Octopus saving sessions

EssexHebridean

I’ve got the combined results for the two last week as well, £1.72 earned which as we were out of the house for both and so unable to do more than just turn off peripheral stuff before leaving home, I’m really quite pleased with! 

Concerted efforts are now being made to ensure that use during the optimum window on non SS days is being increased… 

Jonathan987654321

masonic said:

Jonathan987654321 said:

masonic said:

Jonathan987654321 said:

I don’t trust the data they’re providing. The last couple of sessions last year and both sessions this year they give 0 savings for me. Sure we don’t tend to use a lot of electricity at the savings times on other days but I’ve definitely switched off appliances that would normally be on and using electricity but still get 0. I don’t think the scheme is worth the effort.

Do you not trust that your smart meter is accurate, or are you saying that Octopus is fraudulently altering the readings it receives before recording them on your account? The readings Octopus uses can be downloaded and checked. It is also possible to independently obtain readings from another source such as Bright. The third possibility of course is that you are mistaken about making savings on those days compared to your in-day adjusted baseline usage. Also worth bearing in mind that this year the savings calculation is different.

All I can say is that I checked all of my figures last year against the Ofgem published calculation and they were fine.

I can't imagine they're deliberately fiddling the figures for me!!! But perhaps they aren't correctly recording my data in detail, either due to a fault in how my meter reports or bugs in their software? Anyway, if I can get the saving session app link to work I may be able to look at the data in more detail. Even last year I never got more than a couple of quid a session (well, maybe 1 session I got over £2), so it hardly seems worth worrying about checking out.

Potentially you will also have a billing issue if the meter isn't accurately recording your usage or there are bugs in the software handling them, and that may be more of a problem for you. It is not unheard of for issues like this to occur, but they are very rare. First thing to check is that your account is being billed using the correct meter. Then run some tests using a plug in power meter vs your account data.

I doubt you will find any discrepancies if you do decide to test your hypothesis. The most likely explanation for your observation is that you didn't understand the impact the "in-day adjustment" had on the calculated savings. The IDA no longer features in the calculation as of this year.

What is the IDA?

Netexporter

In day adjustment. It's not being used any more.

SuzeQStan

£15.34 for 29/11 - very happy with that

QrizB

QrizB said:

Spoonie_Turtle said:

Jonathan987654321 said:

Thanks- but where do I find that (other than by trawling through 30 pages!!!)?

https://savingsessions.streamlit.app/

Mine looks like this:

So far Octopus have only officially notified me of the first session results, and I did indeed get 16 Octopoints.

The email from Octopus says I saved 68p on the 29th and 1st combined, which is 1p less than the calculator, er, calculated.

northernstar007

ive had a email saying ive saved 0.56kw worth £2.25, not bad, but now im thinkin shall i start to do washing, cooking, etc between 4.30-6pm so when savings kick in ive got a bigger savings

mjm3346

northernstar007 said:

ive had a email saying ive saved 0.56kw worth £2.25, not bad, but now im thinkin shall i start to do washing, cooking, etc between 4.30-6pm so when savings kick in ive got a bigger savings

I am aiming for around 4.30 to 7 for cooking, washer/drier etc - the 1st session I did (2nd one they ran) was worth 1544 points with no changes to usage before it, the 2nd one where I had shifted normal usage for a few days before it was worth 2560 points - I hope that will be higher when I have the changes to usage for a full 10 days before a session

Netexporter

Latest result in; £1.32.

I seem to be getting better at this, despite not having much to save in the first place.

calleyw

Over the 2 sessions on the 29th and 1st i saved 0.92 kWh, earning you 2960 Octopoints – worth £3.69.

Not bad for walking the dog and delaying tea by half an hour or so.  Me and my partner just lie on the bed and listen to a podcast.

MultiFuelBurner

Well I am chuffed. Two friends joined Octopus so that's £100 in the pot plus £14 in Octopoints and then about another £7.83 out of the follow email on octopoints to add.

In other words a free November 7th-Dec7th energy.

You saved 3.66 kWh, earning you 11728 Octopoints – worth £14.66.