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  • SpanishBlue
    SpanishBlue Posts: 663 Forumite
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    Free electricity again tomorrow, Monday 1st September, 2pm to 3pm.
  • QrizB
    QrizB Posts: 20,797 Forumite
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    A reminder that it's on now!
    I'm currently pulling 8kW from the grid, at least while the sun's behind clouds ⛅
    N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Ripple Kirk Hill Coop member.
    2.72kWp PV facing SSW installed Jan 2012. 11 x 247w panels, 3.6kw inverter. 34 MWh generated, long-term average 2.6 Os.
    Ofgem cap table, Ofgem cap explainer. Economy 7 cap explainer. Gas vs E7 vs peak elec heating costs, Best kettle!
  • cannugec5
    cannugec5 Posts: 693 Forumite
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    debitcardmayhem said:
    Nic880 said:
    Just got a smart meter installed...from the rest of the comments it doesn't look like I'm going to earn much money back from the free sessions 🙈 
    What do people find use the most energy?? I'm going to put dishwasher, washing machine on, then bake or make a Sunday roast!
    Baking and roasts are good , but it’s only for an hour, so if it’s a 2 hour cooking then it’s effectively 1/2 price.
    I think it’s better than half price as the expensive bit is the initial heating of the oven (or washing machine or dishwasher)
  • Lorian
    Lorian Posts: 6,443 Forumite
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    As long as you don't bake/roast normally at that time of day of course.
  • SuzeQStan
    SuzeQStan Posts: 1,992 Forumite
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    Just plugged in the car today and will for tomorrows sesh as well.  

    too messy when the sun is shining to use anything else as it’s tricky with the solar battery.
    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.

  • debitcardmayhem
    debitcardmayhem Posts: 13,284 Forumite
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    another one 2-3 sat
    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
  • Lorian
    Lorian Posts: 6,443 Forumite
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    Confirmation in the email of qualifying for the two hour session too (which is not tomorrow)
  • masonic
    masonic Posts: 28,523 Forumite
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    Lorian said:
    Confirmation in the email of qualifying for the two hour session too (which is not tomorrow)
    "we’ll send you an invite for the double session. It could land sooner than you think!"
    Well looking at predicted generation, I think it will be Sunday morning.
  • MattMattMattUK
    MattMattMattUK Posts: 12,086 Forumite
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    edited 6 September 2025 at 11:31AM
    Another one, 12:00-14:00 on Sunday 7th. 
  • QrizB
    QrizB Posts: 20,797 Forumite
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    MattMattMattUK said:
    Another one, 12:00-14:00 on Sunday 7th. 
    That's our double session, then!
    masonic said:
    Lorian said:
    Confirmation in the email of qualifying for the two hour session too (which is not tomorrow)
    "we’ll send you an invite for the double session. It could land sooner than you think!"
    Well looking at predicted generation, I think it will be Sunday morning.
    Good guess :D

    N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Ripple Kirk Hill Coop member.
    2.72kWp PV facing SSW installed Jan 2012. 11 x 247w panels, 3.6kw inverter. 34 MWh generated, long-term average 2.6 Os.
    Ofgem cap table, Ofgem cap explainer. Economy 7 cap explainer. Gas vs E7 vs peak elec heating costs, Best kettle!
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