Octopus Saving Session

bristolleedsfan

Lorian said:

When do octopus convert your points to pounds and is the price fixed?

Octopus paying £2,25 kWh, press reports I have seen Eon Next whom I think you are with paying the full £3 kWh  Not said when able to convert to energy credit

Spies

I doubled my points by using 4.41kWh in the 3-4pm period.

£7.38

Total now is £13.64

Alnat1

Both ovens and grill on with doors open next time? Boiling the kettle with lid open?

70sbudgie

4272 points for me this time - my best yet.

But our weekday load varies a lot depending on the day of the week. So that is what mostly affects how much we can save. Monday is a good day for me as it is a day I often do laundry, so it was pretty easy to just time a couple of loads and do some ironing at a time that maximised my savings. 

I can't bring myself to waste energy though, so I am just doing energy intensive things at a different time.

Petriix

I've only got a 60A main fuse so ~ 15kW max sustained use. I averaged 10kW for the 3 hours while peaking at 13kW. My Zappi should reduce its charging rate if the house pushes the total grid draw over 60A but I didn't want to push it. Would be painful to blow the fuse. 

vic_sf49

I'm not sure this algorithm works as I thought it would, after reading the last couple of pages.

I'm a low user anyway (solar panels), and my usage is timed for when they're producing the most.

If it hadn't been so cold lately, to have the central heating  working a fair bit, I doubt I'd have saved much at all. And that's still not a massive use of electric.

816 pts / £1.02 / 90% saved.

(I only joined Octopus in October, so I'm a bit late to the saving game.)

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vic_sf49 said:

I'm not sure this algorithm works as I thought it would, after reading the last couple of pages.

It doesn't work like most of us think it should!

vic_sf49

Deleted_User said:

vic_sf49 said:

I'm not sure this algorithm works as I thought it would, after reading the last couple of pages.

It doesn't work like most of us think it should!

I've just had extra coffee, and read the whole thread....."on the day adjustment period".... Ahhh.

I clearly didn't know about that, but then I wouldn't as I didn't read any of the in depth rules, regs, instructions. Mind you, I'm not sure I'd have understood them anyway.

Thanks to all you clever folk that "talk" in plain English. I know when to do washing / tumble drying / oven cooking / heating with electric fans in future.

tlcgrantham

vic_sf49 said:

Deleted_User said:

vic_sf49 said:

I'm not sure this algorithm works as I thought it would, after reading the last couple of pages.

It doesn't work like most of us think it should!

I've just had extra coffee, and read the whole thread....."on the day adjustment period".... Ahhh.

I clearly didn't know about that, but then I wouldn't as I didn't read any of the in depth rules, regs, instructions. Mind you, I'm not sure I'd have understood them anyway.

Thanks to all you clever folk that "talk" in plain English. I know when to do washing / tumble drying / oven cooking / heating with electric fans in future.

Simply by switching all electrical use I’d normally use and only heating by electricity in the 3 hour window 1 hour before the saving session starts  I’ve increased my savings from £1.60 in the first session to £40 in the last session.

Petriix

I wonder if there is any potential for the spike during the IDA calculation period to cause significant issues?

While it was just a handful of people who figured out the loophole it might have gone under the radar but, as it becomes common knowledge, the thought of millions of people suddenly maxing out their consumption is a bit worrying.