Octopus Tracker

Doc_N

The problem with Tracker recently has been that the prices are low in the warmer months when usage, and therefore savings, are small. But high in the colder months, when high prices can lead to substantial extra costs over and above fixes, or even SVRs. Add to that the greed factor - Octopus have ramped the factor used to convert wholesale prices - and it’s now much less attractive as an option.

FreeBear

JerryW said: I joined Tracker last October. I'm wondering if this might have been a mistake and springtime might be a better time, on the grounds that energy might be cheaper in the summer months.

Questions:

- if you've been on this tariff a while, have you noticed that prices vary according to any sort of pattern, eg seasonally?

- have you tried to do a price comparison with more traditional tariffs, eg the British Gas fix Martin is pushing at present?

I joined Tracker back in January 2024, so had a full year. In that time, I reckon I saved around 20% compared to SVR. Yes, energy was cheaper during the summer months, but consumption (certainly for gas) was lower. Prices in December and January spiked a few times, but I hung on before switching to a fixed tariff (wouldn't touch BG with a barge pole).

Will keep an eye on Tracker over the next 6-9 months and contemplate a switch back if prices stay low. At the moment, savings would be a matter of pennies, so not currently worth it for me.

Telegraph_Sam

JerryW said:

Various threads mention the Octopus Tracker but I couldn't find one that deals with it specifically, so here we are ... PLEASE keep posts specific to Tracker issues.

I joined Tracker last October. I'm wondering if this might have been a mistake and springtime might be a better time, on the grounds that energy might be cheaper in the summer months.

Questions:

- if you've been on this tariff a while, have you noticed that prices vary according to any sort of pattern, eg seasonally?

- have you tried to do a price comparison with more traditional tariffs, eg the British Gas fix Martin is pushing at present?

It is inevitable that conversations will "straddle" more than one tariff, for the sake of making meaningful comparisons if nothing else (as demo'd by your own post). This is frequently the point of the exercise.

Gas Tracker is probably as good a guide to patterns and seasonality as any that I have come across.

JerryW

MSE_ForumTeam5 said:

We've moved the thread started by @JerryW into this one. Please try to keep on-topic in this thread 

It was looking at this thread that made me start a new one!

Never mind.

QrizB

Tracker Gas is still trending downwards, per the charts at https://gastracker.uk - about 5.5p/kWh now.

Telegraph_Sam

Predictable, considering that now I have moved to the 14-M Fix. The Loyalty tariff doesn't compensate

SJMALBA

QrizB said:

Tracker Gas is still trending downwards, per the charts at https://gastracker.uk - about 5.5p/kWh now.

For me, on April 2024 v1, 4.83p/kWh this weekend - looks like the first time below 5p/kWh since September 30th 2024?

Not using much gas, though!

QrizB

SJMALBA said:

QrizB said:

Tracker Gas is still trending downwards, per the charts at https://gastracker.uk - about 5.5p/kWh now.

For me, on April 2024 v1, 4.83p/kWh this weekend - looks like the first time below 5p/kWh since September 30th 2024?

@KevinG noted (on the Agile thread ) that gas is down again. For me (Dec 24 version, Southern region) it's 5.05p/kWh today.

I'm currently using about 20kWh/day of gas, so around £1 a day.

Edit: plus almost 30p/day SC.

KevinG

QrizB said:

SJMALBA said:

QrizB said:

Tracker Gas is still trending downwards, per the charts at https://gastracker.uk - about 5.5p/kWh now.

For me, on April 2024 v1, 4.83p/kWh this weekend - looks like the first time below 5p/kWh since September 30th 2024?

@KevinG noted (on the Agile thread ) that gas is down again. For me (Dec 24 version, Southern region) it's 5.05p/kWh today.

I'm currently using about 20kWh/day of gas, so around £1 a day.

Edit: plus almost 30p/day SC.

Thanks for the correction, 4.94p here in SE today.

debitcardmayhem

KevinG said:

QrizB said:

SJMALBA said:

QrizB said:

Tracker Gas is still trending downwards, per the charts at https://gastracker.uk - about 5.5p/kWh now.

For me, on April 2024 v1, 4.83p/kWh this weekend - looks like the first time below 5p/kWh since September 30th 2024?

@KevinG noted (on the Agile thread ) that gas is down again. For me (Dec 24 version, Southern region) it's 5.05p/kWh today.

I'm currently using about 20kWh/day of gas, so around £1 a day.

Edit: plus almost 30p/day SC.

Thanks for the correction, 4.94p here in SE today.

4.83 Eastern