Octopus Saving Sessions

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Anyone signed up for this? Payments for shifting your energy use away from peak times/within a given timeslot each day.

National grid warning of difficulties tomorrow evening- they're getting ready to fire up coal fired power stations.
Hence the request to cut down- and 50% more saving this time.

It's tricky for me at 5-6 on a Monday due to the kids clubs etc, but I think I'll change the meal plan and use the slow cooker during the day.

I've joined for tonight too - we usually go out not long after 5pm for a kids club, so hopefully this one will be reasonably easy for us!

5-6 is better timing for us. Kids have had hot meals at school/nursery today so can have a sandwich dinner. I can wait till after 6 to cook for me and DH.

The Guardian is reporting that there may be a second session tomorrow between 4:30 and 6:00 - you can see an advance requirements notice here. Guardian article says this one may be called off if the weather improves - it's certainly due to be warmer here tomorrow and Wednesday.

Its become normal for my kids, we say we are doing a challenge and they just accept it as normal which is great for power cuts but also makes me a bit sad that this is life now

@smilingthroughgrittedteeth - I feel the same, I was thinking earlier how has it got to this.

@smilingthroughgrittedteeth and @Flapjackquack i see this a little differently and think isn't it amazing we can all pull together and lower our usage so much that a) they don't need dirty energy and b) those that really need power still get it and there's no unplanned power cuts

Oh I see that @WhyCantPeopleBeNice - I was thinking more along the lines of how is it 2023 and we are still so reliant on fossil fuels we are worrying about blackouts because a madman in Europe invaded another country. I am more than happy to do it to save blackouts and use of coal but sad I have to.

Glad it's over, I found it hard tonight. Think I've got my headtorch elastic too tight :)

Yep, my saving session dashboard is showing that now.

^ and they're paying £4 per kwh you save.

Yep was just coming to post a screenshot. See you tmrw at 4:30, unless this one gets called off.

There will be no one in at that time tomorrow so we should be good

Is everyone still waiting for the 19th Jan results?

Yes

Yep, still waiting here.

Thanks

I feel like octopus are deliberating withholding results so that people don't go '50p? Fuck that, I'm not joining the next one'

I don't think it's quite that nefarious @HandbagsnGladrags . They have to collect the data in (and in one of the early tests this winter that proved very difficult with one model of meter or something?), crunch it and then I think agree the results with the National Grid, who are the ones actually ponying up the cash.

So looking at the National Grid's page for 19 Jan, the results aren't there, or for 17 Jan for those suppliers who took part in that test, it didn't involve Octopus.

However, it's something else for National Grid to look at, if this scheme becomes a more permanent part of our lives. I do think the lag in getting feedback will discourage people from taking part.

@tribpot maybe I'm too cynical!

I think I see the National Grid as the bad guys rather than Octopus @HandbagsnGladrags 😂

I'm in - we did it last night too. Not sure how well we'll do today as no kids clubs on after school unlike yesterday, but every little helps - even if we just don't stick the dishwasher on like usual.

My results are in on the website for the 19th. I won't spend my 144 points all at once..

I earned…. 5p!

Mine are still calculating for the 19th, which must mean I'm in for big bucks.