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Economy 7 times ?

  • March 30, 2026
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Economy 8 times, is there a place online I can find these to check the current ones ?

Note, this is not E7, or E10, or E9, and comes with 3 periods of off peak.

No it isn’t listed in my online OVO account, I couldn’t find it mentioned in my smart meter display, and so far, awaiting reply back from OVO via Facebook. ( So far they have given me E7 times. )

And it changes more than twice a year doesn’t it ?

Eg. if the weather is really bad.

Otherwise, the only solution I can think of is have Home Assistant monitor the storage heaters 24/7 and report any changes.

Apart from the old fashioned one, of checking 5 minutes before and after every hour of the day to see when they are on and off, and then narrowing that down by keeping an eye on the heaters so you can determine to which minute the reduced rate of electricity kicks in, which is a very tiring solution I would prefer to avoid doing again !

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Blastoise186
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  • March 30, 2026

Hi ​@shetland ,

The closest match I can think of would be Standard Economy & Heating Load. I seem to recall you’re up in the Scottish Highlands and Islands based on previous discussions so if you’re in the Shetland Islands, this might be what you’re on.

The other one that comes to mind would be THTC. This one is definitely weather linked because during bad weather you’re given additional heating hours and during good weather you’re given less.

Worth noting that support for both of the above is ending soon.

I don’t recall OVO offering Economy 8, but I can try to ask ​@Chris_OVO if he knows anything. Could you show us your meter again please?

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  • Chris_OVO
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  • March 30, 2026

Hey ​@shetland,

 

I just wanted to clarify that, as far as I know, we don’t currently offer an Economy 8 plan, as ​@Blastoise186 pointed out. I’ve looked through our internal resources and found details only for Economy 7 and Economy 10. To make sure you have the best information, I’ve also asked one of our heating specialists for any additional options that might be available. I’ll keep you posted!

 

If you’re just asking for the times in general I found the following on   “8 hours of cheaper electricity in any 24 hours for approved heating and hot water systems. These are set at 00.00-04.00 and 12.00-16.00” on Jersey electricity’s website.

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  • Chris_OVO
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  • March 30, 2026

Hey ​@shetland & ​@Blastoise186,

 

Apologies for the back to back messages but i’ve had the information back quicker than I anticipated. 

 

“Economy 8, also known as domestic economy, is a Scottish version of Economy 7. If you are in the MPAN 17 or 18 area, then you will be on Economy 8. Your times vary depending on British Summer Time (BST), so please adjust accordingly.​

 

MPAN 17 23.30-07.30 GMT
MPAN 18 23.00-07.30 GMT”

 

I hope this helps! 

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