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Intelligent Octopus FLUX - A new tariff offering Import/Export parity (with a catch)!
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Screwdriva said:
Just under 24p per kWh for the month (we schedule all appliances to run from 2-5am). We imported ~4 kWh per day and exported roughly 3X that back to the grid.Magnitio said:What was your average rate for import?
Interesting. We've been averaging 21p/kWh for export and 19p/kWh for import, but that is with a battery. Would be a better export rate if our roof was a bit more west-facing. @Alnat1 - what are your averages like?
6.4kWp (16 * 400Wp REC Alpha) facing ESE + 5kW Huawei inverter + 10kWh Huawei battery. Vaillant Arotherm Pro 7kW heat pump.1 -
We averaged 25.4p/kWh for export in June and 22p/kWh for export in July. Didn’t have any import though it got close at the end of July with the endless rain!Smart Tech Specialist with Octopus Energy Services (all views my own). 4.44kW SW Facing in-roof array with 3.6kW Givenergy Gen 2 Hybrid inverter and 9.5kWh Givenergy battery. 9kW Panasonic Aquarea L (R290) ASHP. #gasfree since July ‘230
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My average for July is 19.57p import (av. under 1kWh/day) and 22.31p export (av. 9.7kWh/day)
Although SW I have a small battery and only 3.6 inverter. If the sun is shining 4-7pm then often I'm generating 3.6kW and can't start pushing any extra back to the grid from the battery until around 6pm.
We also need to realise prices differ by region so directly comparing rates doesn't mean a lot.Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Solar PV 5.25kWp SW facing (14 x 375) installed Mar 22
Lux 3.6kw hybrid inverter and 9.6kw Pylontech batteries
Daikin 8kW ASHP installed Jan 25
Octopus Cosy/Fixed Outgoing1 -
Had an invite to join Intelligent Octopus Flux
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Solar - 9.2 KWp + Enphase IQ7+ and IQ8AC (Feb 22 & Sep 24) + Givenergy AC Coupled inverter + 2 * 8.2KWh Battery (May 2022) + Mitsubishi 7.1 KW and 2* Daikin 2.5 KW A2A Heat Pump
Vaillant Arotherm + 10KW A2W Heat Pump + Open energy monitoring0 -
Wonder what the criteria is for selection.. nothing for meispookie666 said:
Had an invite to join Intelligent Octopus Flux3.995kWP SSW facing. Commissioned 7 July 2011. 24 degree pitch (£3.36 /W).
17 Yingli 235 panels
Sunnyboy 4000TL inverter
Sunny Webox
Solar Immersion installed May 2013, after two Solar Immersion lasting just over the guarantee period replaced with Solic 200... no problems since.
13 Feb 2020 LUX AC 3600 and 3 X Pylon Tech 3.5 kW batteries added...
20 January 2024 Daikin ASHP installed0 -
Solar + GivEnergy battery“Don't raise your voice, improve your argument." - Desmond Tutu
Solar - 9.2 KWp + Enphase IQ7+ and IQ8AC (Feb 22 & Sep 24) + Givenergy AC Coupled inverter + 2 * 8.2KWh Battery (May 2022) + Mitsubishi 7.1 KW and 2* Daikin 2.5 KW A2A Heat Pump
Vaillant Arotherm + 10KW A2W Heat Pump + Open energy monitoring1 -
Joined Intelligent Octopus Flux Two days ago.
They control the battery and discharge to the grid during the peak export time (16.00 to 19.00) @ 33.52p/KWh
It's early days and still a Beta product.
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I don't have a battery so won't be able to get it but running the numbers for the last 6 months I would be up about £420 vs the current Flux rates.
That's with an EV to charge and ASHP doing hot water in normal flux offpeak etc. 8.8kWp with around half west facing so good for the peak period.
Think it would be awful for me in Winter though 😅0 -
Apologies for bumping a three-year-dormant thread but I couldn't find a better one!
Looking at Octopus's IOF page, I see that EcoFlow batteries are on the list now.
Does anyone know if that includes the Ecoflow Stream "plug-in" batteries (yes I know they.need hard wiring at present)? If so that could be a really cheap entry point to IOF.
Although MCS certification could be a hurdle for anyone who chooses not to go down that route.
I guess I could always ask Octopus 😆
N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Kirk Hill Co-op member.Ofgem cap table, Ofgem cap explainer. Economy 7 cap explainer. Gas vs E7 vs peak elec heating costs, Best kettle!
2.72kWp PV facing SSW installed Jan 2012. 11 x 247w panels, 3.6kw inverter. 37 MWh generated, long-term average 2.6 Os.0 -
I don't know the product, but at the very least the battery system needs to have an internet connection and an API by which Octopus can remotely control the battery (charging/discharging). So if it has no connectivity, then that immediately suggests it cannot be included on IOF.
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