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Octopus Energy Saving session today 6pm-7pm (Octopus Smart meter customers only)
The National Grid announced earlier today a Demand Flexibility Service (DFS) has been announced to begin at 6pm on the 8th of Feb 2024 till 7PM. Depending on your provider if you can reduce your energy consumption (or indeed export it to the grid) you will be given cash back on your utility bill depending how much you save vs. your typical use.
From Octopus:
With energy prices sky high, it’s never been more important to help people save power and money. But Saving Sessions isn’t just a way of easing the impact of the energy crisis on your bills - it’s the start of a new era of energy: one where people genuinely benefit by actively participating in making energy smarter, greener and cheaper.
Currently, the UK often has to fire up extra dirty coal and gas stations to satisfy everyone’s energy needs at the busiest times of day.
Rather than paying these (very expensive) fossil fuel generators to turn on, when demand is high, we want to reward people for switching off or delaying the energy they don’t need. Not only will this cut carbon emissions – it helps balance the energy system, and allows us to make the most of green energy when the sun’s shining and the wind’s blowing.
Reminder: This is only for Octopus Energy Smart Meter customers. You must also explicitly opt in using the link shared.
From Octopus:
With energy prices sky high, it’s never been more important to help people save power and money. But Saving Sessions isn’t just a way of easing the impact of the energy crisis on your bills - it’s the start of a new era of energy: one where people genuinely benefit by actively participating in making energy smarter, greener and cheaper.
Currently, the UK often has to fire up extra dirty coal and gas stations to satisfy everyone’s energy needs at the busiest times of day.
Rather than paying these (very expensive) fossil fuel generators to turn on, when demand is high, we want to reward people for switching off or delaying the energy they don’t need. Not only will this cut carbon emissions – it helps balance the energy system, and allows us to make the most of green energy when the sun’s shining and the wind’s blowing.
Reminder: This is only for Octopus Energy Smart Meter customers. You must also explicitly opt in using the link shared.
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sorted byI do know some friends who have the likes of a Tesla Power wall (and similar) which discharge their capacity back into the grid for a fairly tidy penny.
In this day and age I'll take what I can get. The battery banks I have were bought for another purpose so this is just a bonus.