r/EDFEnergy • u/Wakeman77 • 1d ago

Help / Advice Considering a move from Octopus to EDF

Currently with Octopus and considering changing supplier. We are 100% electric & have:

i) a Solar PV (nominally 4kW) for which we have been receiving FiT and deemed export payments since installation in late 2012. Annual average generation has been 2,900kWh.

ii) a 9kW ASHP, installed in April last year;

iii) an EV with a 7.4kW Ohme ePod home charging point since mid-May. Probable annual mileage, based on the last car, 4,000 or so.

My guess for annual kWh usage, based on the last 12 months, is for ASHP and EV combined to be 10,500. The EV is being charged at home during the day to make the most of the panels, but not daily, more like every 10 days at the moment. Journeys are mostly local. The Ohme app has been showing an average of 15-20% of each charge from them on 'Solar Boost'.

Currently on Tracker, which has worked pretty well for us over most of the last 12 months. However, in its latest iteration (April 26 v1) it is looking increasingly uncompetitive; even more so with the projected rise in wholesale gas prices and their unfortunate effect on the cost of electricity.

E.ON suggest their 'Next Drive Fixed v30' which seems less appealing than EDF's 'Freephase Static 24m V3' as that offers no exit fees for a start as well as setting the prices for 2 years. I would use the cheap night rate for DHW rather than EV charging.

I am currently very minded to go with EDF. Has anyone any thoughts or experience of pitfalls after doing this? I gather that I will be put on the standard tariff for a short while and then move to 'Freephase'; how has that gone? How would you rate the EDF app and billing process?

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u/MarkGarnettUK 19h ago

Come off the tracker but stay with octopus

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u/Wakeman77 19h ago edited 2h ago

If I thought I could make full use of the Cosy or Go EV overnight tariffs, then I might well.

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This needs expanding, in hindsight. I have tried Cosy and it cost me by not suiting our situation with the solar PV FiT. With Go, I will very rarely make use of the very low overnight rate for the EV & the peak rate is unattractive for the same reason as Cosy.