New Octopus tariff for solar and battery users - Octopus Flux

pensionpawn

Account just updated for the rolling month. After gas & elec import and S/C's, £78 profit. Rock n roll!

ed110220

My first statement looked like this:



The 'consumption' heading in the export section is confusing, and it looks as though they've just used the same template as import section and not replaced 'consumption' with 'export'.

Toki

Following on from my earlier posts on this thread where I've been debating what tariff to use once I get my solar PV, battery and hybrid ASHP installed in the coming weeks. 

I've had some spare time and used the PVIGS data for my area and worked out how each tariff would compare.  I've made no allowances for any electricity used for the hybrid ASHP yet so Cosy always showing most expensive.  I've factored in selling battery stored electricity into the Flux tariff during the peak period.  Thought some may be interested in the findings.  Obviously everyone's situation will be different.  I've based it on my historical usage of 2,010 kWh and PVIGS calculated I'll get 3,626 from my PV once installed.

Interesting that Flux still remains the best option through the winter, as long as the tracker price is approximately 25p per kWh or below.

pensionpawn

A rubbish July (the worst since Dec 2015 when our panels arrived) paid £127 via Flux which was £169 after gas / elec import, standing charges and generation FiT. August is heading the same way unfortunately.

Ron-ski

My panels were also fitted in December 2015, and like you this July was the worse July on my records, but at the same time the additional array once taken into account makes it a good July, but not as good as May or June.

pensionpawn

Ron-ski said:

My panels were also fitted in December 2015, and like you this July was the worse July on my records, but at the same time the additional array once taken into account makes it a good July, but not as good as May or June.

A good July in so much that Flux paid £100 more than deemed would have done although an average July would have paid another £20 towards the winter fuel kitty   

pensionpawn

Octopus account just updated for the rolling month. After gas & elec import and S/C's, £31.50 profit.

Ron-ski

Total charges for July -£91

powerful_Rogue

Ron-ski said:

Total charges for July -£91

Near enough the same here. -£92.76 for July.

pensionpawn

However doesn't that include charge / discharge x 3 hours x 31 days whereas mine is just vanilla excess generation?