Octopus Intelligent Go - how quick?

tim_p

If I’ve got a compatible charger (Zappi), car and working 30min reporting, how long does the switch to Go take? (existing Octopus customer)
Can I sign up today and get the cheap overnight slots / charging tonight?

Keep_pedalling

From memory it can happen very quickly. When I moved over from Go when the Zappi became compatible, it was a matter of being asked to do a test charge and when that completed successfully the tariff was changed the same day.

If you have a compatible car as well as the Zappi I recommend you use the Zappi rather than the car to control the charging as it is a lot more reliable. 

kingstreet

It was pretty much instant on our Ohme.

tim_p

Thanks all, kinda what I was expecting / hoping. Will start the process shortly and see how it goes. 

pete-20-11

Not sure if all tariffs, but Octopus seem to “start the tariff before you requested it”…

e.g. if you sign up at 11am today, they might start calculating the entire day at the new tariff’s rates, including the previous 11 hours.

tim_p

Seems to have all completed successfully. So, answering my original question I’d say it took less than 10 minutes in total, probably less than 5 even. 

tim_p

Just a quick update and a question. All seemingly went well, car charged overnight etc. IHD is showing a frightening number but doing the maths it’s based on the kWh used x the day rate (26.02p). 

Question, just noticed the car started to charge again - does that mean that the current rate (30 minute slot) is the cheap 7p rate?  Think I read somewhere on the Octopus site it was the case. 

MeteredOut

tim_p said:

Just a quick update and a question. All seemingly went well, car charged overnight etc. IHD is showing a frightening number but doing the maths it’s based on the kWh used x the day rate (26.02p). 

Question, just noticed the car started to charge again - does that mean that the current rate (30 minute slot) is the cheap 7p rate?  Think I read somewhere on the Octopus site it was the case. 

So long as the charge was initiated by Octopus, and not you/your charger/your car, then yes, it will be charged at the off-peak rate. The Octopus app will confirm.

tim_p

How do I tell who initiated it?

edit: nothing showing in the Octopus App. Car connected to Zappi (obviously!) but Zappi in Eco+ mode and there’s some half decent solar so maybe it’s just the Zappi doing its thing, although the actual charge rate was way above the solar generation. Home battery adds a layer of confusion too I guess. 

MeteredOut

tim_p said:

How do I tell who initiated it?

I'd just updated my post as you posted this - check the Octopus app at the time the charge takes place - it will show the smart slots.

tim_p

MeteredOut said:

tim_p said:

How do I tell who initiated it?

I'd just updated my post as you posted this - check the Octopus app at the time the charge takes place - it will show the smart slots.

And I updated mine!