Dynamic electricity pricing finally coming this year

All handled between the main contractor and the SEAI registered installer!

Gary Does Solar with a very good overview on the state of Dynamic Pricing in the UK:

Yeah I'd tend to agree, I thought if there was a dynamic FIT as well then that would save it

But doing a scan of market data for the past few months, there doesn't seem to be any significant advantage of dynamic pricing over the likes of the Pinergy plan

Makes you wonder if Pinergy are making any money from that plan 🤔

That is more than 2.5 times the rate Pinergy charge us (5c / kWh)

?..Plus VAT @ 9% = 5.45…still very good rate.

With system losses up to 20% it can creep up toward a hefty 7cents :)

For me with almost no solar/no ev/no HP + 15kWh DIY battery/5kW Sunsynk…..pinergy costs between €1 and -€1 per day depenidng on actual load. I am hoping it will all average out close to zero over 12 months. Can import 15→19kWh each night (Battery+Immersion+Dishwasher) during EV rate. I export any remaining kWh in battery before the ev rate window starts using HA automation.

….long may it last!

Note: before the russian invasion of its neighbour…my electricity bill used to be around €3 per day. Then it jumped up towards €10 per day. So based on what I am reading here…not holding out much hope for an improvement with dynamic pricing

Last note on Pinergy…They had accumulated a huge credit via their level pay scheme, but quickly agreed to refund it all after I sent an email (as sugggested on Boards.ie). For me worth the inconvenience…but could be a bigger cash flow isssue for some.

I really don't see how Pinergy can keep that EV rate going, they must be banking on consumption outside the EV window to make up the loss

I think they've a big focus on business electricity which is probably more of a money maker and is conveniently more tied to the 9-5 times

Although I will say it is criminal that the local ice cream shop is closed at 3am 😂

Yeah, and it takes a few years of setup + knowledge probably to have large solar setup, large battery, and home automation to run / fill everything in that window.

When I first moved to a short night rate slot, I'd stuff running outside the time window by mistake. So as you say, only a very small % nail it and just use that window and also export a load.

Another reason the private energy market doesn't work