Joeboy wrote: ↑Sun Jan 22, 2023 6:28 pm
4pm to 5pm tomorrow.
Shouldn't that be 5-6pm?
Could be!
5pm to 6pm it is. Cheers Fintray, overexcited here!
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
National Grid has specified the time interval 17:00 to 18:00 for the demand flexibility event tomorrow Monday 23rd Jan.
Opting in to Octopus is now open for the 17:00 to 18:00 saving session and remember to check you are opted in. I recommend after opting in, you log out and then log back in again and check your opted in status.
Its a higher pay out this time at £3.37 / kWh as the octopus won an average bid of £4.50 / kWh.
The all important "in day adjustment" window will start at 13:00 and finish at 16:00. I will be time shifting as much power as I can from my usual overnight cheapslot to the in day adjustment window.
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
nowty wrote: ↑Sun Jan 22, 2023 6:47 pm
National Grid has specified the time interval 17:00 to 18:00 for the demand flexibility event tomorrow Monday 23rd Jan.
Opting in to Octopus is now open for the 17:00 to 18:00 saving session and remember to check you are opted in. I recommend after opting in, you log out and then log back in again and check your opted in status.
Its a higher pay out this time at £3.37 / kWh as the octopus won an average bid of £4.50 / kWh.
The all important "in day adjustment" window will start at 13:00 and finish at 16:00. I will be time shifting as much power as I can from my usual overnight cheapslot to the in day adjustment window.
Cheers Nowty, best idiots guide I've seen in yonks. All set up and ready to rock!
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
National Grid says savings can range from a few pounds to as much as £20 depending on the amount of energy used.
Challenge accepted?
I think this is the first real use of the DFS, all the previous ones have been tests, which could explain the higher payout amount this time?
£20, is that it?
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
nowty wrote: ↑Sun Jan 22, 2023 6:47 pm
National Grid has specified the time interval 17:00 to 18:00 for the demand flexibility event tomorrow Monday 23rd Jan.
Opting in to Octopus is now open for the 17:00 to 18:00 saving session and remember to check you are opted in. I recommend after opting in, you log out and then log back in again and check your opted in status.
Its a higher pay out this time at £3.37 / kWh as the octopus won an average bid of £4.50 / kWh.
The all important "in day adjustment" window will start at 13:00 and finish at 16:00. I will be time shifting as much power as I can from my usual overnight cheap slot to the in day adjustment window.
Am I correct in thinking that if I time shift my usage so as to use an extra kWh per hour between 13:00 and 16:00, I should save 1kWh with the in day adjustment plus whatever I save by being frugal?
I am on Octopus Go with rates of approx 14p and 40p, so using 3kWh @ (40-14)p costs 78p and I would earn £3.37 for time shifting from the cheap hours to the window.
Has anyone joined a DFS scheme with another supplier?
I'm with Eon and apparently they're also signed up but it seems customers have to be invited to join: https://blog.eonnext.com/entries/109-sa ... ergy-shift
Maybe as quite a low user I'm unlikely to get the invitation, I don't have batteries so savings would be minimal (unless I could also game the system).
Stig wrote: ↑Mon Jan 23, 2023 9:19 am
Has anyone joined a DFS scheme with another supplier?
I'm with Eon and apparently they're also signed up but it seems customers have to be invited to join: https://blog.eonnext.com/entries/109-sa ... ergy-shift
Maybe as quite a low user I'm unlikely to get the invitation, I don't have batteries so savings would be minimal (unless I could also game the system).
You can only join DFS via one company.
I signed up via octopus and ev.energy and they both wrote to me saying I needed to choose one supplier.
Octopus offered the greater rewards so chose Octoous
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ASHP 8.5kW x 2
12 x 460w Solar panels
9.5kWh GivEnergy
Batteries x 2
EVs x 4 210 kWh Batteries
Ripple 5.8 kW PV 0.547 kW Whitelaw Brae