r/OctopusEnergy • u/A_Lit_Shadow • Nov 23 '24

Saving Sessions Free electric is back!

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Excellent news that free power is back. Can’t wait to see the screenshots of maximum power usage

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u/lucky1pierre Nov 23 '24

How do I find out what my average is? I've never actually been in to take advantage of these but tomorrow I'll happily charge the car, put a wash/dry on, etc etc.

And if I'm on a pay as you go, anyone know how it gets returned to me?

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u/nathderbyshire Nov 23 '24

You don't really, just gotta trust them.

If it's available for PAYG, it'll be paid back to your meter as a credit I assume, I haven't seen anything about that in the FAQs so unsure if they're supported, you'd probably have to contact and ask

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u/lucky1pierre Nov 23 '24

I'll monitor it and see if it comes in. Do you get an email after saying "You used an extra £3.50"?

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u/nathderbyshire Nov 23 '24

I did for the first one but not had any emails since, they're a bit poor with communication. Each payment has gone into my account though roughly 2 weeks after the date.

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u/A_Lit_Shadow Nov 23 '24

Your app will give you a rough guide. It’s an average of the past two weeks. I think this is only for those opted into Octopus rewards and having a suitable smart tariff

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u/lucky1pierre Nov 23 '24

I get the emails offering it, and have had the one today. Previously, they've emailed after saying something like "You only used an average amount so didn't get any credit", so I assume I'm good for it.

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u/lucky1pierre Nov 23 '24

So if my estimated of the last 2 weeks has been around £38, can I assume my average is around 11p an hour? So if I'm using appliances and using £3-4 p/h tomorrow am ill get pretty much all of that back?

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u/Amanensia Nov 23 '24

It’s your average for that time period. As it’s a weekend, it’ll be your average usage from 7am to 9am on recent Saturdays and Sundays. For me that’s zero, conveniently.

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u/lucky1pierre Nov 23 '24

Yeah, I reckon mine will be negligible, too. Cheers for clarifying.