Octopus Agile

niktheguru

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82196261#Comment_82196261

Actually, having had a look at all the market, its a no brainer to go to eon next drive smart v7.9. It will be bittersweet saying bye to octopus but its got to be done. agile is just too expensive, and their EV tariffs are no longer best in class.

EssexHebridean

I was happy to stick on Agile when it looked like there would be at least some "smooth" to mix in with the "rough" - but the long range forecast at the start of last week just didn't offer any likelihood of smooth that I could see. Beginning of next week may be looking slightly better - but I think I'll want something pretty good to encourage me to return at the moment.

MikeyPGT

I'm pinning all my hopes on some autumn winds arriving in the not too distant future but my faith is being sorely tested today. Already costing me more than it usually does for a whole day and it's only just 1100. The only things running are the fridge and freezer so there's not really much I can do 😪

Netexporter

Solar is saving my skin, at the moment. Clear skies from first thing and more than enough leccy to run the heat pump. Getting the walls warmed up now to be the storage heaters for this evening.

Newbie_John

I like how in the investment section every one just says "investment is a long term thing" and is widely accepted.

Here, two weeks of bad prices - panic mode on :)

Today does seem like the worst day, but from now on its only getting better:

https://emoncms.org/ukgrid

EssexHebridean

It wasn't "two weeks of bad prices" for me - it was an October which was purely rescued by being in a position to use a LOT of energy and get a lot done on the couple of days when prices were negative. Throw into the mix the truly awful start to November which the forecast suggested wasn't going to change any time soon, and it wasn't financially sensible to stay put. If we had solar/batteries to soften the blow at all that would have been different - but we don't!

debitcardmayhem

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82196994#Comment_82196994

Wishful thinking methinks , tomorrows day ahead is about as same as yesterday more or less, but not as bad as today

greenbee

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82196977#Comment_82196977

We're on day 3 of fog, and while there's just enough light getting through to run the heat pump once the house is up to temperature (as long as I don't do anything else) it isn't charging the batteries. I'm not surprised that adding the heat pump this year has changed things for me - and I think that Flux might be a better option for me in the summer (depending on what happens with export prices). But I've done well on Agile in the past, and it's been a real education in how to change habits. If someone comes up with an 'intelligent' heat pump tariff that talks to my inverter/batteries (sadly MyEnergi isn't on the Octopus list for IOF) then I'd be up for the time varying as long as I had enough cheap rate to top up the batteries to get me through the rest of the day.

Spoonie_Turtle

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82196994#Comment_82196994

We have a different definition of 'bad prices' then because it had already been a few weeks of averaging more expensive for us when I jumped nearly 3 months ago.

Also there's no real penalty for withdrawing from Agile to go onto a cheaper tariff; unless you've chosen to go to one with an exit fee you can hop back on after 30 days if things drastically change enough to return.

I know basically nothing about investing but isn't one rule to only invest what you can afford to lose? Well I was more willing to take the risk of Agile suddenly becoming cheaper than the cheaper tariff I jumped to - I could afford to lose that way - than to keep definitely losing on Agile for the foreseeable future and beyond until who knows when.

Niv

Agile rates are just terrible atm. I am looking to move, thinking cozy is the way to go.

Does anyone have a link to where i can see the different rates in different tariffs, every time i try to search on octopus it just wants me to get a quote - I just want to see the rates of each tariff for a sec to help me decide.