[arista]

You must have a working Smart Meter
Many Energy Companies are doing this Discount

For those that use less from 5PM - 6PM.

[Vanessa]

I finally got my vouchers. Now I've got plenty of gas to keep the house warm

[user104658]

Originally Posted by arista

You must have a working Smart Meter
Many Energy Companies are doing this Discount

For those that use less from 5PM - 6PM.

If they're going to charge £2 an hour to play my PS5 I think I'll skip it!

In all seriousness, newspaper maths errors aside, I'm refusing a smart meter until they kick in my door and pin me down while they install it. I don't want one in the slightest. I want to take my own readings and enter them on the app - they don't need my electricity meter sending data via the internet.

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

If they're going to charge £2 an hour to play my PS5 I think I'll skip it!

In all seriousness, newspaper maths errors aside, I'm refusing a smart meter until they kick in my door and pin me down while they install it. I don't want one in the slightest. I want to take my own readings and enter them on the app - they don't need my electricity meter sending data via the internet.

Same, I don't want one. My regular meter works just fine..

[bots]

if people look at their electricity bills, if they delay cooking for an hour or delay using the dishwasher, the cost is something like 20-30 pence, so the discount received will be something like 5 pence

[Cherie]

I have been doing this with my energy company they pay varying rates today is £3.37 for every unit cut...I dont find it very onerous just turn off everything for an hour and by just opting in you are put in a draw to win 500.00 credit

[bots]

i get put in a £2k energy draw for viewing my energy usage every month

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

i get put in a £2k energy draw for viewing my energy usage every month

[arista]

[Cherie]

Dear Cherie

Yesterday’s Saving Session was a monumental effort: more than 400,000 homes pitched in to avoid coal power when it really counted. Tonight between 4.30-6pm, I’m asking you to do it again.


Coal-fired power stations are once again warming up to deliver extra power, should it be needed to balance the grid this evening. That means any electricity you save tonight directly reduces the need for dirty coal.


It’s also your biggest opportunity to earn rewards yet: an extra long Session with nearly double the normal reward, 3,200 OctoPoints per kWh saved.


If you’ve not already, there’s still time to opt-in to today’s session:


Opt-in to today's session


If you possibly can, I urge you to join in: together, let’s prove we don’t need dirty coal.


One last thing — our octobot got a little over-enthusiastic and sent a few of you more than one opt-in email for today’s Session. Sorry about that. You can disregard any extras, and as always you can see if you’re opted in for the upcoming Session on your dashboard.


Love & power,

Peter Miller

Co-Founder, Octopus Energy

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Coal-fired power stations are once again warming up to deliver extra power, should it be needed to balance the grid this evening. That means any electricity you save tonight directly reduces the need for dirty coal.

Getting hot under the collar reading that... 50 shades of dirty coal .

Dirty... filthy coal... with its filthy fumes... Aw ye...

[hijaxers]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

Same, I don't want one. My regular meter works just fine..

I will never get one, they tried to force me when they first came out ! i refused then and all this get money back is a complete con to try and get more idiots to sign up.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by hijaxers

I will never get one, they tried to force me when they first came out ! i refused then and all this get money back is a complete con to try and get more idiots to sign up.

I agree I'm massively sus about the "turn off your leccy to help out oh but you need a smart meter" stuff. Offering a little sweetener for people to install a smart meter.

I guess there are still a lot of peoe who think the companies have a magical ability to "cut you off" remotely and always have - they don't. On a traditional supply, someone has to physically come to your house, with a court order to gain access, and manually disconnect you.

With a smart meter they can cut you off with an app from anywhere in the world. Your whole street at once. Your whole town.

WHY would anyone willingly give a company that sort of power over their home, I have no idea.

I suspect they'll make it mandatory eventually but like I said... Thats what it'll take for me to agree to one.

[bots]

i have smart meters, but i do agree that there needs to be legislation put in place to protect consumers

[arista]

Tonight between 4.30-6pm

90mins

Hope you get more discount

[arista]

[Love & power,

Peter Miller

Co-Founder, Octopus Energy]



Do not say Love to Cherie

You dirty CEO

[Cherie]

I love my smart meter weirdly the amount of money we were spending on gas has reduced by about 5.00 a day despite having the gas on for the same amount of time

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by arista

[Love & power,

Peter Miller

Co-Founder, Octopus Energy]



Do not say Love to Cherie

You dirty CEO

[user104658]

I don't even see the purpose - I will admit, I wasn't the best at submitting readings pre-crazy prices and got some wildly off piste estimated bills, but once you get into the habit it takes literally 2 minutes on a Saturday morning to submit the readings weekly.

As for having a little screen showing the pennies and pounds evaporating through the day, no thank you . Its bad enough seeing the bill once a month without a daily reminder

[user104658]

Peter Miller getting his rocks off by emailing "Love and POWER!!" to all of his customers

[bots]

Originally Posted by Cherie

I love my smart meter weirdly the amount of money we were spending on gas has reduced by about 5.00 a day despite having the gas on for the same amount of time

i did some tests on my property and i found that it was costing the same to have the heating on 24 hours as switching it off overnight, so I just leave it on now

Its going to depend on your insulation etc for your particular property, but thats what I discovered

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

I don't even see the purpose - I will admit, I wasn't the best at submitting readings pre-crazy prices and got some wildly off piste estimated bills, but once you get into the habit it takes literally 2 minutes on a Saturday morning to submit the readings weekly.

As for having a little screen showing the pennies and pounds evaporating through the day, no thank you . Its bad enough seeing the bill once a month without a daily reminder

Dunno it’s like paying by DD just one less thing to do and I am weirdly fascinated by the little box ...and you can turn it off tbf

[arista]

Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

Peter Miller getting his rocks off by emailing "Love and POWER!!" to all of his customers

Yes a lot of Spunk there

[Zizu]

I keep hearing about all these government rebates we’ve supposedly been getting …. Yesterday it was £400 !!

Trouble is the wife changed to one of those companies who supposedly find you the best deal and we’re paperless !!

I have no idea if we have had the benefit of ANY of those damm rebates


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[Zizu]

Originally Posted by arista

We’ve had two firms out doing SmartMeter surveys but our cupboard was too small !!

I was initially disappointed but maybe it’s worked out for the best ?


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