-11

Gas is sneaking up a bit, 4.17p in West Mids tomorrow

Still cheaper than SVR. Just hoping it doesn't keep increasing! 

tghe-retford

pete-20-11 said:

Gas is sneaking up a bit, 4.17p in West Mids tomorrow

Still cheaper than SVR. Just hoping it doesn't keep increasing! 

Cold March, low winds and high pressure expected compared to the rest of winter and the markets are pricing that in with higher than expected demand across Europe from what I can see.

spot1034

The wholesale gas price has risen over 20% since its low ten days ago. 

AcerBen

Can't believe how much my bills have come down in just a few months since joining this.  I've just been able to reduce my DD by a third.  I don't really understand it but loving it.  Keep thinking it's too good to be true and there's gonna be a catch.  

northernstar007

AcerBen said:

Can't believe how much my bills have come down in just a few months since joining this.  I've just been able to reduce my DD by a third.  I don't really understand it but loving it.  Keep thinking it's too good to be true and there's gonna be a catch.  

yes for sure, i joined in nov and use a fair bit gas as i like the house really warm 23c, also a long hot shower fed off the combi everyday and in the house 24/7 1400kw pm on tracker avg price 3.9p compared to svr

Pat38493

AcerBen said:

Can't believe how much my bills have come down in just a few months since joining this.  I've just been able to reduce my DD by a third.  I don't really understand it but loving it.  Keep thinking it's too good to be true and there's gonna be a catch.  

Both Tracker and Agile have been really cheap the last 6 months or so.  Nobody can be sure it will continue but I have heard that in the past, the price difference between those tariffs and the normal one was smaller in the summer as there is not as much average wind.  However it was still significantly cheaper up to now.  Also in Summer I think the Agile price tends to have a big dip in the afternoon due to solar.

Of course nobody can be sure how this will continue but as we are not locked into either tariff, we have nothing to lose right now.

pete-20-11

I'm a little worried about gas prices now, especially after recommending the tariff to a friend. 

Will have to keep the fingers crossed it stays under 7p until the need for heating has gone. 🤣

Spies

pete-20-11 said:

I'm a little worried about gas prices now, especially after recommending the tariff to a friend. 

Will have to keep the fingers crossed it stays under 7p until the need for heating has gone. 🤣

It's back to to 4p tomorrow from 4.2p so what's the worry?