Gas & Electricity

[Scottyboi]

Anyone heard of Vimma? A battery you buy and charge up using cheap night rates for electricity without the need for solar panels.

Electricity savings? Sorted. | Vimma Energy

Store when it's cheap, use when it's pricey. A smarter home battery you can add solar to later.

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If so, any good?

On paper it sounds like a great idea, but how long before you actually make the savings could be years surely.

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

On paper it sounds like a great idea, but how long before you actually make the savings could be years surely.

8 years for me (according to their calculator) but you can take the unit with you if you move home and it comes with a 15 year parts and labour warranty so sounds interesting.

 

[Nellies left peg]

Just renewed for another 12 month fix on the Octopus. Our current fix runs out in November and the prices between the two are nigh on identical. If we need to bale due to things going awry, then we can as there are no exit fees.

And if you happen to have economy 7 there is an Octopus snug tariff which hrats the water and heaters for half price

 

[Blue Maverick]

Oh looks like prices are coming down and we are going to save a massive 28p a month on average!

 

[hampshireblue]

Oh looks like prices are coming down and we are going to save a massive 28p a month on average!

You mis-heard, 28p more.

 

[Pontypool Blue]

My last electric bill Octopus charged me 14.5ppkWh, slightly down on the previous months 15p. Cheaper than electric was 4 years ago.
The advantage of having an EV tariff is that 65% of all our electric is charged at 7p the remainder at 29p.
Or presented in another way our electric bill is £50 a month cheaper with an EV than it is without.