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@sheriff-fatman The screenshot Octopus sent me seems to suggest that the Octopus Go rate is 10.5p off-peak and then discounted to 7p. I guess they are...
I got a reply back with a screenshot of the rates that seems to suggest that it will be same as the Octopus Go fixed rates for my region . So 6.99p of...
@old_scientist Same here, I am on the variable version of Octopus Go, and no word yet. I even dropped them a line yesterday, but haven't heard back. I...
@eliuccio Yes, definitely worth looking at fixed Octopus Go. From what I have read, the new changes should apply for all customers as the reduction is...
I haven't received an official email yet, but saw on YT and online forums that Octopus is dropping IOG and Octopus Go rates from April. When I check o...
@pauli I have sent a direct message with the financial numbers.
@pauli Approximately we use about 10 kWh daily, then about 1300 kWh for the EV and around 3000 kWh for the heat pump. Before the changes, our electric...
@pauli Depending on whether you can get an EV tariff, I find that Octopus Go is a better option than Cosy for me. We were on Cosy in 2025 when we init...
Cosy tariff is more like 14p, at least in the South East region. Intelligent Octopus Go is around 7p, please do check.
@pauli Have you considered an Air to Air HP, looks like they are part of the BUS grant after the budget. Albeit, the grant is less than £7500. But, t...
@eliuccio What size batteries do you have? If you restrict battery discharge SOC to 30%, won't you be using from the grid at peak rates if you reach 3...
@editor When I check in Octopus website, it says Octopus Flux is temporarily unavailable. I wonder if you call whether it's still available, but at le...
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