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Thinking of joining Octopus, what's the best tariff for me

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  • dunstonh
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    As far as I can tell it's been in for two  years 6 months and used 9500 total of which 6175 night and the rest day.
    With that ratio, you are likely best looking at a supplier with a low off peak rate.  If you are eastern region, that would be EDF.    However, it varies across the regions. What region are you?


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  • BellaBlondykeTheThird
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  • London supply region, then.
  • QrizB
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    OK, you've got good effective storage heaters and your nighttime usage is likely to be double your daytime.
    If you want to be with Octopus, and don't fancy taking your chances with a smart tariff, with that split of day and night consumption it's a clear choice for E7 rather than single-rate electricity.
    But you should see what other suppliers offer in terms of E7 rates. Octopus don't often have the cheapest split rates for someone using 2/3rds of their electricity off-peak.
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