Best Electricity Plan for new EV Owners

Super interesting - thanks for sharing. I've just gotten a smart meter but still in the 30 day activation period before I can select a smart plan.

Your exercise, although with many different variables to my own household (no solar or batteries) sort of confirms what I've suspected that EV plans have too shorter window during the cheapest period to be effective enough to offset the expensive ones.

how does it work out 200 euro cheaper, is it the standing charge? (I think the day and night rates are essentially the same)

The volatility in the market is more or less subsided now, so fixed rates less of a premium then they used to be.

Don't forget, obviously fixed rates won't move if unit rates get cheaper.

Like many of you I'm also on the Flowgas BWG offer due to expire on March 31.

The Energia Day/Night offer is the best for changing for me.

Are they still charging increased unit rates for excess over 3,000 kWh day and 2,000 kWh night in each two monthly billing period? It applied to me when I was with them previously but can't find any reference to it on their website now.

It depends on mileage and home setup, but we are managing 3 EV’s also, all on the 4 hour Energia window, Just needs aome habit changes really.

One EV gets charged 2 to 3 times per week, and the other two EV’s 1 or two times per week, we managed it fine over last 3 months. 15kw Battery is charged every night to full, starting at minimum 10% and is at 100% just before 5am, so we time appliances from 5 am. We also have water heating timed every night at 5am.

We have been exceeding the Energia 1000 units per bi monthly threshold, by around 600 units, but the blended average rate is still quite low at 7.97 inc vat. The Energia day/night - night rate is 13.49 inc vat for up to 2000 units per bi monthly billling cycle,it does add a lot more flexibility, 9 hours versus 4, but it comes at a significant extra cost, thats a difference of €88 every two months (1600 x unit rate difference of 5.52inc vat)or an extra cost of €530 annually.

The 4 hour Energia window is manageable, but for us at least the 3 hour one is a non starter, and EI’s 2 hour window is a joke.

My current rates with BWG are this, all with VAT included. Day/night meter Urban

Day 25.48
Night 12.35
standing charge = 331 Euro

According to above, I think its

Day 29.69
Night 14.39
Standing charge = 331 Euro

again all including VAT, so a nice increase over a years usage

Hi Folks My contract is up in two weeks and i havent decided whether i will get an EV car around September 50/50 what contract should i be considering to look at , thanks

In EnergyPal, is there a way to exclude a specific day in the Usage data?
I know you can do it in Usage Editor for 30min blocks, but I want to exclude Sundays completely (we have EI's free weekend day at the moment), and then see what the recommended plan would be.

Otherwise,I assume the only way is to manually edit the csv file myself?

The reason is that we currently charge both cars on Sundays which does us for the week, but now with going in to work 2 days a week and having free charging at work, there isn't really the need to do much/any charging at home.

Are you sure you're not on the rural standing charge? I only found out I was after I used energypal. It'll say DG2 on your bill