Octopus saving sessions coming 1st Nov

[Joeboy]

4pm to 5pm tomorrow.

Shouldn't that be 5-6pm?

Could be!
5pm to 6pm it is. Cheers Fintray, overexcited here!

[Yuff]

I’ve opted in and screenshot it.
Thanks Nowty for the heads up earlier

[nowty]

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.

[Joeboy]

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!

[Caesium]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64367504

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?

[Joeboy]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64367504

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?

[John_S]

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.

[Stig]

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).

[Yuff]

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

[Stig]

Sorry, my phrasing was ambiguous. I meant with a different supplier rather than with an additional supplier.