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Changing from Octopus to BG - Smart Meter Q
Due to the fact that Octopus couldn't get their systems internally to switch us to an EV tariff I've had to move to British Gas. The tarrif starts tomorrow.
Octopus had new Smart Meters installed a few months ago, which are the latest Landis+Gyr ones.
However, reading the BG contract tonight it states ...
"You’ll need a British Gas electricity smart meter to check if you are using electricity in the peak and off-peak periods and enable us to charge you the correct peak and off-peak unit rate for the electricity you use. If you have smart meters that have been installed by another supplier, we may not be able to operate the meters as smart meters. If that happens, we won’t be able to switch you to this tariff".
I know BG use Landis+Gyr as well, so I'm kind of hoping it's just a straight swap over, but I'm a little nervous as I don't want to have a more protracted period of waiting for a EV night rate.
Has anyone switched from Octopus to BG in similar circumstances and was the process seamless?
TIA
Octopus had new Smart Meters installed a few months ago, which are the latest Landis+Gyr ones.
However, reading the BG contract tonight it states ...
"You’ll need a British Gas electricity smart meter to check if you are using electricity in the peak and off-peak periods and enable us to charge you the correct peak and off-peak unit rate for the electricity you use. If you have smart meters that have been installed by another supplier, we may not be able to operate the meters as smart meters. If that happens, we won’t be able to switch you to this tariff".
I know BG use Landis+Gyr as well, so I'm kind of hoping it's just a straight swap over, but I'm a little nervous as I don't want to have a more protracted period of waiting for a EV night rate.
Has anyone switched from Octopus to BG in similar circumstances and was the process seamless?
TIA
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As it is a recent install it will be SMETS2 compliant, so interoperable with any supplier.0
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