So, we have a 4 kW PV array, 5.2kWh battery and a dumb charger (Pod Point). Currently we're on Octopus Go with 7.5p/39.35p rates. There seems to be a bewildering array of tariffs available from Octopus now and I'm trying to work out if Go is still the best option (it's up for renewal in October). We do almost all charging of the car in the four hour Go cheap window and typically export quite a bit of electricity on bright or sunny days. Lately though I've taken to plugging in the granny charger and trickle charging the car for a few hours on sunny afternoons.
Any opinions as to whether we're better to stay as we are (depending on what the Go rates are come October) or move to one of the more "intelligent" tariffs. I suppose the other option is to upgrade to a Zappi charger or similar or move to another supplier for the export (we get just 4.1p/kWh from Octopus as a Go user). Too many variables to consider!
Any opinions as to whether we're better to stay as we are (depending on what the Go rates are come October) or move to one of the more "intelligent" tariffs. I suppose the other option is to upgrade to a Zappi charger or similar or move to another supplier for the export (we get just 4.1p/kWh from Octopus as a Go user). Too many variables to consider!