Octopus Free Power Hours

User avatar
Krill
Posts: 387
Joined: Fri Sep 02, 2022 4:38 pm

Re: Octopus Free Power Hours

#91

Post by Krill »

Bah you both beat me:
You used 27675% more than usual: 142p worth of Free Electricity
Solar PV: 6.4kW solar PV (Eurener MEPV 400W*16)
PV Inverter: Solis 6kW inverter
Batteries: 14.4kWh LiFePO4 batteries (Pylontech US5000*3)
Battery Inverter: LuxPowertek 3600 ACS*2 battery inverter
WBS: 8kW Hunter Avalon 6 Multifuel burner (wood only)
Tinbum
Posts: 1120
Joined: Mon May 31, 2021 9:55 pm

Re: Octopus Free Power Hours

#92

Post by Tinbum »

Mine was:
You used 2p worth of Free Electricity
85no 58mm solar thermal tubes, 28.5Kw PV, 3x Sunny Island 5048, 2795 Ah (135kWh) (c20) Rolls batteries 48v, 8kWh Growatt storage, 22 x US3000C Pylontech, Sofar ME3000's, Brosley wood burner and 250lt DHW
Thebeeman
Posts: 221
Joined: Tue Jun 14, 2022 8:56 am

Re: Octopus Free Power Hours

#93

Post by Thebeeman »

I've just been told that I used 2p extra leccy during the period. The website says I used 3.4 kWh during the hour compared to a normal of zero. An email asking for clarification sent.
Just spotted the post above. Octopus may have an issue!!

P.P.S. I've checked the recorded smart readings and the meter recorded correctly and Octopus have got them.
dan_b
Posts: 2289
Joined: Tue Jun 15, 2021 10:16 am
Location: SW London

Re: Octopus Free Power Hours

#94

Post by dan_b »

I've not got an email - feeling left out!
Tesla Model 3 Performance
Oversees an 11kWp solar array at work
User avatar
Joeboy
Posts: 8110
Joined: Mon May 31, 2021 4:22 pm
Location: Inverurie

Re: Octopus Free Power Hours

#95

Post by Joeboy »

dan_b wrote: Thu Aug 22, 2024 6:44 pm I've not got an email - feeling left out!
Sorry to hear that dan, share with me. 8-)

Image

And for those times when grid power is not free...
Image
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
richbee
Posts: 603
Joined: Tue Apr 19, 2022 3:39 pm
Location: Northumberland

Re: Octopus Free Power Hours

#96

Post by richbee »

I managed an incredible 27p of free electricity!
Every little helps😜
Solar PV since July '22:
5.6kWp east/west facing
3.6kW Sunsynk hybrid inverter
2x 5.12kWh Sunsynk batteries
1.6kWp Hoymiles East/West facing PV on the man cave
Ripple DW 2kW
Ripple WB 200W
User avatar
Fintray
Posts: 1558
Joined: Mon May 31, 2021 6:37 pm
Location: Aberdeenshire

Re: Octopus Free Power Hours

#97

Post by Fintray »

dan_b wrote: Thu Aug 22, 2024 6:44 pm I've not got an email - feeling left out!
I don't know if that's worse than receiving the email saying you hadn't used any extra electricity during the free power hour. :(
3.87kWp PV
10.24kWp PV SolarEdge system
Tesla Powerwall 2
100 x 47mm Navitron tubes (still being installed!) Now likely to be removed for more PV.
MK2 PV router DHW diverter
Morso 5kW WBS
Vaillant AroTherm 10kW ASHP
Nissan Leaf
User avatar
nowty
Posts: 5797
Joined: Mon May 31, 2021 2:36 pm
Location: South Coast

Re: Octopus Free Power Hours

#98

Post by nowty »

£4.64 for me which means as expected export is not taken into account in calculating the baseline.
My baseline was 0.00 kWh and I used 19.56 kWh.

And my mum got 2p.
18.7kW PV > 109MWh generated
Ripple 6.6kW Wind + 4.5kW PV > 26MWh 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
Tinbum
Posts: 1120
Joined: Mon May 31, 2021 9:55 pm

Re: Octopus Free Power Hours

#99

Post by Tinbum »

Thebeeman wrote: Thu Aug 22, 2024 6:33 pm I've just been told that I used 2p extra leccy during the period. The website says I used 3.4 kWh during the hour compared to a normal of zero. An email asking for clarification sent.
Just spotted the post above. Octopus may have an issue!!

P.P.S. I've checked the recorded smart readings and the meter recorded correctly and Octopus have got them.
Mine was correct as the only electric I used was used in the meter itself and a G99 relay.
85no 58mm solar thermal tubes, 28.5Kw PV, 3x Sunny Island 5048, 2795 Ah (135kWh) (c20) Rolls batteries 48v, 8kWh Growatt storage, 22 x US3000C Pylontech, Sofar ME3000's, Brosley wood burner and 250lt DHW
jonc_uk
Posts: 56
Joined: Fri Jul 08, 2022 1:56 pm

Re: Octopus Free Power Hours

#100

Post by jonc_uk »

You used 734p worth of Free Electricity.
You used 30.85kWh overall during the Free Electricity Session
Based on your meter data from the previous few weeks, you normally use 0.13kWh at this time
That means you used 30.72kWh extra electricity during the session.

The following two will not be as good. Next one was sunny during the hour, the last one was unexpectedly sunny first thing in the morning so the batteries did not have the available charge capacity.
Post Reply