New Octopus tariff for solar and battery users - Octopus Flux

mickyduck55

This tariff is designed to allow us to discharge our batteries at peak times to help the grid.  Do people not worry that forced discharge will increase the number of cycles that you put the battery through in a shorter time frame which will shorten their life?  With replacement costs as high as they are surely we should try to look after them.. or is the potential income worth the extra cycles? 

cm4ever

What you do with your battery storage system is completely up to you.... 

Just because the tariff offers an incentive to earn more (a higher export rate) exporting between 4pm-7pm, it doesn't mean you have to force it. In the summer, I'd still potentially be exporting normally at this time anyway, on sunny days.... we were still exporting yesterday after 4pm (since just before noon) and it's only March! (it wasn't at a high level, but the principal is there - total export yesterday was 5.1kWh)

The ability to charge battery storage (if desired) at a 'cheaper' night rate and predominantly have use of the 'standard' rate for the rest of the time if needed (excluding the 3hr peak window), with generally increased export unit price (compared to Outgoing Octopus 12M Fixed 15p/kWh) is enough benefit for me 

Oscarmax

powerful_Rogue said:

Oscarmax said:

powerful_Rogue said:

Oscarmax said:

Officer_Dibble said:

Flux is now available - I never got the email they promised when it was first announced, but the switching website's up and running. I've switched ready for the sunsine that must appear sometime...

I have registered my interest, but can't find a link to switch?

https://octopus.energy/smart/flux/

Hi I have already registered my interest using that link, I was looking for officer Dibble link

That is the link to change tariff.

I am sorted now thanks for the help

Oscarmax

I have conformation I am now on the Flux rate, however my export is still showing as fixed rate 15 pence until 03/03 2024

Ron-ski

I've just changed to Flux, had an email to confirm Flux import is live, but how long will it take for Flux export to be live?

I already have a generation MPAN, so that doesn't need setting up 

As for cycle life, my battery should have a 3000 to 6000 cycle life, at one cycle a day that's 8 to 16 years, manufacturer states in excess of 6000 cycles.

70sbudgie

JKenH said:

Flux certainly looks appealing if you have both solar and batteries. If you have solar panels and an EV you are going to have to do a lot of sums. 

This is me! I have E-W solar and an EV. Late last summer, I enjoyed being able to export during the peak period because my panels were still generating well.

I'm currently on E7 and Agile outgoing because Go and the lower SEG didn't work for me. So I've already got high SC. 

I am going to have to do some serious number crunching to work out whether the improved day export makes enough of a difference.

Officer_Dibble

I replied to their "is everything OK?" email pointing out that my Export tariff hadn't changed after my Import one did. They didn't reply to the email, but the Export tariff changed a couple of hours later. Whether it was the email or coincidence I don't know.

As for cycling, the battery's either going to gradually run down towards minimum through use up to 0200 the next morning, or slightly faster by discharging between 1600-1900, I can't imagine it'll make much difference.

Oscarmax

I have just emailed Octopus as regard my outgoing export tariff

Alnat1

I've decide to wait until the clocks change to hop over to Flux, so more of my export will be during the evening peak.

Hopefully in a couple of weeks the sun will be making a bit more of an effort. It's been a rather dull, grey winter here, near to the Pennines.

Ron-ski

I've just looked on my account and it shows this:

So hopefully export will be setup soon, but would be good to know how long it will take.

I was on the flexible tariff, as have only just had my smart replaced after they stopped working last year, so made sense to switch now.