We'd like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum... Read More »
We're aware that some users are experiencing technical issues which the team are working to resolve. Thank you for your patience.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
Octopus Tariffs
Options
Speaker1
Posts: 2 Newbie
I received a MSE Newsletter this morning. It mentioned prices og Octopus Intelligent and Go. Are the rates current, or after this weekends rate decreases of electricity?
1
1
Ask An Expert: Answered · Last Updated
Hi Speaker1
Our latest weekly email mentioned Agile Octopus and Octopus Tracker. Both of these tariffs are variable tariffs based on wholesale prices and are not governed by the Price Cap. So the rates will not change on 1 October, however they will change based on daily/half-hourly wholesale prices.
You mentioned Intelligent Octopus and Octopus Go - we didn't cover these in yesterday's email, but as above, these are smart variable tariffs that are not governed by the Price Cap.
I hope that helps.
Our latest weekly email mentioned Agile Octopus and Octopus Tracker. Both of these tariffs are variable tariffs based on wholesale prices and are not governed by the Price Cap. So the rates will not change on 1 October, however they will change based on daily/half-hourly wholesale prices.
You mentioned Intelligent Octopus and Octopus Go - we didn't cover these in yesterday's email, but as above, these are smart variable tariffs that are not governed by the Price Cap.
I hope that helps.
Some useful links mentioned above:
This question and answer came about during the MSE Forum 'Ask An Expert' event in Sep 2023. It won't be updated so may no longer be correct at time of reading. This info does not constitute financial advice: always do your own research on top to make sure it's right for your circumstances.
Comments
-
only SVR rates are decreasing, neither of the 2 listed above are SVR. They are linked to real time rates and will go up and down accordingly.0
-
Hi Speaker1Our latest weekly email mentioned Agile Octopus and Octopus Tracker. Both of these tariffs are variable tariffs based on wholesale prices and are not governed by the Price Cap. So the rates will not change on 1 October, however they will change based on daily/half-hourly wholesale prices.
You mentioned Intelligent Octopus and Octopus Go - we didn't cover these in yesterday's email, but as above, these are smart variable tariffs that are not governed by the Price Cap.
I hope that helps.
1 -
And yet, I'm on Octopus Go, and I've received an email from Octopus to say my tariff will be reduced this weekend. I don't understand.0
-
When the previous price cap reduction was announced by Octopus, Octopus increased my electricity charge by 27% (7.5p to 9.5p). Before they announced the recent price cap I asked them by how much they proposed to increase my cap charges (in the light of my experience of their 'reductions ....'). In fact they reduced the priced by an almost imperceptible amount. MSE is referring to the Octopus fix tariff. FWIW (sadly very little), their quote for me (for a fix) would have doubled my current costs, and more. (~£800 to ~£1800, quite disappointing) for a family that has spent savings to reduce future electricity usage/costs.Lawrence H0
Confirm your email address to Create Threads and Reply
Categories
- All Categories
- 350.6K Banking & Borrowing
- 253K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
- 453.4K Spending & Discounts
- 243.6K Work, Benefits & Business
- 598.4K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
- 176.8K Life & Family
- 256.8K Travel & Transport
- 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
- 16.1K Discuss & Feedback
- 37.6K Read-Only Boards