Octopus Power Ups and Free Energy Sessions

I've not received anything for the last free leccy session.

I know I had a missing baseline smart meter reading (24.08 1-1:30pm) so be interesting to see what happens.
I had to nudge them to produce my bill and my bill has the missing smart meter reading shown (the one above) after they had the data fixed. Which I think is just asking the system to poll you meter for history.

Its only like 50p because agile was cheap anyway. But its a dangerous thing if missing history can stop you getting the correct payout when you may use a chunk more.
 
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Hawk Tuah said:
First one where there's not a Power Up at the same time. Will make use of my new 100a fuse.
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18th aug was a Free and not a power up, at least for me
Got to check my baseline I think

So baseline 1-1:30 pm 1.59kwh so about 35p cost in effect before I am free
1:30-2 pm 1.33kwh so about 30p cost in effect before I am free

2x powerup (don't think these are excluded from the baseline), and 3x what were cheap Agile sessions within the 10 days baseline
Once Agile falls out of my history will be easier to check if its worthwhile doing.

So if solar generation is low (expected although the 1 sun in my forecast is lunchtime!) then I will go for house batteries charging and hot water heating.
Might wack the DW on a 1 hour cycle, not sure if it needs it or not.
 
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Hawk Tuah said:
Oooo. Do previous power ups count as your baseline?

Where did you see these figures?
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I know they exclude previous free session days, but they haven't made any specific comment in regards power ups that I can see, so I am assuming they are included.
This session will prove it either way.

I pulled the data from the portal into excel. From the explore my energy or whatever they call it.
 
Not sure I did as well as I should have.

Had someone come round who arrived just before 1pm so I missed the water heating.
Batteries went from 38% to 85%, I over exported a bit this morn ooops!

But Pete to the rescue : Power-ups: Opt in to Power up for free at 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM, Wednesday 11/09/24

Won't need to heat the water today, it will be fine until lunchtime tomorrow!
 
Hawk Tuah said:
I picked up a load of 2000w electric oil heaters in the summer for £5 each. A well worthy investment for those cold Power-up days. :p
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I kept looking out for some. Not found any yet.
Bought 1x fan heater last year, so have 2 now. But a couple of oil filled with the delayed release would be perfect.

With 100 or so powers in a year I think a little spendy to improve the usage of that makes some sense.

I was considering a home made sand battery.
 
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Ron-ski said:
I have two infrared heaters, and a fan heater, might have to dig them out for the free electric sessions in the winter.
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Every little helps.

I think both of our fan heaters are 2kw, but for a powerup session (typically 2 or 2.5 hours) its quite noticeable on our gas usage that day. Adding around 8kw of heat from them shows in the winter gas usage.
 
Hawk Tuah said:
Cor, this one was as well timed. Car SOC was low, house was cold, battery empty, dishwasher primed and a big pile of washing to wash and dry.

Been able to draw around a constant 18kw for the first hour and a half, just scaling back to around 13kw now.
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Chunky.
Opposite here, well house batteries I got down to 13% so they went to 100% and I had the water switched off so that hasn't heated since Sunday. That took a decent chunk.
DW was less than a half load so didn't get done, and could have done a wash but was told not to as visitors coming.
Its warm here like 20C and sunny on off so deffo no heating needed.

Probably one of my worst sessions.

I keep hovering over buying an oil filled 2.5kw on Ebay for £30. Its not going to pay for itself but I prefer them to fan heaters which we use a couple of during winter PUs.
Its a timer one as well so no risk of missing the big turn off just before a session ends. Managed that a few times last winter, stuck on a call or something.
 
Troop said:
18th free energy is now showing as paid (web portal)
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Its not 18th, its 10th or 14th
But the 18th is when it was alledgedly added, however they actually arrived today
No email yet so I suspect its the 10th and the 14 is still to be added, and an email will follow

I had an email earlier after the 4x powerup sessions were added, also today, and also dated 18th
 
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