I'm in UK my setup is
Inverter fox KH10.5
Battery fox EP12
21 x Aiko 460W panels
EV charger Indra pro gen 2
This was installed in November 2025 by greenscape energy on behalf of my supplier OVO.
I had charge anytime on my account (allows EV charging 24/7) which on installation cost 7p/kWh on December the 1st they doubled the charging cost to 14p.
After solar installation I applied to join battery boost so I can use discounted energy to charge solar battery which on application was told you can't have charge anytime and battery boost.
Email last week thanks for applying but the battery boost is not being continued after 1st Feb 2026.
No cheap solar tariffs are available via OVO,standard unit cost applies to charging solar battery.
All OVO are offering is 14p EV charging albeit 24/7
Is Octopus energy the best bet to switch to?
I'm based in Chelmsford Essex
Suggestions please
Site Admin
Morning,
I'm a big fan of Octopus Go, which is a dumb (not smart requires you to set a force charge schedule) 5 hrs of 8.5p per night for the ev and whole house or the intelligent go, which is 6 hours at 7p for house and ev plus random additional cheap slots when the grid is green and cheap but needs to be linked to your charger or car so it can control the car for the extra slots.
If you'd like £50 for switching you can use my code https://share.octopus.energy/ruby-calf-221
I'm a big fan of Octopus Go, which is a dumb (not smart requires you to set a force charge schedule) 5 hrs of 8.5p per night for the ev and whole house or the intelligent go, which is 6 hours at 7p for house and ev plus random additional cheap slots when the grid is green and cheap but needs to be linked to your charger or car so it can control the car for the extra slots.
If you'd like £50 for switching you can use my code https://share.octopus.energy/ruby-calf-221
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2 x KH Hybird Inverters (Parallel Mode)
1 x H1 Gen1 (Solar Mode)
1 x H1 Gen2 WL (Testing, Modbus and API development)
24 x HV2600 (62.4kWh)
32 x 490w across 4 arrays
2 x EV's (Tesla & Mercedes)
Heatpump & Low Carbon Housebuild
Did I help you? Feel free to leave me a tip Book a zoom meeting for remote consultancy or help Switch to Octopus and earn £50 Subscribe to my YouTube channel2 x KH Hybird Inverters (Parallel Mode)
1 x H1 Gen1 (Solar Mode)
1 x H1 Gen2 WL (Testing, Modbus and API development)
24 x HV2600 (62.4kWh)
32 x 490w across 4 arrays
2 x EV's (Tesla & Mercedes)
Heatpump & Low Carbon Housebuild
What are Octopus SEG payments for octopus GO and intelligent GO?
Would the solar transfer to octopus be seamless all certification etc from OVO be transferred to octopus?
What are the differences between 'flux' accounts and the go account.?
Sorry for all the questions their website has generic answers not specifics.
Would the solar transfer to octopus be seamless all certification etc from OVO be transferred to octopus?
What are the differences between 'flux' accounts and the go account.?
Sorry for all the questions their website has generic answers not specifics.