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I'm looking for the best tariff- I have a solar battery charger without an EV?

  • 15 November 2022
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Hello

I am currently on Octopus Agile as Octopus wont allow me on their Go tariff as I dont own an EV.  This is not likely to change anytime soon so I am looking for other suppliers who offer off peak Tariffs which would allow me to charge my batteries overnight at a better rate than what I get during the day.  I have spent a fortune on my solar array in the belief that I would be allowed on off peak tariffs only to find I am unable to.  I hardly generate anything currently despite a 12KW installation with 9KW of batteries - I’d like to charge said batteries over night and consume that energy the following day!

 

Does anyone know if other companies can offer me anything?

thanks

Sam

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Best answer by BPLightlog 15 November 2022, 16:53

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Hi @kermitdafwog , I would think that the only other option currently is Economy 7 but again switching suppliers or tariffs is not good at present. There is the Loop/National Grid trial which might be some solace but I thought that Octopus were running part of this off-peak trial too?

 

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What version of the Agile tariff are you on @kermitdafwog ? What's your cap? I think, long term, Agile is a good option. As @BPLightlog has said, Economy 7 could work. The day/night rates vary a lot between suppliers, regions and method of payment. You may be able to find one with a night rate of less than 10p/kWh if you're lucky and don't mind a high day rate to make up for the cheap night rate.

 

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Hi Both

 

My inverter requires me to be in front of it to change the self use times which is a real pain as its in the loft

 

I am taking part in the off peak trial this evening funnily enough - its from 5 until 6pm so we’re going to turn everything off at 5 to see how we fair.  

 

I dont think i have a cap, might check the app later

thanks for your response all

Sam

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