Joining the Renewable Heating Hub forums is completely free and only takes a minute. By registering you’ll be able to ask questions, join discussions, follow topics you’re interested in, bookmark useful threads and receive notifications when someone replies. Non-registered members also do not have access to our AI features. When choosing your username, please note that it cannot be changed later, so we recommend avoiding brand or product names. Before registering, please take a moment to read the Forum Rules & Terms of Use so we can keep the community helpful, respectful and informative for everyone. Thanks for joining!
Last seen: Oct 1, 2026
@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...
@batpred You are correct, for new customers. If I switch to Flux in April, when I want to switch back to Go in October, the rates I get might be diffe...
Due to the ongoing geopolitical events, looks like Octopus Go has increased to 9.5 p per kWh and Intelligent Octopus Go to 8 p per kWh (off-peak) for ...
@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...
SPONSORS
Degrees of Separation
Latest Posts
-
RE: Electricity price predictions
I wasnt sure where to post An interesting meeting ...
By Jeff , 7 hours ago
-
RE: Why don't people choose heat pumps?
Again, spot on. The problem is that we in the UK have d...
By cathodeRay , 7 hours ago
-
RE: Adding data centre electricity costs to domestic energy bills?
I should say my points are simply raised to test the fo...
By Jeff , 8 hours ago
-
RE: Boiler Upgrade Scheme funding reduced by circa £750 million in 2026 budget
Agree with everything else. Personally I think the as...
By JamesPa , 15 hours ago
-
There's a company called Xlinks who are proposing just ...
By Transparent , 16 hours ago
-
RE: Aerotherm and weather compensation
@jamespa I replied yesterday with detailed readings whi...
By DavidB , 18 hours ago
-
RE: Octopussy cosy 6 experience
@paultheheating Unless things have changed more recentl...
By Toodles , 1 day ago
-
RE: Marvel Heating liquidation
@editor This is an important point. each winter, you...
By davidnolan22 , 2 days ago
-
RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures
Very nice. we’ve been super soggy here, but rather m...
By Papahuhu , 2 days ago
-
RE: DIY powerflushing tutorial
Interesting! I toyed with the idea too. But I installed...
By bobflux , 2 days ago
-
RE: 15kw pump for 225m2 1990's house - over kill?
@seaviews Agree with the others on sequence: loft first...
By mk1234 , 3 days ago
-
RE: The Changing Jet Stream Could Challenge UK Air Source Heat Pumps
@etchedpixels Agreed, just a thought for others. I am...
By Watcher , 3 days ago
-
RE: Vaillant ecoTEC Plus - Flow Temp and Set Up
Heating been on for 4 weeks now, continuous. It's 6C o...
By trebor12345 , 4 days ago
-
Coming back on subject... A shortened version of the ...
By Transparent , 5 days ago
SPONSORS
