Double dip tariffs

Gazzagreen

The year is passing at full speed and already it is September.

Just wondering if anything has progressed with multiple charging options for double dip tariffs, these maybe turned too in a few weeks depending on what happens to the weather.... hard to imagine during this brief hot spell I know, but things can turn fast in the UK as we all know.

admin

Hi @Gazzagreen - we've started work on this, but we've not been able to give this our dedicated attention. Spinning too many plates at the moment, will keep you informed.

Gazzagreen

I just changed to Octopus Cosy Tariff...

Cosy rate (04:00 - 07:00 & 13:00 - 16:00) Cheapest rate to use and charge.
Peak rate (16:00 - 19:00) Most expensive, avoid using import during this time.
Day Rate for the rest of the day.

Of course I just want to use electric from the 2 cosy periods. I will charge the battery automatically in the mornings using WW. I'll have to manually charge the battery in the afternoons using alarms on my phone until WW has implemented this feature. But this I feel, is the correct time of year to change tariffs.

admin

Gazzagreen Thanks for bearing with us on this. 😊

alunmw

I'm also on Octopus Cosy and would benefit from having multiple charging windows available. For now what I've done is set up a Load First No Discharge window from 1pm to 4pm to give my panels the best chance of charging the batteries during the afternoon.

Gazzagreen

Ah yes, understand what you have done there.

I am just judging it on a day to day basis ATM. If the sun has charged my battery to full before 1pm, I just tun on battery charge when cooking so that I cook on solar/cheap electric, then turn everything back to ECO afterwards.

As long as the battery is nearly full at 7pm ready for the cold evenings, I am happy. Already my heat pump is starting to run almost all day to keep the house warm, but it's not using much electricity as yet. I'm sure that will change with the weather though, and that second charge will become more essential!