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2010

Second one this week 😁

Lorian

Someone remind me why we only get an hour?

QrizB

Lorian said:

Someone remind me why we only get an hour?

I don't think it's really been explained.

With negative pricing for much of this afternoon, Octopus could have given us 2 or 3 hours.

As it is, by 1440 my HW tank was hot and I overdid the EV charging (should have paid more attention to the SOC) so my car's full too.

MattMattMattUK

Lorian said:

Someone remind me why we only get an hour?

Giving a free hour is a marketing gimmick, people will often use more for an extended period anyway, any that they sell outside that window results in increased revenue.

QrizB said:

As it is, by 1440 my HW tank was hot and I overdid the EV charging (should have paid more attention to the SOC) so my car's full too.

I get to bank an hour's EV charging, at least the way it seems explained via the FAQ, plus free hot water, a bunch of cooking, dishwasher, 90c cleaning cycle on my washing machine and an hours gaming (1.4kWh just on that). It looks like I hit around 6kWh over my normal before accounting for the free hour of EV charging (which is showing as scheduled for later), so not too bad. Those with a heat pump, batteries and 7kW EV chargers (and potentially multiple EVs) should be able to get well into double figures, 22kWh being the theoretical maximum on single phase supply.

QrizB

A different emailed offer from Octopus today (possibly only for Go / IOG customers):

With sublime weather set for much of the UK this week, we’ve got an extra special Sunday treat to kickstart those sunny adventures… 

50% off electricity for your EV and home between 23:30-5:30 tonight.

Yup, that's right: we'll give you 50% off your already super-cheap off-peak rate tonight, as long as you...

• Plug your EV in this evening (Sunday 10th Aug) AND
• Don't plug in your EV tomorrow evening (Monday 11th Aug)

Give the summer wardrobe a wash, get the wheels charged, or set the dishwasher to task after a spontaneous BBQ. Tick off the list tonight and save while you’re at it.

A new way to help balance the grid?

MattMattMattUK

QrizB said:

A different emailed offer from Octopus today (possibly only for Go / IOG customers):

With sublime weather set for much of the UK this week, we’ve got an extra special Sunday treat to kickstart those sunny adventures… 

50% off electricity for your EV and home between 23:30-5:30 tonight.

Yup, that's right: we'll give you 50% off your already super-cheap off-peak rate tonight, as long as you...

• Plug your EV in this evening (Sunday 10th Aug) AND
• Don't plug in your EV tomorrow evening (Monday 11th Aug)

Give the summer wardrobe a wash, get the wheels charged, or set the dishwasher to task after a spontaneous BBQ. Tick off the list tonight and save while you’re at it.

A new way to help balance the grid?

I got the same, I guess they can see estimated generation and see there will be more of a excess tonight than tomorrow night, likely wind related.

Birdman2015

When are the credits usually applied? I received the one from July but the 5th August hasn’t appeared yet.

masonic

Birdman2015 said:

When are the credits usually applied? I received the one from July but the 5th August hasn’t appeared yet.

                

Birdman2015

masonic said:

Birdman2015 said:

When are the credits usually applied? I received the one from July but the 5th August hasn’t appeared yet.

                

Cheers, the first one I had appeared within a few days so was just wondering.