SMART 2D CUTTING FULL VERSION TRIAL
The compensation rate was likely to be set higher on days when the energy shortfall was particularly severe, the firm said.ĭuring Octopus' trial in February and March customers saved an average of 0.7 kilowatt hours, but were receiving much lower financial compensation, the firm said. I felt I was helping," she said, though with the cost of living rising, she thinks, the payments are "always going to be a plus."Ĭustomers who managed to cut back compared to their recent average electricity consumption would be rewarded with a payment, likely to be between £3 and £6 per kilowatt hour saved, Octopus said. Her smart meter is outdoors so Julie didn't check which of her cut-backs was saving more, but she did see a small reduction in her next bill. "Sometimes it was inconvenient," she says.
She switched off lights, hung the towels outdoors to dry, turned the computer off, and even postponed dinner, despite her 25-year-old son rolling his eyes. Julie Byrne in Saffron Walden embraced the Octopus trial with gusto. Octopus Energy, which ran a trial of the scheme earlier this year, said there could be 25 days over the next six months when National Grid was willing to pay households to reduce their use. There are about 14 million households with electricity smart meters in the UK. The payback service will be available to homes that have smart meters installed, as long as their supplier is taking part in the scheme. "Instead of cutting off whole chunks of the country if we are short of gas, we can reward people for using less energy at times of peak demand," Octopus chief executive Greg Jackson said. Number Ten ruled out running a campaign being worked up by the business ministry to persuade households to consume less electricity.īut the National Grid is set to announce soon exactly how much it will pay per kilowatt hour for people cutting back when there is an acute shortfall in supply. Green fuel as urgent as Covid jab, says energy bossĮnergy firms told to help more over bill troubles Homes face winter power cuts in worst-case scenario The UK relies on gas to generate electricity, but the war in Ukraine has led to pressure on gas supplies across Europe. On Thursday National Grid warned homes could face three-hour rolling blackouts, if the UK is unable to secure enough gas and electricity imports, as demand rises over the colder months. The scheme, set to start next month and run until March 2023, aims to help the UK avoid blackouts, by reducing energy consumption at peak times.
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