Octopus saving sessions coming 1st Nov

ALAN/ALAN D

Re: Octopus saving sessions coming 1st Nov

#761

Post by ALAN/ALAN D »

Good Energy are doing the 16:30 to 18:00 slot Today.

There is very little info on the Website.

Ref " Customers will be rewarded based on the rate set by National Grid for the electricity saved compared to their normal usage. "

If my normal usage for October was 26 pence for the month + daily standing charge. Is it worth getting involved. :oO:
User avatar
Stinsy
Posts: 2843
Joined: Wed Jun 02, 2021 1:09 pm

Re: Octopus saving sessions coming 1st Nov

#762

Post by Stinsy »

ALAN/ALAN D wrote: Fri Dec 01, 2023 9:09 am Good Energy are doing the 16:30 to 18:00 slot Today.

There is very little info on the Website.

Ref " Customers will be rewarded based on the rate set by National Grid for the electricity saved compared to their normal usage. "

If my normal usage for October was 26 pence for the month + daily standing charge. Is it worth getting involved. :oO:
“Rate set by National Grid” is a bit of a lie!
12x 340W JA Solar panels (4.08kWp)
3x 380W JA Solar panels (1.14kWp)
5x 2.4kWh Pylontech batteries (12kWh)
LuxPower inverter/charger

(Artist formally known as ******, well it should be obvious enough to those for whom such things are important.)
User avatar
nowty
Posts: 5781
Joined: Mon May 31, 2021 2:36 pm
Location: South Coast

Re: Octopus saving sessions coming 1st Nov

#763

Post by nowty »

Stinsy wrote: Fri Dec 01, 2023 9:10 am
ALAN/ALAN D wrote: Fri Dec 01, 2023 9:09 am Good Energy are doing the 16:30 to 18:00 slot Today.

There is very little info on the Website.

Ref " Customers will be rewarded based on the rate set by National Grid for the electricity saved compared to their normal usage. "

If my normal usage for October was 26 pence for the month + daily standing charge. Is it worth getting involved. :oO:
“Rate set by National Grid” is a bit of a lie!
A test event like the first session is a fixed £3 / kWh or in fact £3000 / MWh. The second and third events have been live events which means its based on an auction with a £3 / kWh underpin although in the new year there will be no underpin. The larger volume requested by the national grid effectively mean that larger bids will be accepted because there simply are not enough folk enrolled in the scheme. There is a rolling set of baseline readings sent to the National Grid company every week so they know roughly how much is likely to be reduced.

For todays session some very small companies probably busted their bids and only got the standard £3 / kWh whilst a couple other small ones managed to achieve up to £6 / kWh. Octopus know the maths and with their largest volumes of reduction (cos they have more savy customers ;) ) achieved £5.33 / kWh.

However the rate which the rebate is applied to the customer is down to the supplier so in that sense Stinsy is correct.
Octopus is paying out 75% of the cash, ie, £4 / kWh but they get £5.33 / kWh for this session.
18.7kW PV > 109MWh generated
Ripple 6.6kW Wind + 4.5kW PV > 26MWh generated
5 Other RE Coop's
105kWh EV storage
60kWh Home battery storage
40kWh Thermal storage
GSHP + A2A HP's
Rain water use > 510 m3
cycling_mike
Posts: 25
Joined: Mon Nov 28, 2022 5:50 pm
Location: Wirral

Re: Octopus saving sessions coming 1st Nov

#764

Post by cycling_mike »

British Gas are running a Peak Save event today. 1630 to 1800. They are offering :
The reward for this event is £5 per kWh saved. And even if you only save a little, we’ll round it up to a £1 as a little thank you for taking part
As i have batteries and it looks as if exported power is excluded then not much in it for me. :teapot:
3.2kW PV, Goodwe invertor
9.6kWh Li batteries, Lux invertor
110kWh Heater storage
Allotment Veg patch
User avatar
nowty
Posts: 5781
Joined: Mon May 31, 2021 2:36 pm
Location: South Coast

Re: Octopus saving sessions coming 1st Nov

#765

Post by nowty »

cycling_mike wrote: Fri Dec 01, 2023 1:18 pm British Gas are running a Peak Save event today. 1630 to 1800. They are offering :
The reward for this event is £5 per kWh saved. And even if you only save a little, we’ll round it up to a £1 as a little thank you for taking part
As i have batteries and it looks as if exported power is excluded then not much in it for me. :teapot:
Are you on an export tariff with them ?
18.7kW PV > 109MWh generated
Ripple 6.6kW Wind + 4.5kW PV > 26MWh generated
5 Other RE Coop's
105kWh EV storage
60kWh Home battery storage
40kWh Thermal storage
GSHP + A2A HP's
Rain water use > 510 m3
cycling_mike
Posts: 25
Joined: Mon Nov 28, 2022 5:50 pm
Location: Wirral

Re: Octopus saving sessions coming 1st Nov

#766

Post by cycling_mike »

nowty wrote: Fri Dec 01, 2023 1:29 pm
cycling_mike wrote: Fri Dec 01, 2023 1:18 pm British Gas are running a Peak Save event today. 1630 to 1800. They are offering :
The reward for this event is £5 per kWh saved. And even if you only save a little, we’ll round it up to a £1 as a little thank you for taking part
As i have batteries and it looks as if exported power is excluded then not much in it for me. :teapot:
Are you on an export tariff with them ?
Nope, still on a deemed export tariff, as i use/store most of my generation i don't think there is much benefit going for an export tariff..
3.2kW PV, Goodwe invertor
9.6kWh Li batteries, Lux invertor
110kWh Heater storage
Allotment Veg patch
User avatar
nowty
Posts: 5781
Joined: Mon May 31, 2021 2:36 pm
Location: South Coast

Re: Octopus saving sessions coming 1st Nov

#767

Post by nowty »

cycling_mike wrote: Fri Dec 01, 2023 1:35 pm
nowty wrote: Fri Dec 01, 2023 1:29 pm
cycling_mike wrote: Fri Dec 01, 2023 1:18 pm British Gas are running a Peak Save event today. 1630 to 1800. They are offering :
The reward for this event is £5 per kWh saved. And even if you only save a little, we’ll round it up to a £1 as a little thank you for taking part
As i have batteries and it looks as if exported power is excluded then not much in it for me. :teapot:
Are you on an export tariff with them ?
Nope, still on a deemed export tariff, as i use/store most of my generation i don't think there is much benefit going for an export tariff..
No dice then.
18.7kW PV > 109MWh generated
Ripple 6.6kW Wind + 4.5kW PV > 26MWh generated
5 Other RE Coop's
105kWh EV storage
60kWh Home battery storage
40kWh Thermal storage
GSHP + A2A HP's
Rain water use > 510 m3
94JDH
Posts: 80
Joined: Thu Dec 15, 2022 4:45 pm

Re: Octopus saving sessions coming 1st Nov

#768

Post by 94JDH »

nowty wrote: Fri Dec 01, 2023 1:37 pm
cycling_mike wrote: Fri Dec 01, 2023 1:35 pm
nowty wrote: Fri Dec 01, 2023 1:29 pm

Are you on an export tariff with them ?
Nope, still on a deemed export tariff, as i use/store most of my generation i don't think there is much benefit going for an export tariff..
No dice then.

Axle Energy are doing £4.20 per kWh including battery export
User avatar
Joeboy
Posts: 8088
Joined: Mon May 31, 2021 4:22 pm
Location: Inverurie

Re: Octopus saving sessions coming 1st Nov

#769

Post by Joeboy »

I'm just doing it for fun and relaxation. A good chance to try out a couple of my Turkish small form led table lights too. I expect them to be epic! :lol:


Image
19.7kW PV SE, VI, HM, EN & DW
Ripple 7kW WT & Gen to date 19MWh
42kWh LFPO4 storage
95kWh Heater storage
12kWh 210ltr HWT.
73kWh HI5
Deep insulation, air leak ct'd home
Zoned GCH & Hive 2
WBSx2
Low energy bulbs
Veg patches & fruit trees
dan_b
Posts: 2288
Joined: Tue Jun 15, 2021 10:16 am
Location: SW London

Re: Octopus saving sessions coming 1st Nov

#770

Post by dan_b »

Seconds up, round 2!
Tesla Model 3 Performance
Oversees an 11kWp solar array at work
Post Reply