thehatfox@lemmy.world to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 4 months agoSmart meter figures: Nearly four million not working properlywww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squarejabjoe@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoYes, but night rate is worth it if you have a EV or house battery. 7p per kWh instead of the 29p per kWh of the day rate. Huge saving.
minus-squareHeartyBeast@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoI’m on Octopus Agile. They were paying me to use electricity the other day
minus-squarejabjoe@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-23 months agoYou got a house battery? If I had a largish house battery I’d certainly move to that and automate the battery use by electricity costs. ;-)
minus-squareHeartyBeast@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoYup I have solar panels and a 5kWh battery. The panels don’t do much in the winter, but the batteries have proved their worth with the tariff. I have a few other automations like the immersion heater coming on when prices go negative
Yes, but night rate is worth it if you have a EV or house battery. 7p per kWh instead of the 29p per kWh of the day rate. Huge saving.
I’m on Octopus Agile. They were paying me to use electricity the other day
You got a house battery? If I had a largish house battery I’d certainly move to that and automate the battery use by electricity costs. ;-)
Yup I have solar panels and a 5kWh battery. The panels don’t do much in the winter, but the batteries have proved their worth with the tariff. I have a few other automations like the immersion heater coming on when prices go negative