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I like BG (have smart meter).Get 1/2 price electric on Sundays 11-4pm
Same discount on ad hoc days/times when solar/wind power is “over producing”.Can reduce your DD every month based on your usage/projection (the opposite is compulsory).They notify you if they have a cheaper tariff.2 adults here - pay £134/month for both fuels in a 3 bed detached newish build.1 -
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.Bedsaddick said: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 .
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.1 -
Bedsaddick said:Out of curiosity can people post what they pay per month and what size property they live in. It will be interesting to compare.
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 infoleftbehind said:Im EDF pay £120 a month for a 3 bed and close to £300 in credit
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 up1 -
With Octopus.
I pay £145 per month for gas and electricity.
Two adults and Two children in a 3 bed semi.0 -
Octopus, 5 bed, generally 3 or 4 adults depending who’s home from uni etc.
Monthly gas and electric £380.1 -
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.cafcpolo said:
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.Bedsaddick said: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 .
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.0 -
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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.Bedsaddick said: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 .
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. ?0 -
Yes yes yes!Stig said: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.
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
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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? 🤷0
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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.
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It's nothing to do with being cute, it's called supply and demand.Rizzo said:
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.ShootersHillGuru said:Bear in mind also that the Price Cap is expected to rise in October by 12%
Demand is higher in the winter so the wholesale costs are higher.0 -
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.Covered End said:
It's nothing to do with being cute, it's called supply and demand.Rizzo said:
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.ShootersHillGuru said:Bear in mind also that the Price Cap is expected to rise in October by 12%
Demand is higher in the winter so the wholesale costs are higher.1 -
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.ShootersHillGuru said:
@cafcpolocafcpolo said:
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.Bedsaddick said: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 .
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. ?
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.1 -
The tracker has been brilliant and I'm definitely sticking with it.ShootersHillGuru said:
@cafcpolocafcpolo said:
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.Bedsaddick said: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 .
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. ?
I've been on it for 18 months.
There hasn't been one day when the price has shot up drastically/concerningly.1 -
Are these the right tariffs to be on ?
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I know it's not the original question but a plug for:
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Only UK supplier with 100% green electricity and gas.
I've been with them for a few years.0 -
Flexible is their non fixed tariff which essentially follows the price cap (I think).
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.1 -
Yes, get on the Octopus tracker and you won't have that problem.Rizzo said:
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.Covered End said:
It's nothing to do with being cute, it's called supply and demand.Rizzo said:
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.ShootersHillGuru said:Bear in mind also that the Price Cap is expected to rise in October by 12%
Demand is higher in the winter so the wholesale costs are higher.0 -
Different prices for where you live.Bedsaddick said: Are these the right tariffs to be on ?
Get a quote it takes less than a minute.
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Different prices for where you live.Covered End said:Bedsaddick said:Are these the right tariffs to be on ?
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.0 - Sponsored links:
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£37 a month inc water in Toronto for a 1 bed flat.
Scared to come home looking at this thread!1 -
I love octopus
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”.3 -
Many thanks!!T_C_E said:Bye EON, hello Octopus.Thanks @Rob7Lee a bullseye heading your way, I’ve trousered a nifty fifty and 35 Quid a month saving. 🙏
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).1 -
Here’s a referral code if anyone wants to save more money for yourself and for me 😉Rob7Lee said:
Many thanks!!T_C_E said:Bye EON, hello Octopus.Thanks @Rob7Lee a bullseye heading your way, I’ve trousered a nifty fifty and 35 Quid a month saving. 🙏
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).Use this link to sign up to Octopus - https://share.octopus.energy/ocean-liger-6061 -
is that for a doll's flat ?cafcnick1992 said:£37 a month inc water in Toronto for a 1 bed flat.
Scared to come home looking at this thread!
(only jesting, I presume that fracking has brought energy prices right down ?) 0 -
Did the same yesterday.Rob7Lee said:
Many thanks!!T_C_E said:Bye EON, hello Octopus.Thanks @Rob7Lee a bullseye heading your way, I’ve trousered a nifty fifty and 35 Quid a month saving. 🙏
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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I switched to Octopus too a year ago and am pleased with Company so far.
https://share.octopus.energy/linen-beach-865
Link for £50 each if anyone wants to share !
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Why you all going via the link @Rob7Lee posted. Geezer clearly minted if you look at the savings thread 😂
My turn! https://share.octopus.energy/umber-cobra-6302 -
That’s only because I’ve introduced 7,000 people to Octopus !!cafcpolo said:Why you all going via the link @Rob7Lee posted. Geezer clearly minted if you look at the savings thread 😂
My turn! https://share.octopus.energy/umber-cobra-630
Ooo thanks!Huskaris said:
Did the same yesterday.Rob7Lee said:
Many thanks!!T_C_E said:Bye EON, hello Octopus.Thanks @Rob7Lee a bullseye heading your way, I’ve trousered a nifty fifty and 35 Quid a month saving. 🙏
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 well6
