Energy Prices (Strictly NO referrals!)
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Crystal ball really... europe has diversified it's supply so shouldn't be as affected by the russian special operations.
It's served me well and I held on but kind of regret it now. Could have locked in gas for 5.6p for 12m a few months ago and has rarely been below that.
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Yay, finally on an EV charging package with Eon. 6.7p between 12-7am isn’t too bad at all. Now just need to push as many things into that window as I can. Dishwasher has a timer, will put the dehumidifiers on timers. Hot tub can do filter cycles at night. Will heat the hot tub up at midnight too when I warm it up for weekend use. Should save a bit.
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The value of the tracker seems to have eroded massively over time as they’ve tweaked the formula. It’s served me well but I think I’m going to fix now as the savings become more incremental and the downsides get bigger.
Looks like Agile is hitting the £1/kWh price cap for a few 30-minute periods in my area tomorrow. Glad I'm back on GO
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Its got worse for sure, but compounding the issue was lack of nuclear generation, low wind and winter has limited sun, therefore gas demand is high and expensive.
Being on the tracker is a balancing act and tbh winter hasn't been too bad atm, i'm going to see what this summer brings before i make any decisions, still saved significant sums of money vs being on a fixed tariff.
Tracker has got to have been below 20p average for 2024. Hard to say without consumption data.
Octopus compare is good and will tell you but for annual you need to describe
Tracker gas was 5.6p for 2024 for me. I’m on agile elec
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That 32p is pretty extreme. Have a look at agile. It will be back down after this cold snap
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30p for me on tracker tmrw, but sunny day forecast so solar and export will cover me for the day
It’s no that tracker has errroded it’s that it’s the reality of the market.
You want to be on tracker in a dropping market, fixed in a rising or stable market.
This. Prices have flattened out so you’d expect tracker average to roughly reflect the price cap.
You want to be on tracker in a dropping market, fixed in a rising or stable market.
This. Prices have flattened out so you’d expect tracker average to roughly reflect the price cap.
)Back down to 22.55p tomorrow so just a blip thankfully.
Average electric unit price this year for Dec 23 tracker in my region has been 18.67p and gas has been 4.64p so has worked well.
The Dec 24 only has 1 month of data but is currently averaging 22.35p and 6.18p.
Octopus 14M Fixed January 2025 v1 is 23.26p and 6.08p. Gas has been pretty stable on tracker so will likely switch that to fixed, not sure on Electric yet but its pretty close.
Average electric unit price this year for Dec 23 tracker in my region has been 18.67p and gas has been 4.64p so has worked well.
The Dec 24 only has 1 month of data but is currently averaging 22.35p and 6.18p.
Octopus 14M Fixed January 2025 v1 is 23.26p and 6.08p. Gas has been pretty stable on tracker so will likely switch that to fixed, not sure on Electric yet but its pretty close.
