Hi. Looking for some advice. We have Solar with battery storage. We do not have an EV charger. We also have a combi boiler for gas heating. We are currently on a dual fuel tariff with another company. We were hoping to find a tariff that has cheap electricity overnight to enable us to charge the battery but it';s proving quite difficult on a duel fuel basis. hat are our options?
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Level 9203-12-25Best AnswerEvening @deeman1979 This link to the Eon Next Blog might be of use
https://www.eonnext.com/blog/recharg...tery-in-the-uk
There's also this search engine which enables to see all tariffs in your area.
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Community Team15-12-25Hey @deeman1979
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Level 517-12-25Eon used to offer really goid rates for battery users with the next drive but you now need to own a EV to get these rates. The next eon smart tariff is no where near as goid -
Level 7617-12-25@cwheadford75 - as @rwh202 said in one of the other threads you've replied to... the EV tariff is designed to shift the heavier load of EV charging to times when wholesale electricity is cheap.
But to compensate for potential losses in the daytime they charge several pence higher than the standard fixed rate for the peak rate.
However for a purely battery user who wants to buy the cheap overnight electricity, but then use this stored energy in the daytime rather than paying for the peak rate electricity they are not making any profit
Looking back at the history of the drive tariff they originally let solar/battery users join when they didn't have a suitable tariff for them
They now have created the tariff which they figure battery users should use hence the restriction they've added to Drive
Then there's also the potential for people on FIT/SEG tariffs storing the cheap electricity to sell back to the grid at a much higher rate (but that's a separate issue)Last edited by geoffers; 17-12-25 at 09:31.
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Level 517-12-25@geoffers 8 think we all fully understand the reasons behind tgeEV tariffs but the question is if I had a EV I could charge my battery for 7 hours a night at about 7p pkw but as I do not have an EV i can only charge tor 3 hours at 15p pkw, either restrict the cheap electricity to just charging you EVs or be fairer to all users who take advantage of over capacity usage overnight.
If the rate was even 8p to 10p overnight and i still had a 5 hour window i would feel its fairer, I do not see why I should suffer as I do not have an EV. It almost seem worth going out and buying g a cheap EV just to get the cheaper rate.
As far as day rates are concerned, they are not that much higher than the standard rate so you are wrong on that point and as I do not normally use electricity from the grid during the day I am helping the system and getting no benefit in return.
The whole system needs to be reviewed and made fairer for a wider range of customer, particularly with the new government policies of solar being fitted to new homes -
Level 517-12-25@geoffers 8 think we all fully understand the reasons behind tgeEV tariffs but the question is if I had a EV I could charge my battery for 7 hours a night at about 7p pkw but as I do not have an EV i can only charge tor 3 hours at 15p pkw, either restrict the cheap electricity to just charging you EVs or be fairer to all users who take advantage of over capacity usage overnight.
If the rate was even 8p to 10p overnight and i still had a 5 hour window i would feel its fairer, I do not see why I should suffer as I do not have an EV. It almost seem worth going out and buying g a cheap EV just to get the cheaper rate.
As far as day rates are concerned, they are not that much higher than the standard rate so you are wrong on that point and as I do not normally use electricity from the grid during the day I am helping the system and getting no benefit in return.
The whole system needs to be reviewed and made fairer for a wider range of customer, particularly with the new government policies of solar being fitted to new homes -
Level 7617-12-25@cwheadford75 - I can fully see your viewpoint, but I guess the suppliers have to balance what is perceived as "fairness" with making a reasonable profit from selling electricity.
As you say, you don't buy electricity in the daytime which certainly helps take some load off the grid but the supplier will just see that as a hit on their income.
A second-hand EV or hybrid could be your answer, since you will then benefit from super-cheap running costs (since the depreciation has been accounted for) and get the benefit of cheap electricity for your household use. -
Level 517-12-25@geoffers it just seems unfair to us none EV owners I suggest they raise their rates and decrease the smart rate for others
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Level 517-12-25@geoffers it just seems unfair to us none EV owners I suggest they raise their rates and decrease the smart rate for others
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