Octopus Powerups

[Tinbum]

This is great if you live in the areas covered.

If not sign up to try and get your area covered.

https://octopus.energy/power-ups/

[Joeboy]

This is great if you live in the areas covered.

If not sign up to try and get your area covered.

https://octopus.energy/power-ups/

Done, thanks Tinbum. May the force be with you!

[Mr Gus]

Hells bells, We qualify! ..amazeballs (a bloomin rare old day)

Thanks, that'd have flown over my head otherwise!

Anyone checking their postcode, grab a cuppa, it takes a while & is a bit of a jumble.

[AE-NMidlands]

I can't be in it but my son can, thanks for the alert.
But what does 7.14

If you are one of our Smart Tariff customers or are part of any of our Smart Meter trials, we reserve the right to remove you from the Service at any point

mean? Is it so they can stop people gaming the system?

[Fintray]

Anyone checking their postcode, grab a cuppa, it takes a while & is a bit of a jumble.

Takes seconds to search for your postcode:
"Type Control + F (or Command + F on a Mac) to
search in this document"

[Mr Gus]

Thanks, but where's the fun in that !?

[Krill]

I can't be in it but my son can, thanks for the alert.
But what does 7.14

If you are one of our Smart Tariff customers or are part of any of our Smart Meter trials, we reserve the right to remove you from the Service at any point

mean? Is it so they can stop people gaming the system?

Essentially anyone on flux could game the system for a couple of quid every time it happens. Doubt they want us lot taking part unless they want to split the arbitrade benefits with us.

[Thebeeman]

It would not apply to me, 2011 FIT, but could you charge your battery to 100% on a sunny day for free and then export any spare solar at a price as well? Not that anybody would be that devious of course.
My interest registered in the SW.

[Joeboy]

It would not apply to me, 2011 FIT, but could you charge your battery to 100% on a sunny day for free and then export any spare solar at a price as well? Not that anybody would be that devious of course.
My interest registered in the SW.

I hadn't given it any thought in that direction. I did think it was an excellent step in the right direction to be utilising more of our RE assets rather than them going fallow. I assume there is a financial upside for Octopus? I'm not judging, it's really great to see a company wearing a white hat rather than black.

I am relatively confident that any battery based gaming that goes on will be minimal in the overall picture and will have been expected. Essentially it would be decentralised grid energy storage at a micro asset level. I don't really see a problem? I DO see utilisation of existing assets with a financial reward for those that actually invested and can take advantage. I won't be part of it as I've designed in another direction but I do applaud it.

[nowty]

As we increasingly move to more renewables, I think this sort of grid balancing will inevitably become more widespread, especially if you live locally to a large renewable asset.

Octopus says,
We’re working with UK Power Networks on this cutting-edge flexibility service to help balance their local networks. The programme funds free electricity for key areas where there’s regularly extra green electrons going to waste.