Our cutting-edge trial, in partnership with SP Power Networks, pays Octopus clients in Dumfries and Galloway to make use of extra energy at sure occasions when there’s extra wind vitality being generated.
We predict it’s solely proper to present clients who dwell closest to plenty of wind era the good thing about having clear vitality on their doorstep.
In our Windy Day Fund trial, we’re getting down to show that we don’t must let wind energy go to waste. If sufficient folks close by shift their vitality use to these occasions after we realize it’s going to be actually windy, we are able to use way more of it up. Then, in flip, we gained’t want to make use of as a lot energy in a while when the wind isn’t blowing and we’d usually should depend on fossil fuels.
The place the Large Soiled Flip Down has folks becoming a member of in all throughout the nation, the Windy Day Fund is only for Octopus good meter clients in Dumfries and Galloway – the place there is a excessive focus of wind era.
We have put collectively a listing of regularly requested questions that can assist you determine if you would like to participate.
Phrases & Circumstances for The Windy Day trial
Basic
The trial might be run by Octopus Power Restricted, an organization registered in England and Wales with registered quantity 09263424 and registered workplace 33 Holborn, London, EC1N 2HT (“Octopus Power”, “we”, “us”).These phrases and situations, along with any particular guidelines set out in any communications referring to the trial to incentivise clients to show up demand in specified time intervals to keep away from renewables curtailment (the “Trial”), are the trial guidelines (“Guidelines”) and apply to this Trial. By getting into this Trial, you might be agreeing to be sure by these Guidelines and some other relevant directions launched sometimes.Particulars particular to the trial are displayed on our web site.That is an experimental analysis venture. This Trial has not been carried out earlier than, and we might subsequently expertise unexpected billing points or different issues on account of the Trial. We are going to work to minimise and resolve any unexpected points, however by collaborating on this analysis, you acknowledge these dangers.Octopus Power reserves the proper to cancel or amend the Trial and/or the Guidelines with out prior discover. Any modifications might be posted on our web site.Within the occasion of any dispute relating to any side of the trial, the choice of Octopus Power shall be closing and no correspondence might be entered into.Our Basic Phrases & Circumstances for Home Clients nonetheless apply to you and needs to be learn together with these extra phrases.
Trial Participation
8. There isn’t a entry price and no buy essential to enter this Trial. Entrants should be 18 or over. Solely residents of ‘DG’ and ‘KA’ postcode areas are eligible to participate inthe trial.
9. To be eligible for the Trial, you have to:a. be a resident of ‘DG’ or ‘KA’ postcode areas;b. be a present electrical energy buyer of Octopus Power and have been on provide as of 1st December 2021 on the similar handle;c. have a working good meter which is sending us half-hourly readings;d. not be on an export tariff with any provider;e. opt-into the Trial by finishing the shape within the electronic mail despatched to you by us relating to the Trial.
10. The trial interval will begin at 00:01 on Wednesday ninth March 2022 and can finish at 23:59 on Saturday thirtieth Might 2022.
11. Every participant may have a private goal of elevated vitality utilization calculated for them by Octopus Power, based mostly on their final 4 weeks of consumption information collectedfrom their good meter (the “Private Goal”) earlier than every occasion.
12. There might be 6 occasions all through the trial interval, with every occasion happening for 2 hours and confirmed in the future prior (an “Occasion Window”). Prior to every occasion, wewill ship you a notification of the occasion window and your individual Private Goal through electronic mail.
13. We ask that you simply improve your vitality consumption by your Private Goal through the Occasion Window. In case you do, the electrical energy you employ throughout that window might be free.We are going to credit score your account inside two weeks of every occasion. Notice that if you happen to improve your utilization however not by an quantity higher than or equal to the Private Goal, youwill be charged in your vitality utilization.
14. In case you improve your vitality consumption to double your forecast baseline consumption (the 4 prior weeks of consumption) for the interval, we will provide you with anadditional credit score equal to your consumption multiplied by your unit charge.
15. Within the occasion that we’re unable to tug your meter readings to calculate your utilization from any of the Occasion Home windows, we’ll work it out utilizing a median throughout all trial contributors. If we’re constantly unable to retrieve meter readings out of your good meter regardless of making all cheap efforts to take action over the course of 1 working week, we reserve the proper to take away you from the trial.
17. By getting into the Trial, you warrant that every one info submitted by you is true, present and full. If any info you submit is discovered to be fraudulent or incorrectly accomplished or if Octopus Power has cheap grounds to consider that you’ve breached any of the Guidelines, Octopus Power reserves the proper to disqualify you from the Trial.
18. Octopus Power won’t be liable to reimburse any bills incurred with getting into the trial.
19. Please be aware that we’ll regularly ship you surveys to finish as a part of this analysis.
Knowledge Safety and Publicity
20. Octopus Power’s privateness coverage shall apply to any information collected in reference to this Trial and may be discovered on our web site at http://octopus.vitality/privateness.
21. Octopus Power in its sole discretion reserves the proper to withdraw or fluctuate the Guidelines and/or any provide made in reference to them so as to adjust to the choice of any related judicial or regulatory physique and shall not be held liable to any entrant for thus doing
22. Our goal is that the info (together with any Private Knowledge as outlined within the EU Basic Knowledge Safety Regulation) (“Knowledge”) generated underneath the Trial will allow us, and different organisations concerned within the Trial, to develop new methods of enhancing the services and products we’re capable of provide, akin to growing methods that can assist you use vitality extra effectively. We are going to subsequently want to make use of the Knowledge, together with different info you present to us, for these and different analysis, authorized, administrative and administration functions. By collaborating in a Trial, you consent to this and to our sharing of the Knowledge with different third events who’re concerned within the Trial and the broader vitality flexibility evaluation being undertaken in relation thereto
23. You acknowledge and agree that we might maintain your Knowledge through the Trial and for such a interval as is fairly required thereafter for the needs of our analysis into vitality flexibility companies.
24. Chances are you’ll withdraw your consent for us to gather and course of your Knowledge at any time by giving us written discover. In case you do that, you’ll not be capable of take part on a Trial.