Part one in a series on smart energy tariffs, where we look in depth at the new Flux tariff from Octopus Energy.

kW / kWh: What’s the Difference? Power & Energy Explained:
   • kW / kWh: What’s the Difference? Powe...  

How smart meters work:
https://www.smartdcc.co.uk

Tariff Modelling Utility (Maximise the Payback on Your Solar and Battery Investment):
   • Maximise the Payback on Your Solar an...  

The utility I covered in the video (no warranty is provided use at your own risk):
https://www.garydoessolar.com/utiliti...

Chapters:

0:00 Intro
0:57 National energy demand
2:00 Fixed tariff
2:25 Economy 7 tariff
3:13 Smart meters
3:42 Octopus Energy
4:02 Octopus Go
6:15 Octopus Flux
8:47 Analysis
11:27 Utility
13:29 Summary

Corrections:

1:09 Oops! The duck curve is actually a graph of power production over the course of a day that shows the timing imbalance between peak demand and solar power generation.

12:49 I've been informed the offpeak price of Eco7 is currently around 17p, not 10p so not as good as it seems, at all.

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