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  • Telegraph_Sam
    Telegraph_Sam Posts: 2,552 Forumite
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    I believe that my FIT deemed export units have now been diverted to Octopus, going by what they say. [Guy there Cole H was very helpful] Smart meter readings yesterday showed
    Total Active Export 7257 
    Total Active Import 8841
    I confess that there appears to be some confusion / contradiction over the definition of Export and Import. Hopefully it will all come out in the wash

    Telegraph Sam

    There are also unknown unknowns - the one's we don't know we don't know
  • Slinky
    Slinky Posts: 11,015 Forumite
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    Can't see how there's any contradiction with the terms export and import. They are standard for things like exporting goods to another country or importing goods to this country. Imports are brought in, exports are sent out.
    Make £2025 in 2025
    Prolific £229.82, Octopoints £4.27, Topcashback £290.85, Tesco Clubcard challenges £60, Misc Sales £321, Airtime £10.
    Total £915.94/£2025 45.2%

    Make £2024 in 2024
    Prolific £907.37, Chase Intt £59.97, Chase roundup int £3.55, Chase CB £122.88, Roadkill £1.30, Octopus referral reward £50, Octopoints £70.46, Topcashback £112.03, Shopmium referral £3, Iceland bonus £4, Ipsos survey £20, Misc Sales £55.44
    Total £1410/£2024  70%

    Make £2023 in 2023  Total: £2606.33/£2023  128.8%



  • Doc_N
    Doc_N Posts: 8,545 Forumite
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    Slinky said:
    Can't see how there's any contradiction with the terms export and import. They are standard for things like exporting goods to another country or importing goods to this country. Imports are brought in, exports are sent out.
    None whatsoever. The problem lies in getting Octopus to pay up!
  • BarelySentientAI
    BarelySentientAI Posts: 2,448 Forumite
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    Slinky said:
    Can't see how there's any contradiction with the terms export and import. They are standard for things like exporting goods to another country or importing goods to this country. Imports are brought in, exports are sent out.
    Is solar generation going to the house import to the house or export from the solar?
  • Telegraph_Sam
    Telegraph_Sam Posts: 2,552 Forumite
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    I think that is at the heart of what I am experiencing, tks for putting it in your words
    Telegraph Sam

    There are also unknown unknowns - the one's we don't know we don't know
  • Slinky
    Slinky Posts: 11,015 Forumite
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    edited 6 July 2024 at 4:16PM
    Slinky said:
    Can't see how there's any contradiction with the terms export and import. They are standard for things like exporting goods to another country or importing goods to this country. Imports are brought in, exports are sent out.
    Is solar generation going to the house import to the house or export from the solar?
    If you want to look at it like that, say you call the solar system France, and the house is Britain, you would be exporting solar from France to Britain, or importing solar to Britain from France, same as other movement of 'goods' from somewhere to somewhere else. But it's pretty pointless looking at it like that.

    The solar export on the meter refers to the export to the grid.
    Make £2025 in 2025
    Prolific £229.82, Octopoints £4.27, Topcashback £290.85, Tesco Clubcard challenges £60, Misc Sales £321, Airtime £10.
    Total £915.94/£2025 45.2%

    Make £2024 in 2024
    Prolific £907.37, Chase Intt £59.97, Chase roundup int £3.55, Chase CB £122.88, Roadkill £1.30, Octopus referral reward £50, Octopoints £70.46, Topcashback £112.03, Shopmium referral £3, Iceland bonus £4, Ipsos survey £20, Misc Sales £55.44
    Total £1410/£2024  70%

    Make £2023 in 2023  Total: £2606.33/£2023  128.8%



  • BarelySentientAI
    BarelySentientAI Posts: 2,448 Forumite
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    Slinky said:
    Slinky said:
    Can't see how there's any contradiction with the terms export and import. They are standard for things like exporting goods to another country or importing goods to this country. Imports are brought in, exports are sent out.
    Is solar generation going to the house import to the house or export from the solar?
    If you want to look at it like that, say you call the solar system France, and the house is Britain, you would be exporting solar from France to Britain, or importing solar to Britain from France, same as other movement of 'goods' from somewhere to somewhere else. But it's pretty pointless looking at it like that.

    The solar export on the meter refers to the export to the grid.
    No, that's a false comparison.

    And it depends where the meter is (electrically), how everything is connected together, and how it was set up.

    You might be right for this particular installation, but it isn't as blanket as you seem to think.
  • pete-20-11
    pete-20-11 Posts: 1,400 Forumite
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    Maybe the way to remember it is...

    Import. IN. Into house.

    Export. EX. Was your electricity, but now belongs to the grid. 🤣
    PPI success. Banding success. Double Dip PCN cancelled! South facing solar (Midlands) and battery. Savings Session supporter (is it worth it now!?)
  • Telegraph_Sam
    Telegraph_Sam Posts: 2,552 Forumite
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    Right. What I was given to believe by Octopus was the opposite of what it says in economics textbooks. Hopefully if and when something appears somewhere (?)  in my account on the website the Truth will be revealed.
    Telegraph Sam

    There are also unknown unknowns - the one's we don't know we don't know
  • Telegraph_Sam
    Telegraph_Sam Posts: 2,552 Forumite
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    Maybe the way to remember it is...

    Import. IN. Into house.

    Export. EX. Was your electricity, but now belongs to the grid. 🤣
    When you wrote that were you living at my house, or at Northern Powergrid HQ? :)

    I ought to be able to sus it out if I take a few successive TAI / TAE readings myself.
    Telegraph Sam

    There are also unknown unknowns - the one's we don't know we don't know
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