Good morning all.....
I just wanted to get other users opinions of the Tesla Plan (through Octopus Energy).
A bit about me: Have 4.2kw Solar array, Tesla Powerwall and Tesla Model 3 LR.
Tesla Plan has flat rate import / export at 8p per kw.
I've been on this plan for coming up to a year (I switched to it last March). In theory, the plan seems really good - with one of the highest export rates (if not the highest export rate per kw). However, for me - it doesn't seem to be working - in that my chargeable electricity consumption has more than doubled from when I was on the Go Faster plan.....
So here's how it's working for me (and I want to check if it's the same for other users):
However, when I was on Octopus Go - with no export tariff - the usage was much much lower because the battery never drained, charged by solar (or cheap rate electricity during the 4 hour period in the winter) - we ran whitewoods (washer/ dishwasher, etc) either during periods of high solar generation or overnight cheap rate depending on the weather. My chargeable usage has more than doubled in this year.
If you're on the Tesla plan - have you found the same?
Thanks for reading
Alan
I just wanted to get other users opinions of the Tesla Plan (through Octopus Energy).
A bit about me: Have 4.2kw Solar array, Tesla Powerwall and Tesla Model 3 LR.
Tesla Plan has flat rate import / export at 8p per kw.
I've been on this plan for coming up to a year (I switched to it last March). In theory, the plan seems really good - with one of the highest export rates (if not the highest export rate per kw). However, for me - it doesn't seem to be working - in that my chargeable electricity consumption has more than doubled from when I was on the Go Faster plan.....
So here's how it's working for me (and I want to check if it's the same for other users):
- Year round - Powerwall charges from grid in early hours of morning to 100%.
- Any solar throughout the day is used for home use and exported to grid
- Powerwall starts discharging itself at 4pm - until it's 0% - exporting the full capacity back to the grid
- Home power usage has to come from grid in the evening / overnight
- Repeat.......
However, when I was on Octopus Go - with no export tariff - the usage was much much lower because the battery never drained, charged by solar (or cheap rate electricity during the 4 hour period in the winter) - we ran whitewoods (washer/ dishwasher, etc) either during periods of high solar generation or overnight cheap rate depending on the weather. My chargeable usage has more than doubled in this year.
If you're on the Tesla plan - have you found the same?
Thanks for reading
Alan