Switching to a Economy 7 (two rate) plan - how can I arrange this with OVO?

Hi @Adamamin ,

I’m Blastoise186, one of the forum volunteers. :)

Historically, OVO hasn’t been able to switch members between single-rate and Economy 7 on the new billing platform very easily, but I understand that there’s been work on that to make it possible. I’m going to dig up resources to see whether it works now, but this may take some time.

Bear with us!

I’m on the Simpler Energy plan, can I get access to cheaper overnight electricity on this plan or is there a better plan that will give me access to this? 

Hi @Tedster and thanks for asking this. 

For all plans with OVO, we don't currently have the ability to change the prices you pay from Single Rate to Economy 7. This is something OVO have been working on, and will hopefully be possible in the near future. 

I am going to have a home battery installed which I will charge via a combination of off peak electricity and solar.

Does Ovo Energy offer an economy 7 equivalent tariff and if so what are thd rates and which hours are they available please. Would my smart meter suffice

Thanks

David

Hey @Orchardhouse ,

OVO does indeed have Economy 7 options. But I’m not sure whether you can switch it over at the moment. Last time I checked, this functionality was still in development. Give me a few days and I’ll ask for an update!

Thank you

It would seem logical if the companies are trying to encourage off peak use it would seem sensible to off attractive off peak rates. I know other companies are offering one.

I await with interest

There’s a lot more than just the tariff involved. It requires a different meter with more connections, so the bits designed to run on cheap electricity are on their own circuit, which switches on and off at the appropriate times. There are also two registers, measuring peak and off-peak consumption. This might be costly ...

It depends on where you live what cheaper hours are offered. You should contact your power distributor (AKA network operator) to ask about what you are proposing to do: Who’s my network operator? – Energy Networks Association (ENA) 

You’ll find a lot of experience in these forums, so here are a few interesting pages to start you off: Search | The OVO Forum (ovoenergy.com) 

Thank for the reply. 

Just to be clear. Shell have offered me an economy 7 rate using my existing smart meter - Do I understand correctly that Ovo cannot do this.

Thanks

Hi @Orchardhouse unless something has changed recently, OVO can't currently do this due to limitations in their billing system. I know that sounds strange.

@Emmanuelle_OVO is this still the case?