Tracker is the same price all day.
Any downsides to a smart meter?
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What energy supplier are you with atm?
These are options available via Octopus with 1 year history if you wanted to have a look, make sure you got the right region though and at top of page are the different tariffs.
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What energy supplier are you with atm?
These are options available via Octopus with 1 year history if you wanted to have a look, make sure you got the right region though and at top of page are the different tariffs.
DNO Region Codes Explained
DNO Region Codes Explained shows what all the 14 UK electrical network operators are and how to find yours.
I was with Shell, and tried to switch to Ocotpus before they took over but it got put on hold because they were buying them out so I''m currently stuck with Shelll... It's a bit annoying really.
By far the best thing in my case.
I save around £50 pm now I can see just how much stuffs was costing to run.
They'll be needed for when the industry moves to market wide half hourly billing in the next few years.
Love them or hate them, they're here to stay.
Love them or hate them, they're here to stay.
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I love the IHD, its not at all accurate for actual cost that you will pay for the day but it saves me running down to gas and leccie meter at 12am/pm to write meter readings down (gas is outside in alleyway)
Why do you need to write readings down?
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Honestly is a good way to see if there are any issues in the home, if gas usage spikes and we have nothing different = leak same with electricity, can be quite a nice early warning system to let your supplier know something is wrong and get it sorted before you check your next bill and its hundreds over what you normally get.
I have done it for years and it gave me a pretty solid baseline for choosing battery storage but I didn't account for the solar/battery equipment adding 80-140w draw on top of houseload so kwh per day went up a couple lol
Not sure wth happened but I went I created the sheet I went through eon account and added in back to 2021 and apparently in one entry I used 1,344kwh in 25 days lol, daily average of 53kwh, absolutely no idea wth happened back then but must have been sorted when it happened.
Date Meter Reading Difference Days Between Daily Average Hourly Average
21/04/2021 31837
16/05/2021 33181 1344 25 53.76 2.24
17/06/2021 33979 798 32 24.94 1.04
16/07/2021 34743 764 29 26.34 1.10
16/08/2021 35461 718 31 23.16 0.97
18/09/2021 36068 607 33 18.39 0.77
17/10/2021 36864 796 29 27.45 1.14
17/11/2021 37710 846 31 27.29 1.14
16/12/2021 38613 903 29 31.14 1.30
10/01/2022 39365 752 25 30.08 1.25
07/02/2022 40258 893 28 31.89 1.33
31/03/2022 41805 1547 52 29.75 1.24
27/05/2022 43259 1454 57 25.51 1.06
29/07/2022 44385 1126 63 17.87 0.74
05/09/2022 44942 557 38 14.66 0.61
26/09/2022 45261 319 24 13.29 0.55
20/10/2022 45609 348 24 14.50 0.60
20/11/2022 46104 495 31 15.97 0.67
20/12/2022 46623 519 30 17.30 0.72
20/01/2023 47134 511 31 16.48 0.69
20/02/2023 47630 496 31 16.00 0.67
20/03/2023 48066 436 29 15.03 0.63
20/04/2023 48519 453 31 14.61 0.61
21/04/2021 31837
16/05/2021 33181 1344 25 53.76 2.24
17/06/2021 33979 798 32 24.94 1.04
16/07/2021 34743 764 29 26.34 1.10
16/08/2021 35461 718 31 23.16 0.97
18/09/2021 36068 607 33 18.39 0.77
17/10/2021 36864 796 29 27.45 1.14
17/11/2021 37710 846 31 27.29 1.14
16/12/2021 38613 903 29 31.14 1.30
10/01/2022 39365 752 25 30.08 1.25
07/02/2022 40258 893 28 31.89 1.33
31/03/2022 41805 1547 52 29.75 1.24
27/05/2022 43259 1454 57 25.51 1.06
29/07/2022 44385 1126 63 17.87 0.74
05/09/2022 44942 557 38 14.66 0.61
26/09/2022 45261 319 24 13.29 0.55
20/10/2022 45609 348 24 14.50 0.60
20/11/2022 46104 495 31 15.97 0.67
20/12/2022 46623 519 30 17.30 0.72
20/01/2023 47134 511 31 16.48 0.69
20/02/2023 47630 496 31 16.00 0.67
20/03/2023 48066 436 29 15.03 0.63
20/04/2023 48519 453 31 14.61 0.61
I just use the app now, IHD doesn't work with agile anyway.
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I just have it for meter readings, as long as everything is in check its a good day 
Also good for if any issues do crop up I can send in if requested to adjust any discrepancy due to faults.
Also good for if any issues do crop up I can send in if requested to adjust any discrepancy due to faults.
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I've had a smart meter for a few years and despite changing providers several times since, I've had no issues. The IHD is a bit basic but it works well and has always shown me the correct pricing and usage, and as I've got electric heating the usage indicator serves as a handy reminder if I've left a heater on in a room or something.
I'm with Octopus at the moment and have earned £13.60 through their Octoplus saving sessions since the start of Nov last year, which is pretty good when it just involves saving a bit of energy for an hour now and then.
I'm with Octopus at the moment and have earned £13.60 through their Octoplus saving sessions since the start of Nov last year, which is pretty good when it just involves saving a bit of energy for an hour now and then.
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I finally bit the bullet and tried to sign up to get one with Octopus just a couple of weeks ago only to be told they have no appointments available.
Soldato
Tip for people about to get a smart meter fitted:
Ask the sparky nicely to fit an isolator while they're there.
I wish I'd asked him when we had ours fitted. It would be really handy for knocking the power off to the whole house.
Ask the sparky nicely to fit an isolator while they're there.
I wish I'd asked him when we had ours fitted. It would be really handy for knocking the power off to the whole house.
Great shout. It's free at the time or 100 quid separately.
Soldato
Always put in the correct readings .
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1: A lie.
2: A lie.
3: So can the moron in the middle.
4: Are you an electrician - probably best not touch it.
5: Why would you not want to make predicting power generation better.
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Why would point no.1 be a lie? The meter runs on farts? Seriously, what is that screen run off of if not electricity? It’s not a zero amount. Unplug your smart meter, take out the batteries…does it still work with no power? I think not…so between the 2 of us, you are the liar.
As for point no.4 when I say look there, I can tell if a wire is fraying like any idiot, like if a cockroach has started chewing through it. You don’t need to be an electrician to notice something different to last time you seen it.
As for point 3, if it’s a wrong reading, it’s my fault, I’ll blame myself thanks. I’m not reading your metering, if it goes wrong because if my mistake, I’ll pay for it, I’m not asking you to.
No.2 is not a lie, plenty of people here have personal experience with this, just read the thread.
As for point 5….IMO, less they know the better. I don’t see any advantage of them knowing my usage habit. These companies’ aim is to make as much money out of us, that is entirely their goal…data = knowledge and helps them to make more money out of us.
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