Octopus Saving Session

CanNeverThinkOfAUsername

Email from octopus.........

Hi,

This evening, coal-fired power stations are on standby to deliver extra power, should it be needed to balance the grid. 

This means every kWh saved in today’s Saving Session from 5-6pm will make a real difference in reducing our need for dirty fuel.

On a practical level, this also makes it our most valuable Saving Session yet – offering 2,700 Octopoints per kWh saved: a massive 50% more than usual.

If you’re one of the more than 300,000 customers already opted in to this event: thank you. I’m excited to see the shift we can achieve.

If you possibly can, I urge you to join in: together, let’s prove we don’t need dirty coal.

Alnat1

2nd load of washing now in, dryer on for 1st load. Dishwasher doing it's stuff, dining room floor steam cleaned. Casserole in oven for tea. Hubby has pressure washer on, cleaning the car. Coffee break time 

razord

Another LIVE event tomorrow. 4:30pm - 6pm.

Devongardener

I’m confused about reference to using more electricity than usual in the hours before the saving session to maximise the amount earned,  as the info from Octopus says they compare normal usage at time of the session.  Am I missing something?

razord

Devongardener said:

I’m confused about reference to using more electricity than usual in the hours before the saving session to maximise the amount earned,  as the info from Octopus says they compare normal usage at time of the session.  Am I missing something?

Yeh. There is a thing called the "In Day Adjustment" which takes place from 4 hours before, until 1 hour before the start of a session. This is used to "normalise" the specific day against your history.

By increasing usage in that period, you essentially make it appear that you're going to use a lot more energy today, and so your historical averages for the saving session times are increased accordingly, meaning you "save" more during the saving session.

Alnat1

The National Grid came up with a formula that the energy companies have to use to calculate your "reward".

Some clever folks on these forums noticed that the amount is mostly about the period 1-4 hours before a Session starts, so 1pm-4pm for today's 5pm-6pm Session. If you shift everything you can today to that 3 hour period, you will gain more reward. It strangely is more about what you use in that period than how much you cut down to normal during the Session. Obviously we all try to use less then too though.

wakeupalarm

Do you get rewarded on gas usage reduction as well or is it only for Electric?

razord

wakeupalarm said:

Do you get rewarded on gas usage reduction as well or is it only for Electric?

Electric only.

_Sam_

razord said:

Another LIVE event tomorrow. 4:30pm - 6pm.

Will miss this one, at work for a change 

Hopefully today is a good one to compensate, car's charged, house warm, roast duck is done, now roast potatoes and rainbow carrots and parsnips finishing up 

ChaunceyGardiner

I ran a bath earlier, with my electric shower. It took *forever*.