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=== User freedom === | ===User freedom=== | ||
Though they offer tarifs that allow flexibility for battery owners, they only offer those for particular brands or manufacturers battery systems. This would include I am sure the systems they install, a DIY battery system I was told would not qualify for any special tarifs. That is disappointing for owners of battery systems from others/DIY battery systems, and means they miss out on considerable savings. Octopus will miss out on returning stored solar to the grid during peak times, increasing reliance on high carbon electricity. | Though they offer tarifs that allow flexibility for battery owners, they only offer those for particular brands or manufacturers battery systems. This would include I am sure the systems they install, a DIY battery system I was told would not qualify for any special tarifs. That is disappointing for owners of battery systems from others/DIY battery systems, and means they miss out on considerable savings. Octopus will miss out on returning stored solar to the grid during peak times, increasing reliance on high carbon electricity. | ||
=== User Privacy === | ===User Privacy=== | ||
Octopus claim "Fairer: Clear bills, simple emails, and transparent prices. We look after customers, and fight for everyone: highlighting suppliers' dirty tactics and campaigning for protections like the energy price cap." | Octopus claim "Fairer: Clear bills, simple emails, and transparent prices. We look after customers, and fight for everyone: highlighting suppliers' dirty tactics and campaigning for protections like the energy price cap." | ||
Information from https://octopus.energy/about-us/ and customer experience. | Information from https://octopus.energy/about-us/ and customer experience. | ||
=== Business model === | ===Business model=== | ||
Info from octopus themselves https://octopus.energy/blog/built-to-last/ | Info from octopus themselves https://octopus.energy/blog/built-to-last/ | ||
=== Market Control === | ===Market Control=== | ||
Octopus are the largest single energy supplier in the UK, bigger even than | Octopus are the largest single energy supplier in the UK, bigger even than British Gas. So far they haven't been very monopolistic. | ||
==Incidents== | ==Incidents== |