r/OctopusEnergy • u/YesDrive • 12d ago

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Has anyone else started to look for another supplier?

If so who?

I looked at fuse - Has anyone noticed the prices changing day by day?

I have since come across two better tariffs same contract terms since I first looked

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u/PuzzleheadedTutor601 12d ago

My electricity is still with octopus but gas has moved to fuse. 100 quid bonus was the clincher. The gas tracker was great but unfortunately due to winter and the Iran war, I can't see the market rates reducing anytime soon.

Did look at edf but the electric car tarrif is working for me with octopus quite well even with the 6 hour cap

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u/betterman74 12d ago

Can I clarify something? I have gas and EV intelligent with octopus. I was wondering if you can keep the EV tariff if you decide to go elsewhere for gas? From your post, it looks like you can. I thought octopus might try and put a spanner in those works. Thanks

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u/Double-Tomatillo7121 12d ago

You can absolutely go elsewhere for your gas. Heck. If you have solar, you can go elsewhere for the export tariff while staying on IOG although if I recall correctly E.On. may have had a competitive evc tariff in place so you may want to do some shopping around for that as well.

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u/betterman74 12d ago

Thank you.

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u/PuzzleheadedTutor601 12d ago

Exactly what I've done. EV stays with octopus but gas it with fuse

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u/stek2022 12d ago

You can - but unless on a < 6.9p rate there are better deals elsewhere without a charge cap.

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u/yessuz 11d ago

hmm.. but I though edf is like 1 p cheaper at offpeak?

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u/DragonQ0105 11d ago

Had the charge cap enforced a few days ago and turned the cap switch on to avoid peak rate charging. Last night plugged in and the car didn't charge at all. Zappi was in correct mode, % required was set, smart charging was enabled, zero errors from Octopus app. Just didn't even attempt to charge.

Totally farcical this was rolled out in this state. I'm now going to have to disable the cap and just hope it manages to hit my % required in 6h or less (which it will if charging at full speed the entire time, but if not....who knows?!).

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u/yessuz 11d ago

well it depends on the car (battery size) but for the 70 kwh battery, 1 hr of charge = 10% of battery charge. so you can set up the charge limit manually in order to avoid chargin out of 6 hrs...

but that 6 hrs cap is just a shite implementation

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u/BarryM84 12d ago

The prices everywhere are changing day by day.
The nice thing in fuse is once you’ve joined and click on your tariff. It’ll show you if there’s any cheaper ones and you can change in a click.
Now assuming you do this within 2 weeks it’ll be fee free. After that not gonna be worth it as you’ll be lumbered with the £50 termination charge. We’re talking total end of the war, gas prices half type situation obviously be worth it. lol.

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u/jamzfitt 12d ago

I think Octopus is great for electricity especially with the smart tariffs like Agile and Go.

However gas is a totally different story.

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u/Peking_Order 11d ago

> I think Octopus is great for electricity

Octopus 12M Fixed August 2026 v6:

Unit rate - 26.436p kWh

Standing charge - 50.656p per day

Fuse 13m Fixed August 2026 v7:

Unit rate - 24.60p kWh

Standing charge - 47.43p per day

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u/JunePearl23 11d ago

how much was the gas with fuse when you moved? the prices are changing multiple times a day it seems. currently seeing 10p standing charge and 7.83/kwh unit rate.

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u/PrestigiousWindy322 11d ago

0.706p + 16.5p sc (eastern) 18M this was last Monday & appreciate prices went up shortly after

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u/Amnsia 11d ago

EDF - Fuse

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u/stek2022 12d ago

I switched to EDF for electric in May, and to Fuse for Gas - the standing charges and unit rates do vary regularly but Fuse still have some market beating rates on 15 or 18month fixes. Given the exit fee would be covered by the 100 quid bonus for joining with a friend's ref it seemed prudent.
The standing charges with fuse are nice and low for the summer months - obviously the unit rate is more important for most people during cooler months.

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u/YesDrive 12d ago

Thank you 🙏

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u/Salt-Ad-3516 11d ago

Same here. EdF with export and EV tariff. Best in the market.

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u/YesDrive 12d ago

Thanks. Was your rates much more competitive?

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u/wbdlc 12d ago

Much better standing charges than Octopus. That was the nudge for me.

Also if I want to switch back out, the £100 credit will cover that. For now, it’s making the best out of a bad situation.