My bills have gone up since I went to Octopus six months ago . They are all as bad as each other . I pay £241 a month for gas & Electricity for a three bed semi . I paid just over £200 when I was with Shell .
Actual price increase or what is being requested? We went from Shell to Octopus and the estimated usage was way out, looked into it and it was down to the readings Shell had gave them.
Switched to the Tracker tariff & it's saving us a minimum of £30 a month, in April it was about £60. Always a risk the tracker price could go above budget cap but I think that's happened 4 days in the last two years.
Im EDF pay £120 a month for a 3 bed and close to £300 in credit
With EDF also, I pay £100 a month gas & electric for a 2 bed detached, that is on a long term fixed tariff 'til October this year .. I expect that to go up considerably from then .. Octopus .. silly quotes .. 2 weeks ago they say £120 for gas & elec, last week they quote £148 on the same info Will shop around cum October for a deal where I am not 'forced' to get a (so called) 'smart' meter
EDIT .. forgot to say that some companies base charges on how far you are from their generating station(s), not big variations, BUT it all adds up
My bills have gone up since I went to Octopus six months ago . They are all as bad as each other . I pay £241 a month for gas & Electricity for a three bed semi . I paid just over £200 when I was with Shell .
Actual price increase or what is being requested? We went from Shell to Octopus and the estimated usage was way out, looked into it and it was down to the readings Shell had gave them.
Switched to the Tracker tariff & it's saving us a minimum of £30 a month, in April it was about £60. Always a risk the tracker price could go above budget cap but I think that's happened 4 days in the last two years.
It's what they requested. I've put the meter reading in manually as well as them taking them remotely and they pretty much tally up.
My bills have gone up since I went to Octopus six months ago . They are all as bad as each other . I pay £241 a month for gas & Electricity for a three bed semi . I paid just over £200 when I was with Shell .
Actual price increase or what is being requested? We went from Shell to Octopus and the estimated usage was way out, looked into it and it was down to the readings Shell had gave them.
Switched to the Tracker tariff & it's saving us a minimum of £30 a month, in April it was about £60. Always a risk the tracker price could go above budget cap but I think that's happened 4 days in the last two years.
I can't vouch for Octopus, but their adverts that feature customer calls do amuse me. I particularly like the one featuring the bloke with the alcoholic slur who prattles on for ages about how brilliant they are only to end up saying "that's what makes you one of the best energy companies". Only 'one of', wow what would he say if he thought they were the best? Also the one with the poor old northern boy who goes "Thank you for talking t' me". I always imagine this poor old bloke has just had his first social interaction in a month.
Yes yes yes!
I've been saying this for ages! Whenever it comes on the radio I say that he is either insanely drunk or is just trying to be as unbelievably sarcastic as possible and it's actually a complaint
Looking into this for my mum and not sure what to do for the best. I suppose sticking with the standard tariff now with the new price cap, then fixing when it's about to increase makes sense. Though presumably the fixed tariffs will be increased at the same time so maybe it's best to fix now? 🤷
I'm with Octopus tracker & 3 adults in a 4 bed semi. My bill for May was £90 and my average winter bill was £160pm. If anyone is switching to Octopus here's a link which gets both parties £50 off their bill. https://share.octopus.energy/melon-camel-122.
Bear in mind also that the Price Cap is expected to rise in October by 12%
If one were cynical, one might suspect energy companies and the regulator of being a bit cute here by lowering the price cap for the summer, when it costs them very little, and then hiking it back up in time for winter when usage goes up.
It's nothing to do with being cute, it's called supply and demand. Demand is higher in the winter so the wholesale costs are higher.
Bear in mind also that the Price Cap is expected to rise in October by 12%
If one were cynical, one might suspect energy companies and the regulator of being a bit cute here by lowering the price cap for the summer, when it costs them very little, and then hiking it back up in time for winter when usage goes up.
It's nothing to do with being cute, it's called supply and demand. Demand is higher in the winter so the wholesale costs are higher.
Yet whenever those wholesale costs go down, the argument from energy suppliers is that they purchase in advance so the effect won't be felt for months etc.
My bills have gone up since I went to Octopus six months ago . They are all as bad as each other . I pay £241 a month for gas & Electricity for a three bed semi . I paid just over £200 when I was with Shell .
Actual price increase or what is being requested? We went from Shell to Octopus and the estimated usage was way out, looked into it and it was down to the readings Shell had gave them.
Switched to the Tracker tariff & it's saving us a minimum of £30 a month, in April it was about £60. Always a risk the tracker price could go above budget cap but I think that's happened 4 days in the last two years.
Has the tracker been worthwhile over the last few months ? Are you going to stick with it. ?
It's crept up a little this month, been ranging on average between 18 and 21p per kwh but we've had a few days around 14p as well.
In May we used 438kwh of electric, paid £80. Standard tariff would have been £110. April we used 417kwh, paid £51. Standard would have been just over £104.
Gas has remained pretty consistent, always cheaper but not by much.
Defo sticking with it for now, absolute no brainer in my opinion. Element of risk there but you can switch out easily enough but even if it crept over the cap for a few days, still saved plenty.
Pricing wise agile is event better but you need to be more on the ball and try and use less between 4pm - 7pm when the prices creep up. There's been a few days in recent months when they've actually paid you to use electric.
My bills have gone up since I went to Octopus six months ago . They are all as bad as each other . I pay £241 a month for gas & Electricity for a three bed semi . I paid just over £200 when I was with Shell .
Actual price increase or what is being requested? We went from Shell to Octopus and the estimated usage was way out, looked into it and it was down to the readings Shell had gave them.
Switched to the Tracker tariff & it's saving us a minimum of £30 a month, in April it was about £60. Always a risk the tracker price could go above budget cap but I think that's happened 4 days in the last two years.
Has the tracker been worthwhile over the last few months ? Are you going to stick with it. ?
The tracker has been brilliant and I'm definitely sticking with it. I've been on it for 18 months. There hasn't been one day when the price has shot up drastically/concerningly.
The prices change daily but 99% of the time it's cheaper than what you're paying. Roughly by about 20%. Only drawback would be your daily standing charges would increase.
Risk is, there is potentially for those prices to go above what you pay now but as mentioned on a previous post that has happened on about 4 days over the last 2 years or so.
Bear in mind also that the Price Cap is expected to rise in October by 12%
If one were cynical, one might suspect energy companies and the regulator of being a bit cute here by lowering the price cap for the summer, when it costs them very little, and then hiking it back up in time for winter when usage goes up.
It's nothing to do with being cute, it's called supply and demand. Demand is higher in the winter so the wholesale costs are higher.
Yet whenever those wholesale costs go down, the argument from energy suppliers is that they purchase in advance so the effect won't be felt for months etc.
Yes, get on the Octopus tracker and you won't have that problem.
Different prices for where you live. Get a quote it takes less than a minute.
Download Octopus Compare app if you want to see if the difference the tracker could make.
Thanks @Rob7Lee a bullseye heading your way, I’ve trousered a nifty fifty and 35 Quid a month saving. 🙏
Many thanks!!
if anyone else wants to switch to Octopus share the love and use someone else’s referral code!! (By all means use mine but others I’m sure would welcome the £50 off their bill).
Thanks @Rob7Lee a bullseye heading your way, I’ve trousered a nifty fifty and 35 Quid a month saving. 🙏
Many thanks!!
if anyone else wants to switch to Octopus share the love and use someone else’s referral code!! (By all means use mine but others I’m sure would welcome the £50 off their bill).
Here’s a referral code if anyone wants to save more money for yourself and for me 😉
Thanks @Rob7Lee a bullseye heading your way, I’ve trousered a nifty fifty and 35 Quid a month saving. 🙏
Many thanks!!
if anyone else wants to switch to Octopus share the love and use someone else’s referral code!! (By all means use mine but others I’m sure would welcome the £50 off their bill).
Thanks @Rob7Lee a bullseye heading your way, I’ve trousered a nifty fifty and 35 Quid a month saving. 🙏
Many thanks!!
if anyone else wants to switch to Octopus share the love and use someone else’s referral code!! (By all means use mine but others I’m sure would welcome the £50 off their bill).
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Same discount on ad hoc days/times when solar/wind power is “over producing”.
Switched to the Tracker tariff & it's saving us a minimum of £30 a month, in April it was about £60. Always a risk the tracker price could go above budget cap but I think that's happened 4 days in the last two years.
Will shop around cum October for a deal where I am not 'forced' to get a (so called) 'smart' meter
EDIT .. forgot to say that some companies base charges on how far you are from their generating station(s), not big variations, BUT it all adds up
I pay £145 per month for gas and electricity.
Two adults and Two children in a 3 bed semi.
Monthly gas and electric £380.
Has the tracker been worthwhile over the last few months ? Are you going to stick with it. ?
I've been saying this for ages! Whenever it comes on the radio I say that he is either insanely drunk or is just trying to be as unbelievably sarcastic as possible and it's actually a complaint
My bill for May was £90 and my average winter bill was £160pm.
If anyone is switching to Octopus here's a link which gets both parties £50 off their bill. https://share.octopus.energy/melon-camel-122.
Demand is higher in the winter so the wholesale costs are higher.
In May we used 438kwh of electric, paid £80. Standard tariff would have been £110. April we used 417kwh, paid £51. Standard would have been just over £104.
Gas has remained pretty consistent, always cheaper but not by much.
Defo sticking with it for now, absolute no brainer in my opinion. Element of risk there but you can switch out easily enough but even if it crept over the cap for a few days, still saved plenty.
Pricing wise agile is event better but you need to be more on the ball and try and use less between 4pm - 7pm when the prices creep up. There's been a few days in recent months when they've actually paid you to use electric.
I've been on it for 18 months.
There hasn't been one day when the price has shot up drastically/concerningly.
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I've been with them for a few years.
If you've got smart meters, take a look at the tracker tariff - https://octopus.energy/smart/tracker/
The prices change daily but 99% of the time it's cheaper than what you're paying. Roughly by about 20%. Only drawback would be your daily standing charges would increase.
Risk is, there is potentially for those prices to go above what you pay now but as mentioned on a previous post that has happened on about 4 days over the last 2 years or so.
Get a quote it takes less than a minute.
Get a quote it takes less than a minute.
Download Octopus Compare app if you want to see if the difference the tracker could make.
Scared to come home looking at this thread!
I would just like to say a big thank you to them.
they are the most nicest honourable company out there
I am almost in tears.
That fucker who advertises for them really grates on.me.
How about “ I really like them as they don’t rob me as deep as the others”.
if anyone else wants to switch to Octopus share the love and use someone else’s referral code!! (By all means use mine but others I’m sure would welcome the £50 off their bill).
Invest that £50 well
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