Kate MorleyThe sun is shining, the wind is blowing a gale, and just 2.4% of British electricity is coming from fossil fuels. See the live data at https://grid.iamkate.com.
happyborg@katemorley ...but we still have to pay for it as if it costs the same as natural gas: 🤔
James Holden@happyborg @katemorley Not necessarily, there are wholesale linked tariffs like Octopus Agile. My total electricity bill so far today is -97p (yes, minus).
kat donegan 🇵🇸✊@jamesholden @happyborg @katemorley i'm on that tariff, but my bill is at an all-time high. do you have solar &/or a home battery? what am i doing wrong? :(
@kathimmel @happyborg @katemorley Yes, solar and battery. It also intelligently charges when it’s cheap to ride out the peak rates. You can see what it’s up to here: https://jamesholden.net/power.html
@jamesholden @happyborg @katemorley thank you. i'm grateful for your reply. i live in a flat, so it's still difficult (& beyond my financial means) to implement solar & a battery. been hoping that decent portable power stations would become more affordable; but, plug-in solar is on the horizon.
jeezo, you're paying per 57 hours what i pay for a day (in a three-bed flat that houses two adult people).
jeezo, you're paying per 57 hours what i pay for a day (in a three-bed flat that houses two adult people).
@kathimmel @happyborg @katemorley Yeah and I expect we use quite a bit more too. On a standard tariff, our electricity bill would be £3100/year.
@jamesholden @happyborg @katemorley woah! well, i'm just happy that there are people like you who care enough to do this & that it turns out a win/win. :)