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Octopus: peculiar tariff display
Sterlingtimes
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Today, I should be paying 27.86 p/kWh on Flexible Octopus. The website indicates 51.57p per kWh. Where does this figure come from?
I have osteoarthritis in my hands so I speak my messages into a microphone using Dragon. Some people make "typos" but I often make "speakos".
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Sterlingtimes said:Today, I should be paying 27.86 p/kWh on Flexible Octopus. The website indicates 51.57p per kWh. Where does this figure come from?That's the capped rate for someone paying by DD in the Midlands, under the now-redundant October Ofgem cap.Seems like a bug in their website software to me. See what it says later or tomorrow, and (if you really want to be sure ) when you're billed for today, check the rate applied.N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Kirk Hill Co-op member.Ofgem cap table, Ofgem cap explainer. Economy 7 cap explainer. Gas vs E7 vs peak elec heating costs, Best kettle!
2.72kWp PV facing SSW installed Jan 2012. 11 x 247w panels, 3.6kw inverter. 35 MWh generated, long-term average 2.6 Os.1 -
Ours is also showing the same - paying by DD in the Midlands. Will see if it irons itself out tomorrow for the meter readings and check the next bill...1
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Don't know if relevant, but, the email from Octopus includes the following:
Their systems updating is a work in progress, causing errors?1 -
Thank you. Yes, I am in the Midlands, so that makes sense.QrizB said:Sterlingtimes said:Today, I should be paying 27.86 p/kWh on Flexible Octopus. The website indicates 51.57p per kWh. Where does this figure come from?That's the capped rate for someone paying by DD in the Midlands, under the now-redundant October Ofgem cap.Seems like a bug in their website software to me. See what it says later or tomorrow, and (if you really want to be sure ) when you're billed for today, check the rate applied.I have osteoarthritis in my hands so I speak my messages into a microphone using Dragon. Some people make "typos" but I often make "speakos".0 -
North west and I get the same. Figured it's just been too much messing about and there systems need to catch upJan 18 Joint debts 35,213
Mortgage Jan 18- 77224 Jan 26- just under 64k
June 25 Debts in my name were £5170. Now 5178 (Jan 26)
DH debts ?? at a guess £15k1
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