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Stinsy
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Tomato Energy

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Anyone know anything about this company: https://www.tomato.energy/?

I've seen they have a 5p/kWh ToU tariff. I'm a big fan of Octopus and one has to consider that the easily-gamed 7p/kWh OIG could be cheaper overall, particularly if you (like me) have a teeny battery.
12x 340W JA Solar panels (4.08kWp)
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5x 2.4kWh Pylontech batteries (12kWh)
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Tinbum
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Re: Tomato Energy

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I can't seem to get that tariff. :(

What name is under?

EDIT Very Strange- went back for another quote and it came up this time. :D

Don't fill in the bits on the right that says 'improve your tariff'. As soon as you add PV or batteries the tariff gets worse!!!
Last edited by Tinbum on Thu Oct 17, 2024 6:13 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Re: Tomato Energy

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Nice TOU tariff currently, but would not work for me as I need the extra slots and I would also lose the crazy high Octopus fixed export rate.
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Very small company, they changed their name twice, looks like currently loss making. One positive is they made it through the energy crisis without failing.
https://find-and-update.company-informa ... ng-history

There is currently an open OGEM investigation into them, but its maybe something or nothing.
https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/i ... ty-licence

Feedback a bit mixed but mainly positive.
https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/tomato.energy

Recent positive story on them from their areas local rag.
https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/ne ... ge-energy/

I guess if you have no EV, but home batteries, then its a no brainer to give them a go.
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Re: Tomato Energy

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Very Strange- went back for another quote and it came up this time. :D

Don't fill in the bits on the right that says 'improve your tariff'. As soon as you add PV or batteries the tariff gets worse!!!


All signed up on my second meter, so now need to swap battery charger over to it..
Last edited by Tinbum on Thu Oct 17, 2024 6:13 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Tomato Energy

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nowty wrote: Thu Oct 17, 2024 12:08 pm Nice TOU tariff currently, but would not work for me as I need the extra slots and I would also lose the crazy high Octopus fixed export rate.
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Very small company, they changed their name twice, looks like currently loss making. One positive is they made it through the energy crisis without failing.
https://find-and-update.company-informa ... ng-history

There is currently an open OGEM investigation into them, but its maybe something or nothing.
https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/i ... ty-licence

Feedback a bit mixed but mainly positive.
https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/tomato.energy

Recent positive story on them from their areas local rag.
https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/ne ... ge-energy/

I guess if you have no EV, but home batteries, then its a no brainer to give them a go.
Exactly the same issues, as nowty, here
5p off peak would be great and the same price as when we got our first EV in 2020….. :praise:
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Re: Tomato Energy

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When I log on to my new account my tariff has come back slightly different, actually better.

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Edit I think its just the way the web page shows it as the actual tariff contract shows;
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