Gas & Electricity

Submitted my monthly readings yesterday.

My statement today says I’m paying £21 per month more than my usage and that I’m £121 in credit. However!!! I’m not as much in credit as they’d like so they are increasing my DD by £10 per month.

How does that work?
With Octopus you can refund any excess money you have in your account as long as you send meter readings in first. You can also set your own monthly payment.

My current payment is £50 a month.

As the days get darker and the weather gets colder, I will up my monthly payments from October onwards.

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With Octopus you can refund any excess money you have in your account as long as you send meter readings in first. You can also set your own monthly payment.

My current payment is £50 a month.

As the days get darker and the weather gets colder, I will up my monthly payments from October onwards.

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Smart meters installed now JRB, moved onto the agile check these rates for today. Get paid to use electric in some of them slots.

00:00 - 00:304.62p/kWh
00:30 - 01:003.7p/kWh
01:00 - 01:302.77p/kWh
01:30 - 02:002.45p/kWh
02:00 - 02:303.46p/kWh
02:30 - 03:002.31p/kWh
03:00 - 03:302.54p/kWh
03:30 - 04:002.75p/kWh
04:00 - 04:302.89p/kWh
04:30 - 05:002.66p/kWh
05:00 - 05:302.89p/kWh
05:30 - 06:002.89p/kWh
06:00 - 06:302.89p/kWh
06:30 - 07:003.46p/kWh
07:00 - 07:303.39p/kWh
07:30 - 08:006.47p/kWh
08:00 - 08:301.87p/kWh
08:30 - 09:002.31p/kWh
09:00 - 09:302.77p/kWh
09:30 - 10:001.36p/kWh
10:00 - 10:301.97p/kWh
10:30 - 11:000.92p/kWh
11:00 - 11:300.46p/kWh
11:30 - 12:001.11p/kWh
12:00 - 12:30-0.23p/kWh
12:30 - 13:00-0.28p/kWh
13:00 - 13:300p/kWh
13:30 - 14:00-1.25p/kWh
14:00 - 14:300.16p/kWh
14:30 - 15:00-0.54p/kWh
15:00 - 15:300.25p/kWh
15:30 - 16:000.25p/kWh
16:00 - 16:3014.34p/kWh
16:30 - 17:0020.37p/kWh
17:00 - 17:3024.49p/kWh
17:30 - 18:0029.3p/kWh
18:00 - 18:3033.43p/kWh
18:30 - 19:0032.27p/kWh
19:00 - 19:3021.06p/kWh
19:30 - 20:0021.86p/kWh
20:00 - 20:3021.25p/kWh
20:30 - 21:0021.33p/kWh
21:00 - 21:3021.48p/kWh
21:30 - 22:0019.21p/kWh
22:00 - 22:3021.95p/kWh
22:30 - 23:0018.83p/kWh
23:00 - 23:3024.72p/kWh
23:30 - 00:0020.21p/kWh
 
Smart meters installed now JRB, moved onto the agile check these rates for today. Get paid to use electric in some of them slots.

00:00 - 00:304.62p/kWh
00:30 - 01:003.7p/kWh
01:00 - 01:302.77p/kWh
01:30 - 02:002.45p/kWh
02:00 - 02:303.46p/kWh
02:30 - 03:002.31p/kWh
03:00 - 03:302.54p/kWh
03:30 - 04:002.75p/kWh
04:00 - 04:302.89p/kWh
04:30 - 05:002.66p/kWh
05:00 - 05:302.89p/kWh
05:30 - 06:002.89p/kWh
06:00 - 06:302.89p/kWh
06:30 - 07:003.46p/kWh
07:00 - 07:303.39p/kWh
07:30 - 08:006.47p/kWh
08:00 - 08:301.87p/kWh
08:30 - 09:002.31p/kWh
09:00 - 09:302.77p/kWh
09:30 - 10:001.36p/kWh
10:00 - 10:301.97p/kWh
10:30 - 11:000.92p/kWh
11:00 - 11:300.46p/kWh
11:30 - 12:001.11p/kWh
12:00 - 12:30-0.23p/kWh
12:30 - 13:00-0.28p/kWh
13:00 - 13:300p/kWh
13:30 - 14:00-1.25p/kWh
14:00 - 14:300.16p/kWh
14:30 - 15:00-0.54p/kWh
15:00 - 15:300.25p/kWh
15:30 - 16:000.25p/kWh
16:00 - 16:3014.34p/kWh
16:30 - 17:0020.37p/kWh
17:00 - 17:3024.49p/kWh
17:30 - 18:0029.3p/kWh
18:00 - 18:3033.43p/kWh
18:30 - 19:0032.27p/kWh
19:00 - 19:3021.06p/kWh
19:30 - 20:0021.86p/kWh
20:00 - 20:3021.25p/kWh
20:30 - 21:0021.33p/kWh
21:00 - 21:3021.48p/kWh
21:30 - 22:0019.21p/kWh
22:00 - 22:3021.95p/kWh
22:30 - 23:0018.83p/kWh
23:00 - 23:3024.72p/kWh
23:30 - 00:0020.21p/kWh
We have someone at home all the time so looking ag that we can use the cheap lecky during the day, is that right? We have flexibility to put our washing etc on whenever it’s cheap so could do that during the day, or am I missing something?
 
We have someone at home all the time so looking ag that we can use the cheap lecky during the day, is that right? We have flexibility to put our washing etc on whenever it’s cheap so could do that during the day, or am I missing something?
That's exactly it, plan your washing ect around the times where it's cheaper or it pays you to use it.
 
So how far in advance do they tell you the cost?

You find out the next days prices at 4pm the day before. A cheap day tomorrow so will have the washer going tonight and the dryer during the early hours. Be nice if I had an EV to charge.

00:00 - 00:303.79p/kWh
00:30 - 01:000.61p/kWh
01:00 - 01:300.58p/kWh
01:30 - 02:00-0.46p/kWh
02:00 - 02:300.54p/kWh
02:30 - 03:00-0.37p/kWh
03:00 - 03:301.35p/kWh
03:30 - 04:00-0.37p/kWh
04:00 - 04:301.66p/kWh
04:30 - 05:001.66p/kWh
05:00 - 05:301.62p/kWh
05:30 - 06:003p/kWh
06:00 - 06:303.46p/kWh
06:30 - 07:0010.28p/kWh
07:00 - 07:304.5p/kWh
07:30 - 08:0012.94p/kWh
08:00 - 08:306.14p/kWh
08:30 - 09:008.09p/kWh
09:00 - 09:3010.05p/kWh
09:30 - 10:007.97p/kWh
10:00 - 10:308.09p/kWh
10:30 - 11:007.98p/kWh
11:00 - 11:306.73p/kWh
11:30 - 12:006.67p/kWh
12:00 - 12:306.89p/kWh
12:30 - 13:007.39p/kWh
13:00 - 13:3010.39p/kWh
13:30 - 14:005.54p/kWh
14:00 - 14:309.39p/kWh
14:30 - 15:0010.16p/kWh
15:00 - 15:309.11p/kWh
 
Smart meters installed now JRB, moved onto the agile check these rates for today. Get paid to use electric in some of them slots.

00:00 - 00:304.62p/kWh
00:30 - 01:003.7p/kWh
01:00 - 01:302.77p/kWh
01:30 - 02:002.45p/kWh
02:00 - 02:303.46p/kWh
02:30 - 03:002.31p/kWh
03:00 - 03:302.54p/kWh
03:30 - 04:002.75p/kWh
04:00 - 04:302.89p/kWh
04:30 - 05:002.66p/kWh
05:00 - 05:302.89p/kWh
05:30 - 06:002.89p/kWh
06:00 - 06:302.89p/kWh
06:30 - 07:003.46p/kWh
07:00 - 07:303.39p/kWh
07:30 - 08:006.47p/kWh
08:00 - 08:301.87p/kWh
08:30 - 09:002.31p/kWh
09:00 - 09:302.77p/kWh
09:30 - 10:001.36p/kWh
10:00 - 10:301.97p/kWh
10:30 - 11:000.92p/kWh
11:00 - 11:300.46p/kWh
11:30 - 12:001.11p/kWh
12:00 - 12:30-0.23p/kWh
12:30 - 13:00-0.28p/kWh
13:00 - 13:300p/kWh
13:30 - 14:00-1.25p/kWh
14:00 - 14:300.16p/kWh
14:30 - 15:00-0.54p/kWh
15:00 - 15:300.25p/kWh
15:30 - 16:000.25p/kWh
16:00 - 16:3014.34p/kWh
16:30 - 17:0020.37p/kWh
17:00 - 17:3024.49p/kWh
17:30 - 18:0029.3p/kWh
18:00 - 18:3033.43p/kWh
18:30 - 19:0032.27p/kWh
19:00 - 19:3021.06p/kWh
19:30 - 20:0021.86p/kWh
20:00 - 20:3021.25p/kWh
20:30 - 21:0021.33p/kWh
21:00 - 21:3021.48p/kWh
21:30 - 22:0019.21p/kWh
22:00 - 22:3021.95p/kWh
22:30 - 23:0018.83p/kWh
23:00 - 23:3024.72p/kWh
23:30 - 00:0020.21p/kWh
Thanks for that. Interesting.

I'm normally home from work between 3pm-4pm. And up till 11pm. That’s when I use all my electricity. During the day the house alarm is on, the fridge freezer is on, and the combi boiler is on sleep mode, while I’m in work, that’s it. At the weekends I'm home all the time. My current electricity tariff is roughly 21p/kWh. Without crunching the pennies I’m not sure it adds up with the possible sudden surge in wholesale prices, and the inevitable wholesale price rises in autumn and winter, which I can fix now.
 
Thanks for that. Interesting.

I'm normally home from work between 3pm-4pm. And up till 11pm. That’s when I use all my electricity. During the day the house alarm is on, the fridge freezer is on, and the combi boiler is on sleep mode, while I’m in work, that’s it. At the weekends I'm home all the time. My current electricity tariff is roughly 21p/kWh. Without crunching the pennies I’m not sure it adds up with the possible sudden surge in wholesale prices, and the inevitable wholesale price rises in autumn and winter, which I can fix now.

Wholesale prices go down in winter, more wind and in the summer some nuclear powerplants go down for maintenance.
 
British Gas saying my meter is over 15 years old so they need to change it. But it's one that would go backwards if I put in solar panels or battery storage. Can I keep it?
 
British Gas saying my meter is over 15 years old so they need to change it. But it's one that would go backwards if I put in solar panels or battery storage. Can I keep it?
Well strictly its their equipment, but you can't be forced to change unless they deem it unsafe or inaccurate.
 

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