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Octopus Charge Pack - An add on to Intelligent Go/ Go tariffs
I suspect larger batteries may benefit much more than the £12/ month minimum.
- Triple aspect: ENE (2.7 kWp), WSW (3.3 kWp), SSE (2.4 kWp)
- Viessmann 200-W on Advanced Weather Comp. (The most efficient gas boiler sold)
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Might be a nice Winter option, when IOF doesn't pay.
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Colour me cynical …. there's more benefit to Octopus than Joe public. IOF is less beneficial than it was before April and now in July it's not going back to what is was.
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I'm not sure anyone is saying Charge Pack is a replacement for IOF, are they?
I spoke with Octopus this week and was led to believe the intention was to reinstate IOF at some point.
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This is correct ^. Flux is live. IOF will follow around August I'm told (unless the war restarts).
- 10 x 400w LG Bifacial + 6 x 550W SHARP BiFacial + 2 x 570W SHARP Bifacial + 5kW SolarEdge Inverter + SolarEdge Optimizers. SE London.
- Triple aspect: ENE (2.7 kWp), WSW (3.3 kWp), SSE (2.4 kWp)
- Viessmann 200-W on Advanced Weather Comp. (The most efficient gas boiler sold)Feel free to DM me for help with any form of energy saving! Happy to help!1 -
Just in time for it to not be worth it? 😁
PPI success. Banding success. Double Dip PCN cancelled! South facing solar (Midlands) and battery. Savings Session supporter (is it worth it now!?)2 -
I am inclined to agree with you- this appears to be designed to protect Octopus from paying out large sums to new customers during the peak generation months.
They won’t admit it publicly but I suspect this is because their previous promotions were aimed at getting customers to fix their tariffs (prior to the Iran conflict), which left Octopus exposed to soaring gas wholesale prices.
I am relieved they did not kick existing customers off the IOF tariff (Thank the Heavens for small mercies)!- 10 x 400w LG Bifacial + 6 x 550W SHARP BiFacial + 2 x 570W SHARP Bifacial + 5kW SolarEdge Inverter + SolarEdge Optimizers. SE London.
- Triple aspect: ENE (2.7 kWp), WSW (3.3 kWp), SSE (2.4 kWp)
- Viessmann 200-W on Advanced Weather Comp. (The most efficient gas boiler sold)Feel free to DM me for help with any form of energy saving! Happy to help!2 -
putting aside all the conspiracy theories, is this a good thing if I have solar panels and a battery (Tesla, so not available yet), and a Zappi EV charger that Octopus already control? Currently, I charge up the battery and EV overnight and all solar goes to the grid. I don’t allow the EV to charge during the day as the Zappi will use available solar generated power.
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putting aside all the conspiracy theories, is this a good thing
If you're a net exporter (your solar panels generate significantly more electricity than you use) then as you've got a Powerwall you'll possibly be better off on Intelligent Octopus Flux (IOF).
If you're not a net exporter, or IOF doesn't work out favourably for you for other reasons, the Charge Pack might be more lucrative than your current arrangement.
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2.72kWp PV facing SSW installed Jan 2012. 11 x 247w panels, 3.6kw inverter. 37 MWh generated, long-term average 2.6 Os.2
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