Insights from Octopus

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We had our gas and electricity meters replaced yesterday with new smart ones. The process was quick and efficient. Although it felt strange to be in a house where nothing worked for the hour or so it took to swap the electricity one. The data feeds seem to be working now, although it might take a bit of time for the insights to catch up.

I was looking forward to getting a gadget to put in the kitchen to monitor my energy usage, but these aren’t given away anymore. Apparently nobody uses them and they end up in the back of a drawer. Everything can be done via the app. I’m tempted to see if I can’t make something to provide a display.

We did have a brief go with Agile Octopus a while back but we gave up when the prices reached the point where it was impossible to do things economically for long periods of the day. Perhaps we’ll take a look at some of the more adventurous tariffs in the future. I’m just looking forward to not having to submit meter readings every month.