Still quite surprised myself, here in the East its particularly still.
I am starting to wonder if they are thinking again so not doing any sessions.
Probably unhappy some of us mere peasants have done so well from saving sessions.
Saving Sessions / Demand reduction thread
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Still quite surprised myself, here in the East its particularly still.
I am starting to wonder if they are thinking again so not doing any sessions.
Probably unhappy some of us mere peasants have done so well from saving sessions.
I've got a surprisingly high baseline figure (around 0.7kwh) so thats a nice start.
I haven't been really aiming to use grid from 5-7pm as its so cold I rarely have much battery by 5pm bar the last few days anyway.
However if it looks like the sessions are starting up again I may look to eliminate battery usage from 5-7pm again, apart from strong solar days.
I haven't been really aiming to use grid from 5-7pm as its so cold I rarely have much battery by 5pm bar the last few days anyway.
However if it looks like the sessions are starting up again I may look to eliminate battery usage from 5-7pm again, apart from strong solar days.
£11.89 for me
Exported 4.51kwh and baseline saved of 0.77 = net saving of 5.28kwh
Exported 4.51kwh and baseline saved of 0.77 = net saving of 5.28kwh
Its going to be very interesting to see how it plays out because you certainly have a few different cohorts who will take differing actions based on the price
Eg I would probably be happy to export down to say 50pence as long as I can still import for 30pence, I don't think I would consider lower then 20p profit per kwh since its wear and tear on the batteries, conversion loss, and they current save me 20p roughly in normal operation
But the people "sitting in the dark" would surely mainly have a much higher threshold, since for many they are only gaining a few £ max now.
There will a group of "die hard" savers who will carry on and be happy with 5p for sitting in the dark for an hour.
Eg I would probably be happy to export down to say 50pence as long as I can still import for 30pence, I don't think I would consider lower then 20p profit per kwh since its wear and tear on the batteries, conversion loss, and they current save me 20p roughly in normal operation
But the people "sitting in the dark" would surely mainly have a much higher threshold, since for many they are only gaining a few £ max now.
There will a group of "die hard" savers who will carry on and be happy with 5p for sitting in the dark for an hour.
Calculator was again correct for me 9512 points.
Got £137 worth now
Got £137 worth now
Looks like £7.72 this time, noticeable difference
Still going to do it of course but feels a bit annoying when you see how much those at the top of the supply get quite regularly from the NG
Still going to do it of course but feels a bit annoying when you see how much those at the top of the supply get quite regularly from the NG
Indeed wind drops considerably tomorrow, at least in the east
Nice.
Every anticipated so far has resulted in a session so there is a very strong chance of it happening.
My money is on less.
Its now resorted to gambling by the energy suppliers.
If you look at the agreed vs supplied it almost always falls short.
Its now resorted to gambling by the energy suppliers.
If you look at the agreed vs supplied it almost always falls short.
I think your picking up the committed (Ie accepted) the last sessions actuals arent published
doh!
Started the session by switching my batteries to force CHARGE! instead of force discharge
Started the session by switching my batteries to force CHARGE! instead of force discharge
Thanks to a well timed power up monday (5-8pm) I had a baseline of just over 1kwh this time.
I think I imported around 3 minutes rather than exporting so should get about 54mins net export.
So should be good for around 5.25kwh net @ £1.75/kwh
Will need to wait on the results to see if they exclude power ups, but thats pretty manual right now so unlikely I think.
I think I imported around 3 minutes rather than exporting so should get about 54mins net export.
So should be good for around 5.25kwh net @ £1.75/kwh
Will need to wait on the results to see if they exclude power ups, but thats pretty manual right now so unlikely I think.
Looks like £8.8 for me last session after my silly export at the start
7040 and 6168 now means I am at £151.90
Will be converting to credit in 6-7 weeks time if there are no partner offers I want to accept.
Would mean at that point my DD can stay at £20 a month for the rest of the year. I still have some credit even though paying £20 only for months now.
Sad thing is we are now only 1.5 months off the SS ending again. Seemed to go very quickly this year.
Will be converting to credit in 6-7 weeks time if there are no partner offers I want to accept.
Would mean at that point my DD can stay at £20 a month for the rest of the year. I still have some credit even though paying £20 only for months now.
Sad thing is we are now only 1.5 months off the SS ending again. Seemed to go very quickly this year.
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30 mins is a bit meh, but I should get a few exported during that time and its free money, I mean literally free money as I had a power up today from 12-3:30
So the batteries were full at 3:30!
30 mins is a bit meh, but I should get a few exported during that time and its free money, I mean literally free money as I had a power up today from 12-3:30
So the batteries were full at 3:30!
It has come around quickly but we are down to our last month.
IIRC they end at the end of March.
Also yesterday was session 12, I think that was the minimum number they advised so we may be done for 23/24
IIRC they end at the end of March.
Also yesterday was session 12, I think that was the minimum number they advised so we may be done for 23/24
True and TBH they break their own rules anyway
They had a minimum of £3000/mwh at the start and they moved away from that!
Hopefully its not just the other 30 minutes
Was my thought, if they are just in effect getting the number of committed sessions overwith by doing the minimum time
Talking of breaking their own rules and changing them as they see fit lol
"From January 2024 to the end of March 2024 the ESO will look to run a further six tests. If the forecast volume of participation in the service exceeds 1.25GW at this stage, these tests will be competitively tendered, without the use of a GAP.
DFS tests will last for one hour."
"From January 2024 to the end of March 2024 the ESO will look to run a further six tests. If the forecast volume of participation in the service exceeds 1.25GW at this stage, these tests will be competitively tendered, without the use of a GAP.
DFS tests will last for one hour."
Power ups
Some of us get them but they are based on excess of green they cannot get out of the area
You need to be basically close to offshore at the moment
£3.83 from yesterday, today will probably be similar