Go VS Agile
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Go VS Agile
Hi
Kinda frustrated that I missed getting Go before the price increase. Unfortunately no signs of my battery arriving so hadn’t been keeping up.
Considering Go is now 12p p/kWh and I think 44p normal time. Does everyone still think this is a good deal for battery owners to charge overnight? Or looking at agile prices recently, most times it’s had lows of like 7p and averages around 20p over the last feed days (as per the Solis app).
Im on the FIT tariff, so can’t really apply for SEG. But would be awesome to have brought at 7p and sold at 20p
Kinda frustrated that I missed getting Go before the price increase. Unfortunately no signs of my battery arriving so hadn’t been keeping up.
Considering Go is now 12p p/kWh and I think 44p normal time. Does everyone still think this is a good deal for battery owners to charge overnight? Or looking at agile prices recently, most times it’s had lows of like 7p and averages around 20p over the last feed days (as per the Solis app).
Im on the FIT tariff, so can’t really apply for SEG. But would be awesome to have brought at 7p and sold at 20p
Re: Go VS Agile
Agile is super cheap right now. That is because we’ve had a mild/windy winter so far. There are loads of LPG tankers waiting to offload and storage across Europe is full.
Winter will come and 100million gas boilers will fire up sending the price of gas and therefore electricity soaring.
Batteries are still “worthwhile” IMO because they save you 32p for every kWh they shift from the cheap to expensive period, so a 10kWh battery would “earn” £3.20 a day or c. £1100 a year. Not bad for £3-4k!
Winter will come and 100million gas boilers will fire up sending the price of gas and therefore electricity soaring.
Batteries are still “worthwhile” IMO because they save you 32p for every kWh they shift from the cheap to expensive period, so a 10kWh battery would “earn” £3.20 a day or c. £1100 a year. Not bad for £3-4k!
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Re: Go VS Agile
...as long as the cheap period price isn't higher than it would be if you were on some other tarrif!Stinsy wrote: ↑Mon Oct 24, 2022 6:54 am Agile is super cheap right now. That is because we’ve had a mild/windy winter so far. There are loads of LPG tankers waiting to offload and storage across Europe is full.
Winter will come and 100million gas boilers will fire up sending the price of gas and therefore electricity soaring.
Batteries are still “worthwhile” IMO because they save you 32p for every kWh they shift from the cheap to expensive period, so a 10kWh battery would “earn” £3.20 a day or c. £1100 a year. Not bad for £3-4k!
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Re: Go VS Agile
Looks like octopus have suspended agile now anyway…
Might have to sign up with GO soonish to avoid missing out
Might have to sign up with GO soonish to avoid missing out
Re: Go VS Agile
Agile has been back a few days with a 100p / kWh cap and its now a variable rate so it can be changed at short notice.Kenny000666 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 24, 2022 11:55 am Looks like octopus have suspended agile now anyway…
Might have to sign up with GO soonish to avoid missing out
Go is also now a variable tariff so there is no 12 month locking in period anymore.
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Re: Go VS Agile
Oh damn. Missed out on the goodies….consequences of twiddling my thumbs
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Re: Go VS Agile
Oh, looks like I just read somewhere that GO is now EV only?… so looks like that is out of the equation as I don’t have an EV. Looks like Octopus tracker or Agile is the only way to go then.
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Or E7Kenny000666 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 24, 2022 9:26 pm Oh, looks like I just read somewhere that GO is now EV only?… so looks like that is out of the equation as I don’t have an EV. Looks like Octopus tracker or Agile is the only way to go then.
16.9kW PV > 109MWh generated
Ripple 6.6kW Wind + 4.5kW PV > 25MWh 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
Ripple 6.6kW Wind + 4.5kW PV > 25MWh 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
Re: Go VS Agile
Just apply. Octopus cannot access the DVLA database. Just tick the box that says EV and apply. What are you afraid of..Kenny000666 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 24, 2022 9:26 pm Oh, looks like I just read somewhere that GO is now EV only?… so looks like that is out of the equation as I don’t have an EV. Looks like Octopus tracker or Agile is the only way to go then.
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Re: Go VS Agile
Is that correct, though? I thought access to the DVLA data was now fairly open. Surprised me when I booked my car in for a service recently and the garage only asked for the registration, from which they accessed all the details from DVLA. Insurance companies seem to be able to do the same. Not sure how much access DVLA give to others, but I think it's possible that any energy supplier that is offering a tariff that requires ownership of a particular type of car may well have enough access to DVLA data to check this.
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