Octopus saving sessions

Bendo

Andreg said:

This year there's no longer an incentive to use more electricity on the day of the saving session, but there is still an incentive to switch regular daily electricity use to the peak 5pm-7pm period.  The more you use normally in peak periods the more you can save when there's a saving session.

Yeah, this isn't going to have the desired effect as those not on a TOU tariff have nothing to lose now by loas shifting to peak time in general with the hope of making some savings when there are events on.

MultiFuelBurner

Bendo said:

Andreg said:

This year there's no longer an incentive to use more electricity on the day of the saving session, but there is still an incentive to switch regular daily electricity use to the peak 5pm-7pm period.  The more you use normally in peak periods the more you can save when there's a saving session.

Yeah, this isn't going to have the desired effect as those not on a TOU tariff have nothing to lose now by loas shifting to peak time in general with the hope of making some savings when there are events on.

Well they do as to load shift for 10-15 days during peak hours before an event they have to pay higher prices on their TOU tariffs. They will have to do the math so to speak.

Not everyone can have their cake and eat it.

I mean I wish we had a battery to export to the grid during these events but we spent that money on other things.

PennineAcute

MultiFuelBurner said:

Bendo said:

Andreg said:

This year there's no longer an incentive to use more electricity on the day of the saving session, but there is still an incentive to switch regular daily electricity use to the peak 5pm-7pm period.  The more you use normally in peak periods the more you can save when there's a saving session.

Yeah, this isn't going to have the desired effect as those not on a TOU tariff have nothing to lose now by loas shifting to peak time in general with the hope of making some savings when there are events on.

Well they do as to load shift for 10-15 days during peak hours before an event they have to pay higher prices on their TOU tariffs. They will have to do the math so to speak.

Not everyone can have their cake and eat it.

I mean I wish we had a battery to export to the grid during these events but we spent that money on other things.

If you are not on a TOU tariff, as the OP said, then there is no increase in price at peak times.  There is now nothing to stop me using my heavy usage between 4 and 7, instead of outside these times (I am on tracker) and then reap the benefits when we have an event.

If they are trying to persuade Joe Bloggs from using a large amount of energy between 4 - 7pm everyday (irrelevant of tariff they are on) then this does defeat the object.  The more you use in these periods, the more you save when you dont use, when an event is on.

Rolandtheroadie

Used 0.6kwh yesterday between the times quoted, normally use 2-4kwh from 4 till 7. Can't see me benefiting from this but signed up anyways. 

Spoonie_Turtle

Rolandtheroadie said:

Used 0.6kwh yesterday between the times quoted, normally use 2-4kwh from 4 till 7. Can't see me benefiting from this but signed up anyways. 

It's based on your usage during the previous 60 (? IIRC) days not just the one day before.

mmmmikey

Netexporter said:

I used 30Wh during the savings period. I'm shooing the moths out of my wallet to make room for my 5p.

Stay positive :-) If you keep things up at that rate and pool resources with a couple of friends you'll have enough for a postage stamp in just a matter of months :-)

Xbigman

Plenty of notice.



If only I'd looked at my emails before 10pm.


Darren

QrizB

PennineAcute said:

If you are not on a TOU tariff, as the OP said, then there is no increase in price at peak times.  There is now nothing to stop me using my heavy usage between 4 and 7, instead of outside these times (I am on tracker) and then reap the benefits when we have an event.

That does, of course, presuppose that the "event" will be within that window.

Last winter, some were and some weren't IIRC.

debitcardmayhem

I would to know how National Grid can judge the weather better than the Met Office, no bluddy sun, nor wind and they were Right 😎 Mind you currently using 10% biomass , so carbon neutral out the window.

Netexporter

debitcardmayhem said:

I would to know how National Grid can judge the weather better than the Met Office, no bluddy sun, nor wind and they were Right 😎 Mind you currently using 10% biomass , so carbon neutral out the window.

They don't. They pay for more detailed forecasts, as do many weather dependent organisations, like the supermarkets, transport companies, etc. We just get the equivalent of the free version of software.