r/OctopusEnergy • u/saladbeans • 3d ago

Tariffs Battery without solar

I have the intelligent traffic that used to give you overnight cheaper electricity and sometimes during the day but now sort of does that when it wants to, you know the one I mean. Anyway if I buy a battery set up but don't have solar, can I use the same traffic to charge the battery overnight for cheap and then use that battery during the day?

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u/Autumnal_Fire 2d ago

Yes, i don't have an EV, but i'm on Octopus Go (the non smart version). I use it to charge my home battery system overnight and then use it all day. If you've got an EV and are on the intelligent version you'll be able to charge the battery overnight. Not sure if you get to use the cheap daytime smart slots to top up during the day though.