Energy Prices (Strictly NO referrals!)

the shadow said:
Can you not just a 24h read of the meter :confused:
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I could but I would have to move a ton of stuff from my kitchen cupboard everyday, so no I don't because its a pain in the backside. The meter is right at the back of the kitchen unit and a pain to read as I would have to literally get half my body in it to see it and with the units support strut thing, its just a nightmare.
 
I think one reason for the higher than expected amounts is apparently they adjust the points based on your usage in the preceding hours, so if you have usage that might indicate you load shifted this apparently boosts your points.

Almost £1 just for clicking "im in" isnt a too bad deal, just need to be aware of the short notice and keeping an eye out for the notification's I guess.
 
Droolinggimp said:
rookie numbers, I have had 4 coffees and I have been up 90 minutes. On the 2nd load of washing with the first in the dryer. Can't wait to get my smart meter installed next week and see just how much energy I am using. Family of 5 here btw.
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We do about 1 our 2 loads a week!
 
8 points for me, value of 0.01p. need to try harder next time, have to have words with the battery :p
 
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413x said:
We do about 1 our 2 loads a week!
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how many in your household?

The wife and I plus 3 boys, two are school, the other is 2yo, the wife works at the Hospital. So thats 2 school uniforms, one toddlers clothes and her work overalls plus my underwear and t-shirt (my jeans last ages). Add in a bath towel and other general items that will get dirty over the course of a day or two. There you have 2 loads. Times that by 3. Add in 4 beds worth of bedding per week, thats 3 loads there.

On average, depending on if I can be bothered to do any washing on any given day, we are looking at 1 full load per day, maybe 2 on a few days, allowing for 1 or 2 extra for bed wetting, general grubby kid things. We are looking at 8-9 loads a week, and thats a good week.
 
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bigmike20vt said:
£200? I think we paid around £90 and we needed a system of one sort of another when we got our new boiler 4 years ago.... so probably only cost £40 or £50 more than a cheaper unit.

of course you are not wrong. if you don't use energy to heat your home you can't save money when your base line is zero (a bit like my current earnings with the octopus points).

for us however I think over the life of the system it will cover ittself. we have a much better heating profile now than we used to.
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Well I just googled Nest and they like £190? Maybe deals otherwise but yeah generally seem super expensive.
 
Mercenary Keyboard Warrior said:
Yeah your deffo not the target audience :)

Your the sort who would benefit indirectly not directly.
As (assuming we do) we manage to drive out the crazy high pricing for the very top of the generation curve the total cost to the grid will decline.
Assuming that ends up in average billing for now then everyones unit pricing will reduce in proportion.
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That is my hope. I still sign up because I'm aware and make a point of being such but indeed. Hopeful come future people will be aware and cut as needed for the short to medium term. With hopefully the longer term being basically free energy that's green course but since we decades away from that shall keep helping by minimising what can.
 
chrcoluk said:
I think one reason for the higher than expected amounts is apparently they adjust the points based on your usage in the preceding hours, so if you have usage that might indicate you load shifted this apparently boosts your points.

Almost £1 just for clicking "im in" isnt a too bad deal, just need to be aware of the short notice and keeping an eye out for the notification's I guess.
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They do, despite jpaul saying it reduces your baseline I take it as the opposite.
If you increase your usage that day your adjustment is based on this increase and hence it puts UP your baseline for calculating how much you save.
Although I am not sure your likely to gain particularly from it in regards its not likely adding additional extra un-necessarily it appears that your in effect kind of double rewarded if you switch your usage before the savings window as opposed to after the savings window.

I.e. eat early and do the washing early etc, rather than saving it until after the savings window.
 
Curlyriff said:
Two loads a week makes sense for like a single person. 1 load for a week's worth of clothes and 1 for two lots of bedding assuming you change it every 3days approx and you've got at least 4 sets of bedding to switch through.
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He's not a single person though, he's in a household of 2. He's a pretty active person too, so I guess gets through a lot of sportswear and showers daily
 
Curlyriff said:
Two loads a week makes sense for like a single person. 1 load for a week's worth of clothes and 1 for two lots of bedding assuming you change it every 3days approx and you've got at least 4 sets of bedding to switch through.
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You change your bedding every 3 days?
 
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