I live in Inverness in a property on THTC. The the old storage heaters were replaced by a previous owner with electric radiators that run on the 24-hour cheap rate, therefore they are not controlled by RTS. Hot water heating is still controlled by RTS and switches on automatically twice a day. I work from home 3 days a week and over the last few years, I have used between 5500-6000 kWh per annum.
Yesterday, I was offered a date in April 2025 to swap to a new smart meter but couldn’t complete the booking as OVO told me I had to decide there and then which new tariff to switch to. I was offered Anytime, Economy 9 or Economy 10.
OVO gave the off-peak timings for Economy 9 and 10 with the respective unit prices. So, I worked out a breakdown of all the times I am at home, out of the house, and total usage during each month. It turns out that most of my usage would be during peak rate hours, therefore I wouldn’t benefit that much from access to off-peak rates.
Has anyone formerly on THTC swapped to Anytime rather than Economy 9 or 10? If so, did you have any issues with your hot water heating and the RTS switch off? Also, I wondered if being on Anytime might make it easier to change supplier in the future?
It’s a lot of questions but the OVO agent I spoke to yesterday told me I had to make the right choice of tariff at the start or it would be very difficult if not impossible to change after the new smart meter was installed. He left me me a bit panicked.
Any advice or details of your own experiences would be very helpful and appreciated. Many thanks.
