Here is a broken analogy:
Imagine a pub that can only open a fixed number of barrels of beer per hour.
Loads of people visit this pub straight after work for an hour or so, and the landlord sometimes runs the risk of running out, so they incentive some of the regulars to visit an hour or so later. The amount of beer drunk on a given day is consistent, but by asking some people to visit a little later, they ensure that there is enough beer to go around throughout the day.
Good analogy.
The ultimate aim is not to have to fire up the backup coal stations to provide extra power for the peak demand. If the peak demand can be avoided by demand shifting, then theyāre not needed to fire up at all - and thatās a massive win in itself.
So now that Iām an octopus, how do I get signed up to these things? Also, how do I change to the tracker tariff, and how do I get myself an octopus fren?
Oh, and they canāt see my smart meters yet but I imagine itās just tech gremlins?
Give it a couple of weeks or so, if they still canāt see them then. Just send an email over, theyāll contact the DCC to ask them to contact the meters, it could take some time for them to do that. I had about 2 months worth of missing electricity bills. The meters have all that data stored at least, so once contact is made, itāll send everything.
Call or email them to change tariff.
Youāll have to wait for the current round of sessions to finish. Then sign up for the next round when launched. There were, from memory, 14 sessions in this round and there have been 10 so far.
From personal experience, you have to be a customer for 30 days or more before a tariff change can happen.
I donāt think the plushies are being offered anymore, although a āmini-Constantineā seems to be supplied with the elusive Octopus Mini kit (still waiting!)
Oh boy. This is normal so close to a switch (allow 14 days) but watch out for it continuing. Iāve had several failings in the past which have resulted in complete meter replacements. Twice in the last 2 years now! Sign up for additional monitoring services Bright, n3rgy, etc. to see if your smart meter data is being received by them if the Octopus dashboard starts reporting no data. Thatāll help pin-down where a problem may lie.
Thanks! The plushies are on hold while they focus on supporting vulnerable customers, but there is a waitlist which I have now joined. Also signed up to the Mini waitlistā¦
Now the question is, will I get my plushie and/or Mini before @N26throwaway gets switched over at all? 
Once you sign up for Saving Sessions, itās time for the eye-opening pre-session PowerRinse cycleā¦
Some lucky people donāt need the savings sessions
I benefited from the glitch of pre-war tariff for an extended year, due to the system not notifying me about price increases at the end of my contract. Iām still on cheap, cheap prices for a few more months yet.
I said it over on the 9to5 discord, but Iāll say it again here.
Good on Octopus for honouring it. Good morals. Hope it sticks as they grow and outlives the founder. So far so good though. Octopus are a rare breed of business indeed.
My brain went straight to ā1930s?!ā here 
If only, it be shillings and pence wouldnāt it from way back then 
I joined Octo at the start of Feb, my direct debit is set at Ā£159.
Got an email from them today to say
FYI: Your Direct Debit payment is due soon: Ā£67.00 less than usual
Just a quick reminder: weāll collect your monthly Direct Debit payment of Ā£159.02 on 1st March.
That isnāt Ā£67 less. My DD was never Ā£226. Is this how they usually do things and theyāll just take Ā£92 next week?
Hmm I am not sure, my DD changed to Ā£67 less than my usual payment when the Gov support started. Iāve been with Octopus for 5 years nearly.
Might be worth emailing/phoning/tweeting them.
Iām still waiting for them to answer my other email 
Iām happy to have it reduce, Iām also happy if they just give me the credit as Iām new/its easier.
I received the same email - Ā£67 less. However, itās actually going to be Ā£125 less than last month because Iām on variable DD.
Ahh, so my Ā£159 will go as normal and theyāll add the Ā£67 on it looks like based on your second one up?
Perfect. Thank you.
