Tracker is the same price all day.These flexible tariffs, how helpful are they if you work from home and can't do a huge amount to vary when you're using energy?
Tracker is the same price all day.These flexible tariffs, how helpful are they if you work from home and can't do a huge amount to vary when you're using energy?
What energy supplier are you with atm?Hmmmm I might have to look into this. Sadly not using a laptop which would be less energy, as I'm extensively using Photoshop and InDesign. Also tend to have a TV on playing youtube as I work... lol
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.energy-stats.uk
By far the best thing in my case.Worst part of a smart meter is the little gadget they give you to see your bill increasing in real time.
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)Worst part of a smart meter is the little gadget they give you to see your bill increasing in real time.
Why do you need to write readings down?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)
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.Why do you need to write readings down?
I just use the app now, IHD doesn't work with agile anyway.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.
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Great shout. It's free at the time or 100 quid separately.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.
Always put in the correct readings .
1: A lie.1 - It needs electricity to run....which you have to pay for, I know it's low but it is not free energy.
2 - The old ones, becomes useless when you switch supplier
3 - They can report mistakes and suddenly you end up with a bill in the 5 figures (see plenty of news on this....unlikely but does happen).
4 - It's a good idea to check the meter box now and again, to spot any potential issues in that area.
5 - Don't really want the companies to monitor my daily usage or habit/patterns, more data = easier to target and move peak / off-peak.
I might be getting too cynical and tin foil on the last one but the apart from convenience, I don't see why I need them.
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.