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@toodles @skd Then there is not going to be much from this rate cut for renewable technology owners, looks like it. If the peak rates reduce by 10% we...
Interestingly, personally our rates are still 8.5p. I wonder whether the Go and IOG rates mentioned on the website are only for new customers. I assum...
@bash Looks like Intelligent Octopus Go and Go rates are going up for my region. It's going up to 7.5p and 9p per kWh respectively. I saw a YT video s...
@skd That's good to know. Probably that would apply for Octopus Go as well. This would have a positive impact on heat pump owners, as our battery is m...
@toodles Looks like it, and more reasons why I want to stay with Octopus.
I received this too. I was expecting this to be a lot worse and more like 8 pence. So, at this 12 p rate, it might be still worth charging the batteri...
@eliuccio Those are some good results. We have a similar integrated system with an EV, PV, batteries and a heat pump. We have the EV for a couple of...
@wally How did your heat pump perform across the whole month? After the big freeze in the first week of the month in our county, rest of January was ...
@scalextrix I align with your way of thinking. Solar definitely is the way forward for me and my family. This also gives me the insurance policy if el...
@trungdong Finally, I remembered to call Aira about servicing. Month later than I planned to! They mentioned that servicing is only every two years, s...
@johnnyb I have a Growatt, and I download my half hourly data from Octopus and analyse it every month. Other than peak winter when heat pump is runnin...
Batteries have been a great investment for us. They definitely help us keep the costs under control in the winter. Who knows how long the EV tariffs w...
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