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Octopus saving sessions

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  • born_again
    born_again Posts: 21,773 Forumite
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    edited 4 June at 11:10AM
    Interesting time for a saving session. 🤷‍♀️
    Opt in, but not sure what can save on. Given last month average usage in that period was 0.10 kWh
    Life in the slow lane
  • kingstreet
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    11p per kWh on offer.
    I am a mortgage broker. You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice. Please do not send PMs asking for one-to-one-advice, or representation.
  • SuzeQStan
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    Generating time/Dusk is a rubbish time for solar battery discharge - wonder if that’s why they do it then.
    Lancashire
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    Solar Battery 6.5 kWh 
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  • debitcardmayhem
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    SuzeQStan said:
    Generating time/Dusk is a rubbish time for solar battery discharge - wonder if that’s why they do it then.
    Out of their hands , but if as @kingstreet says 11p they are making a loss, they offered £90/gWh
    4.8kWp 12x400W Longhi 9.6 kWh battery Giv-hy 5.0 Inverter, WSW facing Essex . Aint no sunshine ☀️ Octopus gas fixed dec 24 @ 5.74 tracker again+ Octopus Intelligent Flux leccy
  • SuzeQStan
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    debitcardmayhem said:
    SuzeQStan said:
    Generating time/Dusk is a rubbish time for solar battery discharge - wonder if that’s why they do it then.
    Out of their hands , but if as @kingstreet says 11p they are making a loss, they offered £90/gWh
    Sorry I wasn’t clear - was referring to NESO or whatever they are calling themselves these days
    Lancashire
    PV 5.04kWp SW facing
    Solar Battery 6.5 kWh 
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    Mortgage freedom January 2024 - paid off 7 years early by making overpayments where we could.

  • Slinky
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    Set the battery up to export, there's plenty in it at this time of year. Just got to remember to turn it off afterwards....
    Make £2025 in 2025
    Prolific £841.95, Octopoints £6.64, TCB £456.58, Tesco Clubcard challenges £89.90, Misc Sales £321, Airtime £60, Shopmium £52.74, Everup £95.64 Zopa CB £30
    Total (1/11/25) £1954.45/£2025 96%

    Make £2024 in 2024
    Prolific £907.37, Chase Int £59.97, Chase roundup int £3.55, Chase CB £122.88, Roadkill £1.30, Octopus ref £50, Octopoints £70.46, TCB £112.03, Shopmium £3, Iceland £4, Ipsos £20, Misc Sales £55.44
    Total £1410/£2024 70%

    Make £2023 in 2023 Total: £2606.33/£2023 128.8%




  • Lorian
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    debitcardmayhem said:
    Guessing 7p?
    30 mins at 8pm at will get me about 25 octopoints if I switch everything off. About 3p. 
  • born_again
    born_again Posts: 21,773 Forumite
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    kingstreet said:
    11p per kWh on offer.
    So best I could get would be 1p... Even turning whole house off 🤣
    Life in the slow lane
  • SuzeQStan
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    Slinky said:
    Set the battery up to export, there's plenty in it at this time of year. Just got to remember to turn it off afterwards....
    If only we could - our growatt  system refuses to play ball when the sun is shining or dusk - it farts about for 1/2hr and only really exports the last 1/2 hr when there is a hour long session. Have looked into it and it appears to be a known issue. No fixes so far 
    Lancashire
    PV 5.04kWp SW facing
    Solar Battery 6.5 kWh 
    🐙 Intelligent Go

    Mortgage freedom January 2024 - paid off 7 years early by making overpayments where we could.

  • Slinky
    Slinky Posts: 11,286 Forumite
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    SuzeQStan said:
    Slinky said:
    Set the battery up to export, there's plenty in it at this time of year. Just got to remember to turn it off afterwards....
    If only we could - our growatt  system refuses to play ball when the sun is shining or dusk - it farts about for 1/2hr and only really exports the last 1/2 hr when there is a hour long session. Have looked into it and it appears to be a known issue. No fixes so far 

    Sorry to hear that. We have a Solis inverter and it's very responsive.
    Make £2025 in 2025
    Prolific £841.95, Octopoints £6.64, TCB £456.58, Tesco Clubcard challenges £89.90, Misc Sales £321, Airtime £60, Shopmium £52.74, Everup £95.64 Zopa CB £30
    Total (1/11/25) £1954.45/£2025 96%

    Make £2024 in 2024
    Prolific £907.37, Chase Int £59.97, Chase roundup int £3.55, Chase CB £122.88, Roadkill £1.30, Octopus ref £50, Octopoints £70.46, TCB £112.03, Shopmium £3, Iceland £4, Ipsos £20, Misc Sales £55.44
    Total £1410/£2024 70%

    Make £2023 in 2023 Total: £2606.33/£2023 128.8%




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