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Notification email usually comes a few hours before; plenty of time to opt in. I also had some app notifications so maybe you need to check your app notifications settings

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I absolutely love this! Brilliant idea. I even unplugged the fridge for that free hour of EV charging 😁

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I've had this too. It will correct itself after a while and show the actual savings. At least it did for me.

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I love this new system with Power Up/Down and Weekend Happy Hours. Great idea, give a pat on their back to whomever came up with that. One hour of free electricity is meaningful and concrete, unlike X amount of Octopoints. A very good motivation to unplug some things.

Ciprian Cucuruz @ciprian.uk · 04/09/2026

It seems everyone else is disposable

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Calciworms instead, and with moderation

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Secret Garden - Series 1: 1. Oxfordshire

Watch the latest Attenborough documentary on BBC iPlayer – hidden between the beautiful shots and the interesting animal life are little tips on how to be of service to nature www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002stj4 via @bbciplayer.bsky.social

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David Attenborough reveals the lives of kingfishers, otters and other animals whose home is a river garden. Life here seems idyllic, but all are at the mercy of seasonal floods.

You can't just decide to close us bases overnight. Threatening to do so is the kind of thing Trump would do. Thankfully he's not going to that level. UK-US relationship will still be there after Trump leaves office

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Slowly, slowly he's growing a pair

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Man, I feel smug owning an EV right now. I shouldn't, but I do.

That's capitalism for you...

What I meant was, if a lower standing charge were imposed by the regulator, it would be fairer between providers, and comparing them would be easy. If Octopus were to charge lower standing charges now, which it is free to do on any of its tariffs, it would have to offset that with a higher unit rate

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A change to standing charges would have to come from the regulator

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Ciprian Cucuruz @ciprian.uk · 12/03/2026

If Octopus would lower the standing charge, they would have to put up the unit tariff which would possibly make them appear more expensive in comparison sites. A while back there was a supplier with zero standing charges and they went bust, probably due to more complex reasons.

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The law is the law, your rights are the same even if you might be a pedophile

Finally, some common sense news

Marginal pricing was recently under review and they chose to keep it unchanged. Just saying...

I stopped watching it half way... not worth the time

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It's always the animals that have to adapt/change, and never the humans. How about imposing harsh fines in specific areas so that drivers change instead. How distracted can a driver be to not see an animal that usually lays still, frightened on the road?

Ciprian Cucuruz @ciprian.uk · 10/03/2026

Who needs oil anyway.... right?

Ciprian Cucuruz @ciprian.uk · 03/02/2026

🥳 I'm putting the washer on

Ciprian Cucuruz @ciprian.uk · 21/10/2025

The equivalent of mens pants for women is not bras

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Ciprian Cucuruz @ciprian.uk · 18/07/2025

The negotiation is just an illusion. They don't negotiate

Ciprian Cucuruz @ciprian.uk · 27/04/2025

I use these and they work great. When we get an open API to access the Find My network, it will be truly useful.

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Ciprian Cucuruz @ciprian.uk · 27/04/2025

This is so lazy of them. If you don't want to support them, then open source the code so people can create their own control servers with something like @home-assistant.io Thermostats used to last forever newsletter.openhomefoundation.org/how-the-open...

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Ciprian Cucuruz @ciprian.uk · 09/03/2025

The Octopus Go tariff might seem cheaper but it's for fewer each day. The Cosy is really the one to go for if you have a heat pump, I think. Though Agile could work too, but it would be very unpredictable

Ciprian Cucuruz @ciprian.uk · 09/03/2025

13.23p / kWh Cosy rate (04:00 - 07:00, 13:00 - 16:00 & 22:00 - 00:00) octopus.energy/smart/cosy-o... or 8.5p / kWh Night rate (00:30 - 05:30) octopus.energy/smart/go/

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No, please don't. That's private. It was your comparison to a four bedroom house that made me a bit skeptical about your claim. It's not the bedrooms that use electricity, it's the people, so referring to number of bedrooms is irrelevant, I think. But sounds like you properly diagnosed this.

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Ok, sounds like reasonable steps to take to diagnose. Just a thought: could it be a garage or annexe that might have a separate circuit from the meter. I also heard stories of electricians mixing the wires of neighbours in terraced houses. It's very odd a meter would keep ticking without any load.

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Fuck Trump! He's just a Russian muppet with Putin's hand up his arse. Fuck him and everyone who supports him!

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Genuinely curious, how do you know your meter is overcharging you? Did you get a CT clamp reading? Did you disconnect everything and tested with things you know for sure how much power they draw? Seems very vague to say my usage resembles a four bedroom house.

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Ciprian Cucuruz @ciprian.uk · 01/03/2025

There are tariffs specifically designed for heat pumps and EVs with unit price as low as 7p/kwh at certain times of the day and/or night.

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I grew up watching this... Love taking things apart, hate it when I can't put them back together.

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Ciprian Cucuruz @ciprian.uk · 28/02/2025

Four more years of this guy again... fuck me! 😞

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Ciprian Cucuruz @ciprian.uk · 04/02/2025

Get a second opinion. Some installers are used to old gas boiler principles where they oversize the system by a factor of 2x or more. My gas boiler is 30kW for some reason, but a 6kW heat pump would be plenty

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Ciprian Cucuruz @ciprian.uk · 04/02/2025

I had a heat pump install quote from Octopus of just £500. That's toatal cost kf parts and labour, including new radiators. Just saying...

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Ciprian Cucuruz @ciprian.uk · 04/02/2025

Something pointy is approaching Uranus

Ciprian Cucuruz @ciprian.uk · 03/02/2025

Changing the name of a brand that had reached the level of naturally being turned into a verb by everyone is so stupid. But "post" instead of "tweet" will do just fine