Octopus Tracker

SJMALBA

For my energy region, tomorrow's actual unit rate for electricity would be 55.2p/kWh, the first time it has gone (slightly) above the July 2022 v1 cap... and it's only August!

Chrysalis

[Deleted User] said:

They haven’t changed my Version 1 capped price.

Is v1 for life or something? surely the tariff would have expired by now?

Chrysalis

Raxiel said:

Where do you even find these tariffs? I'm with Octopus and when I was on the SVT they only offered me the 1 year fix, and after I took that they don't offer me any tariff options at all.

Agile is (kind of) advertised on the Octopus website and can be signed up to entirely online.

The tracker can also be done online but for both types of energy, so if you only want it on gas so alongside Agile, you then have to get CS to do the switch.

The problem with CS is it seems many arent well trained on these tariffs, I had multiple people tell me the tracker isnt capped, and also someone tell me Agile is only for people with solar panels.

Chrysalis

milo_2020 said:

Raxiel said:

QrizB said:

Raxiel said:

Where do you even find these tariffs?

Tracker (open to all Octopus customers): https://octopus.energy/tracker/

Agile (open to Octopus customers with working smart meters): https://octopus.energy/agile/

Go & Go Faster (open to Octopus customers with working smart meters and electric vehicles): https://octopus.energy/go/

Intelligent (open to Octopus customers with working smart meters and specific compatible electric vehicles): https://octopus.energy/intelligent-octopus/

Tesla Energy Plan (open to Octopus customers with working smart meters and a Tesla Powerwall 2): https://octopus.energy/tesla/tariff/
There might be others but that should get you started.

Thanks!

So for tracker it appears to have caps that are slightly lower than the 1yr fix I already have with them (56p & 17p), with the potential to go lower (although I don't expect to see that any time soon). I'm not sure what the downside of switching to that would be unless the caps are free to change, while I'm guaranteed this price until next August, but people are saying 12 months?

For Agile, well have a connected smart meter (even managed to take part in a couple of 'plunge' pricing tests in 2020), but is that electric only? I guess I'd need a gas tariff, which I assume would be the SVT (currently predicted to cap below my fix until it gets warm).

I see a 'subscription fee' that is priced and described like the standing charge, is that what it is or is it in addition to the SC?

Don't have an EV so I'm stuck there.

Finding it hard to see the downside in the current climate. So what am I missing?

FWIW, Octopus confirmed the fix to me and there is now a post above saying about a memo internally distributed with them saying they will honour the caps, if they are going to honour the 35p 'fix' and the '11p' fix then they will definitely honour the 55p.

I would go for it still - I am still recommending to people they go for it if its close to their fix as the possibility of being under the cap is still there, albeit low. To be fair, tracker is not pegged at the cap still at the minute, so you would still be under:
https://energy.guylipman.com/sm/electracker

Their fix is now between about 66p and 75p for electric, so yeah if fixing on Octopus the new Agile is still their best fix.  The question only at this point is if it will be good vs the October cap.  Probably not, but should be from January onwards.

bristolleedsfan

Chrysalis said:

Raxiel said:

Where do you even find these tariffs? I'm with Octopus and when I was on the SVT they only offered me the 1 year fix, and after I took that they don't offer me any tariff options at all.

The tracker can also be done online but for both types of energy, so if you only want it on gas so alongside Agile, you then have to get CS to do the switch.

CS also have to be contacted to switch both fuels to Tracker tariff, sign me up link on product guide page has always led to new customer quote page which is currently advice not to switch page.

bristolleedsfan

Chrysalis said:

[Deleted User] said:

They haven’t changed my Version 1 capped price.

Is v1 for life or something? surely the tariff would have expired by now?

Customers signed up to v1 up until approx 8th April 2022 for 12 month fixed term ......

[Deleted User]

bristolleedsfan said:

Chrysalis said:

[Deleted User] said:

They haven’t changed my Version 1 capped price.

Is v1 for life or something? surely the tariff would have expired by now?

Customers signed up to v1 up until approx 8th April 2022 for 12 month fixed term ......

Thank you for getting in before me. V2 was released about a week after I signed up to V1 for Gas.

SJMALBA

SJMALBA said:

For my energy region, tomorrow's actual unit rate for electricity would be 55.2p/kWh, the first time it has gone (slightly) above the July 2022 v1 cap... and it's only August!

59.72p/kWh tomorrow!

MWT

QrizB said:

Intelligent (open to Octopus customers with working smart meters and specific compatible electric vehicles): https://octopus.energy/intelligent-octopus/
Tesla Energy Plan (open to Octopus customers with working smart meters and a Tesla Powerwall 2): https://octopus.energy/tesla/tariff/

Two small adjustments:

Intelligent is also available to those with compatible EVSE, not just the listed vehicles. Currently Ohme is the only supplier on the EVSE list.

Tesla Energy Plan also requires Solar PV and has some detailed rules about how much Soloar PV you can have before you need more than one Powerwall, and also limits on how much energy you can consume in the daytime, all clearly listed at the link provided, but worth knowing about in advance.

westv

bristolleedsfan said:

Chrysalis said:

Raxiel said:

Where do you even find these tariffs? I'm with Octopus and when I was on the SVT they only offered me the 1 year fix, and after I took that they don't offer me any tariff options at all.

The tracker can also be done online but for both types of energy, so if you only want it on gas so alongside Agile, you then have to get CS to do the switch.

CS also have to be contacted to switch both fuels to Tracker tariff, 

That's what I did when I switched gas/electric to V3. Via Twitter. All very smooth and easy.