I was looking at Octopus Agile which looks similar to Go?
Free money is free money I guess. But if I was WFH I could make more than that by keeping my computer switched on for those hours.
Itās suspended at the moment, but yes itās similar. Although Iād argue Go would be a better choice when they become available again. Agile due to the market would be all over the place with pricing I suspect.
Edit - I think Go is still available itās just Agile not available
These are my daily usage on Go, the app also compares it to what the prices on Agile were at the time. You can see the saving for Go is quite significant, approx 60%
Note - my Go prices are super cheap at the moment, itās fixed until May next year and hasnāt seen any of the price rises weāve seen over the last year.
Ah brill. Iāll check it out and will likely switch - thank you
The thing isā¦
Go has fixed off-peak times (00:30 - 04:30 if my āGoā memory is correct), so everything used outside of this window is peak.
Agile, on the other hand, is totally variable and can peak/trough multiple times during a day cycle. BUTā¦ Agile has become very expensive. On the flip-side, Agile can also give -x.xx, where you get paid to use electricity but those days seem to have vanished.
From experience, my advice would be:
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If you can āload-shiftā to off-peak timeframes (including EV charging), then Go is the way to ermā¦ go. If you can. Go is actually an EV tariff so you may not get it unless you can prove you have an EV
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If you canāt - try Agile and keep an eye on the costs (Octopus Watch / Bright apps) to be able to shift loads to the cheapest slots
Everything is now expensive. Iāve been on Agile, Go, Go-faster and now on Intelligent Octopus and continuing to chase the least expensive option. Which is still massively expensive compared to 12-18 months ago!
Agile isnāt worth it and hasnāt been for a long time, thatās why most people shifted over to Go. If I hadnāt my bills would be 70% higher on average.
Thereās no requirement to have an EV, I donāt have one. The tariff is built for one, but Octopus donāt care if you have one or not.
The T&C do state if you donāt have an EV theyāll switch you to another tariff, but theyāve still not done that with me and itās been a couple of years now.
If you donāt have an EV, how do you make it work for you?
Do you have a home battery system perhaps?
Put the washer and dryer on at stupid oāclock
By the way, itās not recommended to run the washing machine and dryer whilst you sleep at night, in case it causes a fire.
Managed 40 years without incident, Iāll be fine
Iām pretty sure the only reason you havenāt been asked to provide evidence of an EV is because you were one of the lucky ones (as was I) that were automatically renewed at the old rate. Those who actually received the renewal email have had to provide evidence, from what Iāve seen.
Thatās a good rule of thumb to knowing when a fire might start, is it?
Only needs to happen once.
I could step outside and get hit by a car, whatās your point. Doesnāt stop me going outside. No oneās in control of whatās going to happen next. Iāll not be doing the oh what if, so I best not do anything again.
Insurance will pay out, itās all good
Er, you are in control if you donāt run those appliances whilst you sleepā¦? Youāll probably be fine. It doesnāt make the advice incorrect. Itās obviously risky enough to warrant the fire brigade warning against doing it.
Not really much use if you and your family die in a house fire.
Iām literally not fussed what is recommended or not, you do what you want to do, Iāll do me. No one elseās concern.
At least itāll be warm and toasty, got to die at some point in time