| Comment | you mentioned there is a smart meter
one option that can help is to join the Octopus Energy Agile tariff https://octopus.energy/agile/ (they're currently the only company providing this as far as I'm aware)
basically your electricity price changes over time and is linked to the wholesale price of electricity - which in Scotland varies a huge amount thanks to the amount of wind power on the system
so what ends up happening is that you pay a lot more (about 3x as much) for any electricity you use between 4pm and 7pm (ie peak times), but a lot less for electricity outside that time, and at night the price can go to zero or even negative (ie you literally get paid to use electricity - counterintuitive I know but it's true)
so if you use that tariff, and keep an eye on the prices through their webapp, and turn your heating on and off according to the price of electricity, you can save an awful lot (and also be a lot greener because you're basically maximising your use of renewables)
obviously it's a bit of an overhead in terms of effort, but you can save a chunk by doing this |
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