Elec standing charge: 47.96p
Gas standing charge: 27.47p
That's on Octopus Tracker in the South East. Speaking of which....
Is there a rough guide to know whether the tracker rates are going to be relatively cheap/expensive without looking up the rates online?
E.g. It's sunny and windy today/last week, so unit prices will be cheap as renewables are generating more? Or is it more nuanced than that?
Are you asking if we can predict the future? No.
But I will say my opinion, I predicted the prices on tracker wouldnt shoot up in winter based on that winter weather tends to have more wind which should offset gas demand for heat by increasing proportion of electric generation from renewables. Not sure its quite as simple as that but that was the basis of my opinion.
Also if you look at the historical graph, its a lot less sporadic now, somewhat more stable with its movements compared to when the energy crisis started when it was erratic.
Tracker had its algorithm adjusted which effectively adds around a couple of pence to the unit rate, still much cheaper than SVR, but because Agile didnt get the same adjustment, I think that might be worth considering.
If you on Octopus already with a smart meter, you can use the Octopus compare app to compare what your bill would be on different tariffs, so comparing to SVR and also comparing Agile to Tracker.
. Rolling in it!
