Octopus saving sessions coming 1st Nov

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Re: Octopus saving sessions coming 1st Nov

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nowty wrote: Thu Mar 21, 2024 12:01 pm Its on and its double jeopardy with two 30 min sessions :shock: , 17:30 to 18:00 and 18:30 to 19:00 but low volume again at 75MW, so small payouts.

But I would imagine Octopus will pay out £1.75 again irrespective of what happens in the bidding, going off past form. :xx:

Those with very small battery capacity will be able to re-charge during 18:00 to 18:30. :twisted:
Completed just in time for tomorrow’s webinar ……. :pot-stir:
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Re: Octopus saving sessions coming 1st Nov

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Yuff wrote: Thu Mar 21, 2024 12:08 pm
nowty wrote: Thu Mar 21, 2024 12:01 pm Its on and its double jeopardy with two 30 min sessions :shock: , 17:30 to 18:00 and 18:30 to 19:00 but low volume again at 75MW, so small payouts.

But I would imagine Octopus will pay out £1.75 again irrespective of what happens in the bidding, going off past form. :xx:

Those with very small battery capacity will be able to re-charge during 18:00 to 18:30. :twisted:
Completed just in time for tomorrow’s webinar ……. :pot-stir:
Yep, that will make the full 12 hour's worth of test sessions, so I don't expect any more this season.
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Re: Octopus saving sessions coming 1st Nov

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No invitation to join on my account yet, or an email. The 2nd March email came in at 1228 so there's time yet. Very grateful for the alert here, though.
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Re: Octopus saving sessions coming 1st Nov

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Patience, the bidding process takes time.
And we might need to opt in a second time in the 18:00 to 18:30 lull period, hmmmm, seems engineered to catch folk out and reduce the cost.
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Bids are in,

Octopus stuck to their guns and bid £1.75 and were rejected, but I'm sure they will still play at £1.75, especially as its almost certainly the last session. :xx:
British Gas did not bid again probably as a protest.

The bids which were accepted ranged from 42.5p to 74.9p.
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Re: Octopus saving sessions coming 1st Nov

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Nothing yet....
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Re: Octopus saving sessions coming 1st Nov

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richbee wrote: Thu Mar 21, 2024 4:03 pmNothing yet....
Squeaky bum time, has the Octopus piggy bank finally been cleaned out ? :?
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Re: Octopus saving sessions coming 1st Nov

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45 minutes to show time, I doubt it's going ahead.
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Re: Octopus saving sessions coming 1st Nov

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It's interesting that the times would be 17.30 to 1800 and then 18.30 to 19.00. Another tweak of my node red required. :roll:
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Re: Octopus saving sessions coming 1st Nov

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Looks like its "game over man" for this season, we might find out from tomorrows webinar what the future plans are for the Demand Flexibility Services.

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Ripple 6.6kW Wind + 4.5kW PV > 33MWh generated
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