BrritSki
2024-07-01 15:02:22 UTC
Well we finally got onto Octopus Flux Export at the start of June.
What a sorry saga that was with them - very slow to respond even when I
had their attention with people working weird "flexible" hours
(presumably at home) replying late at night and taking 2 days on average
for a response.
It was so bad that they agreed to compensate me by paying me for
everything I had lost as a result of the delay, including the first
month when I would have been waiting if they'd met their targets.
I sent them my spreadsheet where I'd downloaded the daily Tesla app data
(1 row for every 5 minutes over 24 hours) which I summarized and costed
according to the appropriate rate and they paid for both the actual
power generated I'd been unable to export at the advantageous Flux rates
as well as the notional amounts that I would have been able to earn
using my strategy of filling the battery up 100% every night and then
selling 90% of what was in the battery during the peak period 4-7PM.
Offset by what I was making on the old FIT deemed export this amounted
to £220 for the 3 months including £50 as a goodwill gesture.
For June we also made approx £70 net (including an estimate for the
first 3 days before we were switched). It will be interesting to see if
my estimates match what Octopus actually pay.
These amounts are the difference between what I exported and what I
imported, so in addition there are savings I am making because I am
completely avoiding the electricity charges that I had to pay last year
with amounts to over £400pa. I expect the next 3 months will be similar
to June and even in the depths of winter we should make money for
several days if not for the whole month, so things are looking good for
the ROI being quite a bit less than 10 years.
Mike - when will I get my bill for all this ? We didn't get our normal
bill at the end of June when I was expecting to see all the detail....
Or is it quarterly like the FIT payments ?
What a sorry saga that was with them - very slow to respond even when I
had their attention with people working weird "flexible" hours
(presumably at home) replying late at night and taking 2 days on average
for a response.
It was so bad that they agreed to compensate me by paying me for
everything I had lost as a result of the delay, including the first
month when I would have been waiting if they'd met their targets.
I sent them my spreadsheet where I'd downloaded the daily Tesla app data
(1 row for every 5 minutes over 24 hours) which I summarized and costed
according to the appropriate rate and they paid for both the actual
power generated I'd been unable to export at the advantageous Flux rates
as well as the notional amounts that I would have been able to earn
using my strategy of filling the battery up 100% every night and then
selling 90% of what was in the battery during the peak period 4-7PM.
Offset by what I was making on the old FIT deemed export this amounted
to £220 for the 3 months including £50 as a goodwill gesture.
For June we also made approx £70 net (including an estimate for the
first 3 days before we were switched). It will be interesting to see if
my estimates match what Octopus actually pay.
These amounts are the difference between what I exported and what I
imported, so in addition there are savings I am making because I am
completely avoiding the electricity charges that I had to pay last year
with amounts to over £400pa. I expect the next 3 months will be similar
to June and even in the depths of winter we should make money for
several days if not for the whole month, so things are looking good for
the ROI being quite a bit less than 10 years.
Mike - when will I get my bill for all this ? We didn't get our normal
bill at the end of June when I was expecting to see all the detail....
Or is it quarterly like the FIT payments ?